Associate Professor, Pathology
Biography
Qualification: MBBS, MD, PhD (Medical Pathology)
Certified training in Oncopathology at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Designation & Affiliation: Faculty in Pathology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE.
Field of interest: FGT Pathology, GIT Pathology, Cytopathology, Molecular Pathology
Research area: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colon Cancers, Endometrial Pathology, Ovarian Tumors and Cervical Cancers
Teaching experience: More than 15 years of experience in teaching, mentoring and guiding undergraduates and postgraduates of various disciplines of Medicine and Health sciences program. Certified Trained in Medical Education
Diagnostics work: Having around 12 years of experience in surgical/anatomic pathology diagnostics. Expert in Immunohistochemistry interpretation and FISH interpretation.
Honors & Awards
- Best paper award in CYTOCON National Annual Conference 2018
- Best poster award at KCIAPM State Annual Conference 2011
- Trained in Molecular Pathology (Hands-on) at the Indian Institute of Science in 2019
- 20 Research Papers presented at various State, National and International Conferences/ CME
- 42 research papers published in indexed journal having H-index of 7 and I-index of 5 (verified yr 2025)
- Have delivered >20 talks as Resource person/expert at State and National Conference.
- Conducted quiz for post-graduates and consultants as Quiz Masters from 2019 to 2024 as state and national annual conferences.
- Hon secretary of the Indian Academy of Cytologists -Karnataka chapter since 2018 to 2025
- Executive member of Karnataka Chapter-Indian Association of Pathology and Microbiology in 2021-22 and 2023-24.
Professional Organizations, Memberships and Leadership
- Karnataka Chapter –Indian Association Pathology Microbiology: Life Member- L1147
- Karnataka Chapter –Indian Academy Cytologist: Life member -L147
- IAPM: life member -L4206
- IAC: life member -LJ85/18
- International Association Pathology-ID: life member-A-148/2021
- Molecular Pathology Association India-L269