Dr Istvan Bodi

Dr Istvan Bodi is a Consultant Neuropathologist and expert witness at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where he has worked as a consultant for over 25 years. He has specialist expertise and all aspects of diagnostic neuropathology, including brain tumours, in epilepsy pathology, neurotrauma, neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases, nerve biopsies and small fibre neuropathy.

Working within one of the UK's largest neuropathology departments, Dr Bodi leads the Neuromuscular, Epilepsy and Nerve Biopsy services and provides a specialist small fibre neuropathy service using skin biopsies. His clinical practice encompasses the diagnosis and interpretation of a broad range of neurological diseases affecting both the central and peripheral nervous systems, with extensive experience in complex tissue pathology and challenging neuropathological diagnoses. He also has substantial expertise in post-mortem neuropathology, having performed more than 2,000 autopsies and reported on over 1,000 referred brains, including specialist training in brain trauma pathology.

Alongside his clinical practice, Dr Bodi is an Honorary Visiting Senior Lecturer at King's College London and is actively involved in teaching neuropathology and histopathology trainees, as well as MSc students. He regularly contributes to clinicopathological conferences, participates in the British Neuropathological Society's external quality assurance (EQA) programme and maintains an active research profile through peer-reviewed publications, reinforcing his standing as a recognised authority in diagnostic neuropathology. He is a sub-editor in Surgical Neurology International.

Dr Istvan Bodi has undertaken medico-legal work since 2006 and accepts instructions in clinical negligence, personal injury, criminal and professional regulatory (fitness to practise) matters. He has experience acting for claimants, defendants and as a jointly instructed expert, providing independent opinions across a broad range of neuropathology cases. His medico-legal practice encompasses screening, breach of duty and causation reports, drawing on specialist expertise in brain tumours, epilepsy, neurotrauma, neurodegenerative disease, neuromuscular disorders, nerve and complex neuropathological diagnoses. He has extensive coronial neuropathology experience and regularly attends court, bringing significant experience in the presentation and explanation of specialist neuropathological evidence in legal proceedings.

Dr Bodi’s clinical practice centres on the diagnosis and investigation of diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscle through specialist neuropathological assessment. He has particular expertise in epilepsy pathology, leading the epilepsy and neuromuscular biopsy services. He also provides nationwide service for calculating intraepithelial nerve fibre density for diagnosis of small fibre neuropathy using skin biopsies. His work involves the interpretation of complex tissue specimens to establish accurate diagnoses and support the management of patients with a wide range of neurological disorders. He developed recent expertise in molecular pathology diagnosis of paediatric and adult brain tumours.

A significant proportion of his practice focuses on post mortem neuropathology diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, brain tumours and neurotrauma, including detailed examination of the brain in complex neurological cases in diagnostic neuropathology across both surgical and autopsy practice.

Dr Bodi is an Honorary Visiting Senior Lecturer at King's College London and is actively involved in teaching neuropathology and histopathology trainees, as well as MSc students. He maintains an extensive publication record in peer-reviewed journals across neuropathology and neuroscience, with research spanning epilepsy, brain tumours, neurodegenerative disease and neuromuscular pathology. He authored or co-authored over 130 peer-reviewed papers. He is a sub-editor in Surgical Neurology International.  He also participates to the EQA of British Neuropathological Society, maintaining good clinical practice. His recent interest includes introduction of ultra-rapid molecular diagnosis of brain tumours using Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT).