Pathology
The motto of the pathology department at ILBS is in accordance with that of the institute which strives towards excellence in quality with patient care being of utmost importance. We have constantly endeavoured to support clinicians in offering the best treatment to their patients by offering them assurance of quality and the technical know-how. A well-equipped laboratory and a team of highly efficient, knowledgeable, motivated and qualified technicians to operate specialised equipment, who work in unison with dedicated and motivated pathologists to attain optimum standards in every test results. We are committed to delivering reliable, fast, affordable diagnostic services with uncompromising commitment to ethics and best in laboratory practices. The department is actively involved in academic activities with PDCC candidates being enrolled every six months, who then participate in weekly discussions and presentations. There is in totality, a holistic environment with a perfect blend of both diagnostics as well as research-oriented projects.
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Services Rendered by the department : From January 23 to December 23
| Services | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| HISTOPATHOLOGY | 6000 | 6976 |
| Small Biopsy | 836 | 802 |
| Medium Biopsy | 2802 | 3174 |
| Large Biopsy | 1858 | 2000 |
| Renal Biopsy | 96 | 20 |
| Liver Biopsy | 1853 | 2129 |
| Consultation second opinion | 253 | 113 |
| Explant liver | 96 | 96 |
| Frozen Section | 123 | 163 |
| Cell Block | 165 | 204 |
| Immunohistochemistry(markers of prognosis and molecular targets) | 5322 | 6259 |
| CYTOPATHOLOGY | 1950 | 2391 |
| Fluid Cytology | 1396 | 1771 |
| Brush Cytology | 76 | 81 |
| USG AND EUS Guided FNA | 380 | 378 |
| Pap Smear examination | 238 | 154 |
| On site cytological evaluation rapid staining and reporting | 380 | 378 |
| Liquid based cytology | 6 | 7 |
New services & facilities added to the department in 2023
- Expanded diagnostic services to cover the increasing needs of department like Nephrology, Urology, Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology.
- Interactive academic and teaching programs for PDCC Course (2 batches every year)
- Clinicopathological correlation monthly meetings in ILBS and in other Institutes as & when needed
- Expanded Immunofluorescence panel
- Immunofluorescence studies for Autoimmune liver diseases as part of Biochemistry- Immunopathology services
- Expanded immunohistochemical markers for diagnostic, management and prognostic needs
- Expanded immunohistochemical markers for opportunistic infections
- Dual immunohistochemistry on formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues
- Liquid based cytology
- Immunohistochemistry based reporting of molecular markers of prognostic & therapeutic relevance
- Collaborating with department of Molecular &Cellualr Medicine for tissue based molecular analysis.
- New laboratory was set up with separate spaces for performing Frozen (Cryostat), Immunohistochemistry, Immunofluorescence, Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with Histopathology and Cytology, repletewith staining areas and storage facilities.
- Second Harmonic Generation Laboratory was set up in collaboration with Histoindex and Medical Imaging solutions and established advanced Centre of Excellence in tissue imaging at ILBS using Histoindex Technology as “Multi-Photon/SHG Tissue Imaging Centre of excellence.
- Using research department facility of Confocal microscopy to initiate new applications in Pathology
- Expert /second opinion facility expanded to accommodate samples from different parts of country and from different Delhi-based hospitals.
- Automation of slides for specific diagnosis is under process
Educational Activities
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Details of the Educational activities (CME/Conf/workshop) hosted by the department in 2023:
12th “Dr V. Ramalingaswami Oration” and Experimental pathology Workshop” was organised on 8th August 2023 (Tuesday)
12th Dr. V. Ramalingaswami Oration and Experimental pathology Workshopwas held on 8th August 2023. This one-day meeting was a rich academic session and included Oration and series of lectures by eminent National faculty.Dr. Subrat K. Panda Former HOD, Pathology, AIIMS, Delhi
Oration: "Evolution of molecular pathology and it's future -
Courses offered by the department
- PDCC (Hepatopathology)
- Short term hepatopathology Course: 1month
- Technician training course
Names of candidates who are admitted/pass out this course in 2023
| Course | Candidates admitted | Candidates passed |
|---|---|---|
| Batch 18 : July 2022 to June 2023 | Dr. Lipakshi Lakhiani | Passed |
| Batch 19 : January 2023 to December 2023 | Dr Priyanka Rawat Dr Sujata Kumari |
Currently working |
| Batch 20 : July 2023 to June 2024 | Dr Shruti Thakur Dr Ashily Koshy Dr Abhilasha Yadav |
Currently working |
Departmental Achievements
- Department of Pathology delivered excellent quality services as per NABL and NABH standards.
- 12th "Dr V. Ramalingaswami Oration" and Experimental pathology Workshop was organised on 8th August 2023 (Tuesday)
- Conducted PDCC Hepatopathology courses and entrance & exit examinations.
- Provided Whole slide scanner training to lab technicians
- Provided LBC training to lab technicians
- Started IHC based molecular marker expression as part of routine histopathology reporting.
- Training of internal & external DM (Hepatology/Pediatric Hepatology) students.
- Started new diagnostic panels for various malignancies & liver diseases.
- Faculty presented research work in prestigious international and national conferences- AASLD, APASL, ISOT, APCON
- Abstracts accepted for prestigious international conferences
- National liver diseases biobank
- Based on NABL guidelines, new laboratory was set up with separate spaces for performing Frozen (Cryostat), Immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with Histopathology and Cytology, replete with staining areas and storage facilities.
- SHG Laboratory was set up in collaboration with Histoindex and Medical Imaging solutions that will establish an advanced Centre of Excellence in tissue imaging at ILBS using Histoindex Technology as "Multi-Photon/SHG Tissue Imaging Centre of excellence".
- Teacher for DNB Pathology curriculum
- Assessed thesis of MD (Pathology) students of AIIMS, PGI Chandigarh.
- Both faculties are founder members of the first in India (registration in process) HPB & GI society of Pathologists
- Prof. Archana Rastogi is amongst the 3500 Indian researchers in the Stanford University's published list of 2% Most Influential
Visiting faculty to the department in 2023
| Prof. Partha P. Majumder | Distinguished Professor and Founder National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani Emeritus Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata President, Indian Academy of Sciences President, West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology |
| Dr. James E Squires | Associate Professor of Paediatrics Director, Paediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh |
| Prof. Sanjiv Harpavat | Dept of GI, Liver & Nutrition Texas Children's Hospital |
