Pathology

Pathology

The work profile includes diagnostic services, academics and research. The department comprises of Histopathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytology and state of the art blood bank.

The CCTV aided microscope with projection facilities has made discussion of slides for teaching, diagnostic purposes and clinicopathology sessions an easy task. The department was upgraded as a postgraduate training centre and offers excellent scope for research activities. Nikon Eclipse E400 research microscope, microwave for tissue processing, LEICA Semi automated microtome, Cytospin and Cryostat are some of the major equipments. Immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry are the highlights. The department is part of international projects on carcinoma cervix.

The Clinical pathology and Haematology section activity participates in external quality assurance programmes. It is equipped with automated cell counters, coagulation analyzer, ESR analyzer etc., There are regular post graduate academic activities on practical aspects and recent advances. The section also has a very good collection of postgraduate slides. The clinical pathology and blood bank offers training to students from other universities. Projects on various topics are performed. The clinical pathology lab will very soon be applying for NABL accreditation.

The blood bank has ultramodern gadgets like -80o and -30 deep freezers, refrigerated centrifuges automatic plasma expressors and tube sealers and is recognized as a Regional Transfusion Centre by the Govt. of India with facilities to preparation, store and dispense blood components. The pride of the department is its huge museum which has a stunning array of tissue specimens of all systems of the body, flow charts, models and collection of rare slides.