About the Department
The department of pathology at GIMSR is well equipped and well recognized in the field of pathology providing various diagnostic and laboratory services round the clock by a team of qualified and dedicated faculty.
Services offered:
Histopathology:
- Laboratory services for surgical pathology include diagnosis of small and large biopsy specimens, cell blocks and foetal autopsies.
- The Department is equipped with fully automated tissue processer and paraffin embedder.
- Cryostat facilities are also available
Cytopathology:
- The Department provides cytopathological diagnostic services for routine FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) procedures and radiologically guided FNAC procedures
- Diagnostic services also include gynaecological (PAP smears) and non gynaecological (fluid cytology, imprint and brush cytology etc) exfloiative cytology.
Hematology:
- The state of art hematology laboratory provides routine hematology testing including complete blood counts, blood differential, smear morphology, ESR, AEC, blood grouping and typing, directed blood screening for parasites.
- The Department also provides work up for hemolytic disorders which includes reticulocyte counts, sickling tests.
- Routine coagulation tests like PT and APTT.
- Services also include bone marrow studies ( aspiration and biopsy).
Clinical pathology:
- Clinical pathology services include
- Semen analysis
- Rapid pregnancy screening
- Automated urine analysis
- Stool analysis for occult blood
- Cell counts and WBC differentials on CNS, pleural and ascitic fluid.
College:
- We find an immense pleasure in nurturing young graduates by creating an opportunity for independent learning, active learning and recapitulation of information and applying basic sciences in clinical context.
- The department boasts of a museum with a collection of more than 400 interesting specimens, well equipped student laboratories including 55 binocular and 60 monocular microscopes, individual work stations and adjoining demo rooms with audio visual aids.
- The department library has a proud collection of more than 200 books and journals of academic excellence like WHO and various international authors.
- Students are encouraged through academic endeavours by providing a well equipped research lab
- The department boasts of olympus DECAHEAD microscope with inbuilt camera attached to a projector for case discussions.
Blood bank:
- GIMSR blood bank provides whole blood and blood components for transfusion services.
- Blood bank is equipped with advanced freezing centrifuge, deep freeze storage for cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma and platelet agitator and automated gel technology for cross matching.
Faculty
Gummadi Raja Prameela
pgummadi@gitam.edu
HOD
Bellala Venkata Madhavi
mbellala@gitam.edu
Professor
Gummadi Raja Prameela
pgummadi@gitam.edu
Professor
Prasanthi Cherukuri
pcheruku2@gitam.edu
Associate Professor
Vasundara Gardas
vgardas@gitam.edu
Associate Professor
Nutakki Sanjana
snuttaki@gitam.edu
Associate Professor
Pavitra Kondety
pkondety@gitam.edu
Associate Professor
Bharadwaj Vedula
bvedula@gitam.edu
Assistant Professor
Praveena Tillapaudi
ptillapu@gitam.edu
Assistant Professor
Thallury Shirin Kamal
sthallur2@gitam.edu
Assistant Professor
Chintapalli Pavani
pchintap@gitam.edu
Senior Resident
Molli Monica
mmolli@gitam.edu
Senior Resident
Sushma Prasanthi Nagireddi
snagired@gitam.edu
Senior Resident