Department of Pathology - TNMC & Nair Charitable Hospital

About the Department

Pathology Department and office are located on the 3 rd floor, college building. A combined Pathology & Bacteriology department started from 1946. Dr. L. Monterio was the first Professor & Head of Pathology and Bacteriology in 1947 followed by Dr. Raman (1952), and Dr. C. K. Deshpande (1961). When Dr. C. K. Deshpande opted to become the Dean of our Institutions, Dr. S. M. Purandare took over the twin departments until the separation into Department of Pathology and Department of Microbiology. Subsequently he headed the department of Pathology till his voluntary retirement in 1979.

Dr. (Smt) S. R. Prabhu took over next, was the Head of Department till 1993. During her tenure, Cytopathology was established as an independent section under the guidance of Dr. J.D. Rege. Dr. (Smt) I. M. Vora was the next Head of Department from 1993 to 1998. In her tenure she was treasurer and president of IAPM. She encouraged faculty and residents to present papers/posters in academic meetings and conferences.

Dr. (Smt) J.R. Deshpande headed the Department from 1998 to 2006. In her tenure blood bank was relocated to the present location. She took keen interest and encouraged the faculty and residents to participate in academic activities and presentations. She also took keen interest in postgraduate teaching activities and actively participated in them. GOLD APCON National Conference of Pathology & Microbiology was held in 2001 at Nehru Planterorium, Mumbai. She was the Organizing Secretary for the same. She initiated an international project on Dementia in her tenure.

Dr. N.K. Bahal was the head of Department from 2006 to 2007. In his tenure Blood Bank was updated with installation of new instruments including Platelet Agitator and component separator. CME in Male Urogenital System was organized as a part of IAP-ID teaching programme in his tenure.

Dr. G.V. Puranik was Head of Department from 2007 till 2017, during his tenure platelet pheresis was established in Nair Blood Bank. Many CMEs in field of Breast, Lung Pathology and blood banking were organized successfully.

At present (from October 2017), Dr. Kusum Jashnani is the Head of Department, Immuno Histo Chemistry services for cancer diagnosis and typing have been started in Surgical Pathology Laboratory from June 2019. Chemical Pathology Laboratory was handed over to Biochemistry Department on 11 th February 2018.

The Department carries out teaching activities and service activities.

Faculty are posted in various subsections of Pathology.

Sub-Sections:- Blood Centre, Central Laboratory (OPD16), Cytology Section (OPD118), Hematology & Emergency Laboratory, Post Mortem Section & Surgical Pathology Laboratory.

Faculty

Dr Aakriti Aggarwal

Dr Vipul Jain

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Dr Vinaya Ingavale

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Dr Pooja Mhashete

Assistant Professor ( Contract )

Research and Publications

Details of Past Research Programmes :- Convalescent plasma in the management of moderate covid-19 in adults in India: open label phase II multicentre randomised controlled trial (PLACID Trial) ICMR. Project leader Dr. Kusum Jashnani study started in 2020.

Details of on-going research programmes :- Study of placental Histopathology in COVID 19 Mothers at Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital in INDIA. Project leader Dr.Shilpa Lad, study started in 2020 duration of study 2 years.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS .

Sr No.	Citation
1	Rana R, Shedge R. Patterns of intrahepatic cholestatsis on liver biopsy. Global journal for research analysis 2019:8:47-50.
2	Shedge RS, Kavishwar VS, Waghmare S, Bahal NK, Dhume VM. Analysis of sinonasal mass lesions a clinicopathological study. International journal of scientific research 2018; 7:34-6.
3	Phulpagar M, Shedge RT, Wakkar D. Study of histomorphological spectrum of breast diseases in a tertiary care centre of Mumbai. Global Journal for research analysis 2018; 7:65-7.
4	Junar PR, Jain S, Rathi P, Contractor Q, Chandnani S, Kini S, Thanage R. Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration/ fine needle biopsy in diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy A boon. Lung India. 2020 Jan-Feb;37(1):37-44 https://www.lungindia.com/showBackIssue.aspissn=0970-2113;year=2020;volume=37;issue=1;month=January
5	Meenakhi Balasubramanian, Niyati Sangoi. Complications of iron overload in beta thalassemias- An autopsy case report. GJRA - GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS. VOLUME- 10, ISSUE - 04, APRIL- 2021 PRINT ISSN No. 2277 - 8160 DOI : 10.36106/gjra
6	Shetty Jyothi B, Sangeeta Kini, Meenakshi B. Tachyzoites of Toxoplasma Gondii in Cerebrospinal Fluid: A Rare Finding. 2020 Journal of Cytology \| Indian Academy of Cytologists \| Published by Wolters Kluwer -med know
7	Anup Agarwal, consultant, 1 Aparna Mukherjee, scientist E, 1 Gunjan Kumar, scientist C, 1 Pranab Chatterjee, scientist B, 1 Tarun Bhatnagar, scientist E, 2 and Pankaj Malhotra, professor 3 , on behalf of the PLACID Trial Collaborators( Kusum Jashnani , Vikas Kavishwar, Ramesh Waghmare, Nitin Valvi. ). Convalescent plasma in the management of moderate covid-19 in adults in India: open label phase II multicentre randomised controlled trial (PLACID Trial) BMJ October2020; 371doi: 10.1136/bmj.m3939
8	Dr Vivek Parameshwar, Dr. Ramesh Waghmare, Dr Vikas Kavishwar, Dr. Chitra Nayak .A Clinicopathologic Study Of Psoriasis: A Prospective Cum Retrospective Study At A Tertiary Care Centre Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology. 05. 233-238. 10.36348/sjpm.2020.v05i05.002.
9	Ramesh Waghmare, Vikas Kavishwar, Vivek Parameshwar. Lichen planus: A comprehensive histopathological study. MedPulse International Journal of Pathology. November 2019; 12(2): 62-65. https://www.medpulse.in/Pathology/DOI:https://doi.org/10.26611/1051222
10	Dr. Shalaka Khade, Dr. Ramesh Waghmare, & Dr. Asha Shenoy. Histopathological study of meningioma in a tertiary care centre: A Two years Experience Histopathological study of meningioma in a tertiary care centre: a two years experience. Tropical Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (2019)., 5(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.17511/jopm.2019.i01.01
11	Asha Shenoy, Shalaka Khade, Ramesh Waghmare .Meningioma: A Clinicopathological Correlation. Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vol. 6, Issue 3, March, 2019 DOI:https://doi.org/10.21276/apalm.2354
12	Kusum Jashnani. Guidelines for Post mortem in Obstetric Deaths. In: Mandakini Megh, Reena Wani editors. Playing by the Rules An update Government Policies, Regulations and Acts for Practising Obstetricians and Gynecologists. CBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt Ltd. 2 nd Ed 2020 p 103 - 110
13	Shedge R, Shetty J, Dhume V. A Study On Evaluation Of Haemotological Profile In Dengue Fever. International Journal of Scientific Research 2020 March;5(3):27-28.
14	Jashnani KD, Shetty JB, Nichat P. Lipomatous lesion presenting as a Buffalo Lump. Consider Retroviral Disease. Global Journal for Research Analysis; 2018 Oct;7(10):6-7.
15	Dhende PD, Patil LY, Jashnani KD. Spectrum of ovarian tumors in a tertiary care hospital. 2021.Indian J Pathol Oncol; 8(1):1-7; 133-139
16	Bhalekar SH, Jashnani KD, Kundu S. Assessing reliability of WHO haemoglobin colour scale and its comparison with other screening methods for anaemia detection. International J Scientific Research, 2018, Vol 7(5), 127-129.
17	Bodhankar K, Bansal S, Jashnani K, Desai RS. Immunohistochemical expression of stem cell markers OCT-4 and SOX-2 in Giant cell Tumor (GCT), Central Giant Cell Granuloma (CGCG) and Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma (PGCG). Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. May 2020, 130(1)
18	Nagar SR, Bhansal S, Jashnani K, Sinha A, Desai RS. A Comparative Analysis of p63 Expression in Giant Cell Tumour (GCT), Central Giant Cell Granuloma (CGCG) and Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma (PGCG) A Comparative Analysis of p63 Expression in Giant Cell Tumour (GCT), Central Giant Cell Granuloma (CGCG) and Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma (PGCG). Head and Neck Pathology. 2020 Sep;14(3):733-741.
19	Jashnani K, Gundawar R, Kavishwar V, Parameshwar V. Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of the Testes for the Classification of Azoospermia and Its Value in the Assessment of Male Infertility. Acta Cytol 2020;64(3):216-223.
20	Kusum Jashnani. Autopsy in Maternal Deaths. In: Dhaneshwar Lanjewar, Pradeep Vaideeswar editors. Autopsy Practices. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2 nd Ed; 2021. p 107-117
21	Shinde S, Narayankar. A Evaluation of lymph node ratio and morphologic patterns of nodal reactive hyperplasia in primary organ malignancy. Ind Jr Pathol and Micro 2019:62;216-221. (DOI: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_62_18)
22	Jain S, Shukla K, Nadkarni T, Shinde S .Large B cell NHL mimicking stroke. Journal of Stroke Medicine 2019;2: 150- 154. (DOI: 10.1177/2516608519887263)
23	Sweety V. Shinde, Manisha J. Dhanve .Audit in surgical histopathology at a tertiary healthcare center: Study of preanalytical and analytical phase. IJPM 2021; 64:136-139. (DOI: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_640_20)
24	Shinde S . A Rare Quadruple Association: Fibromuscular Dysplasia, Giant Splenic Artery Aneurysm, Extrahepatic Portal Hypertension, and Hypersplenism. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1):100103. ( doi Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (2021): 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23710)

Academic Activity

Teaching Faculty participates in resident orientation programmes and postgraduate lectures are held regularly & practicals are conducted.

UG AND PG TEACHING (MUHS Recognised) UNDER-GRADUATE TEACHING Courses - Second M.B.B.S , B.D.S. , OT PT, DMLT, BPMT.

POST-GRADUATE TEACHING

MD. Pathology: Total 11 students / year

Regular teaching activities (4-5 per week) like Journal club, Case Presentation, Talk on a specific topic, Clinico-Pathologic Correlation Meetings, Slide meetings, Gross meetings.

Various faculty members are a part of various committees of institutes like ETHICS committee, Hospital infection control committee (HICC), DDF, Transfusion committee, TPMC committee, etc.

Awards and Achievements

Scientific Research Achievements :

i) IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY started from Year 2019. It helps in final diagnosis of malignant tumors, where by a correct & specific treatment (medical or surgical ) to the cancer patients can be given.

ii) We have switched over from manual method of blood PT/INR estimation to semi-automated method.

iii) Plasma therapy was found non beneficial in treatment of COVID 19 patients.

Collaborations/ Awards and Recognitions (Both National and International Awards) : All awards including those by Students, PGs etc. :

1) Dr. Shilpa Lad, Additional Associate Professor in Pathology Department received second prize for oral paper. The Diagnostic Utility of Squash Cytology in lung malignancies. at Chapter Conference of Cytology MACyCON 2019 held in LTMMC & Sion Hospital on 2 nd and 3 rd February 2019.

2) Dr. Heena Desai, Assistant Professor Pathology Department received Best Poster Prize. Cardiac Pathology in Maternal Mortality at the 8th Biannual Meeting of the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology held at Lausanne, Switzerland from 11-13 October 2018.

3) Dr. Anurag Saha, received 1 st position in Zonal Round of the Haematocon Quiz, Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion held at P D Hinduja Hospital, 24 th September 2018.

4) Dr. Anurag Saha received 1 st position in State Round of the Haematocon Quiz, Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion held at PD Hinduja Hospital on 14 th August 2018.

5) Dr. Anurag Saha received 3 rd place in the National Level of the Haematocon Quiz, Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion held at Lulu Bolgatty International Convention Center, Kochi, Kerla on 28 th October 2018.

6) Dr. Niyati Sangoi received first place prize at SPGRRCOMEME Student winner conducted by SPARRC. And Dr. Niyati Sangoi received 2 nd place in Quiz Competition held at Virtual Sri Ramchandra Pathology Annual Rapid Review Course (SPARRC 2021) 4-10 January 2021.

7) Dr. Niyati Sangoi received second place at SPARRC-O-WIZ Quiz competition January 2021- on Histotechniques and electron microscopy at Annual Rapid Review Course 2021.

8) Dr. Nikita Kuchar received 1 st place in Cardiovascular Quiz from Mumbai Cardiovascular Pathology interest group, 14 th February 2021.

9) Dr. Saloni Mantri received 2 nd prize for PG Quiz at MACyCON 2021 held by Association of Cytologist of Maharashtra and Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai.

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Location

The department has various subsections the details of each section are given below-

(6 Diagnostic Laboratories & Blood Centre Dept)

Sub-Section:- Blood Centre: Location: - OPD Building 2nd floor BYL Nair Ch Hospital.

Sub-Section:-Central Laboratory (OPD16) Location OPD Building, 1 st floor, OPD 16.

Sub-Section:- Cytology Section (OPD118) OPD Building, 1 st floor,OPD 118.

Sub-Section:- Hematology & Emergency Laboratory Fourth floor OPD Building, Central Clinical Laboratory.

Section:-Post Mortem Section Location: Room No 307, 3 rd Floor, College building.

Sub-Section:- Surgical Pathology Laboratory : Location College Building, 3rd floor, Room no 312.

Contact Us

Department of Pathology ,

Third floor College Building,

B.Y.L.Nair Ch Hospital.Mumbai Central.

Phone No. 02223027152