Pathology

Our Services

Overview

The Department of Pathology plays a fundamental role in patient care, and impacts nearly all aspects of patient care, from diagnosing cancer to managing chronic diseases through accurate laboratory testing.

  • The hospital section of the department is located on 2nd floor of St. Mary’s block and the academic section is located on 2nd floor of the medical college block.
  • The department has a team of 16-member faculty, assisted by 11 technicians, 5 clerical staff, and 2 service staff. We have incorporated full-fledged infrastructural facilities, equipment’s and staff as per NMC regulation for annual intake of hundred students for MBBS course and provide in-service training to postgraduate resident trainees in pathology (annual intake of five trainees for a three-year course).
  • AIM: To provide state-of-the-art diagnostic pathology services while achieving excellence in pathology research among our faculty and students.
  • VISION: Committed to serve our patients, students, scientific research community, health care partners and society.
  • The Department of Pathology participates in the external quality assurance programmes on a regular basis, namely
  • CBC- Reticulocyte count and peripheral smear with AIMS, New Delhi.
  • Immunohistochemistry and cytology with TATA Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
  • PT, APTT, Thrombin and fibrinogen assay with Christian Medical College, Vellore. 


Our Facilities

  • Provides the diagnostic services of Surgical Pathology, Cytology, Haematopathology and Clinical Pathology.
  • Annual turnover of over 10,000 histopathology specimens, more than two lakh hematology tests (including bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsies) and more than 4000 cytology specimens (including FNACs).
  • Accept samples / slides / paraffin blocks for special tests & review as part of the referral facility and provide a second opinion on them. The department handles referral materials from hospitals in central and northern Kerala.
  • Equipped with an integrated software interface, to provide all the reports online.

Doctors

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Dr. Savithri M C


TCMC 17299
Professor & HOD
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Dr. Deepti Ramakrishnan


TCMC 25769
Professor, Medical Superintendent & Vice Principal
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Dr. Lekha K Nair


TCMC 29241
Professor
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Dr. Usha Mary Abraham


TCMC 45895
Professor
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Dr. Divya S


TCMC 34570
Professor
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Dr. Sreeja Raju


TCMC 40784
Associate Professor
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Dr. C G Geetha


TCMC 42784
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Aniya Antony


TCMC 84807
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Sreya P B


TCMC 48222
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Nithin Paul E


KSMC No:51877
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Taniya George


Assistant Professor
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Dr. Jenice Joy


Assistant Professor
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Dr. Vekariya Rutaben Gordhanbhai


TMC NO: 93217
Senior Resident
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Dr. Biby Susan Abe


Senior Resident
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Dr. Karthika. P


TCMC No: 76871
Senior Resident
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Dr. Anjana Sunny


TCMC No: 71882
Senior Resident
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Dr Ashwin P Sabu


TCMC No : 81297
Senior Resident

Our Services

  • HISTOPATHOLOGY

    Equipped with latest instruments like Fully automated IHC/ISH System and Fully automatic tissue processors.

    A. ROUTINE TESTS:

    1. Histopathological examination of small, medium and large biopsy specimens.

    2. Intraoperative Frozen Sections and Stereotactic biopsy done on cryostat machine.

    3. Decalcification and processing for bone biopsies.

    B. SPECIAL TESTS:

    1. Wide range of Histochemistryspecial stains.

    2. Immunohistochemistry- Using a large panel of about 100 antibodies we are providing comprehensive immunohistochemistry to aid our histopathological diagnosis & providing therapeutic & prognostic significance for the patient management.

    3. Immunofluorescence – Diagnostic aid in renal and dermatological pathologies.

  • HAEMATOPATHOLOGY
    • State-of-the-art facilities, many of which are first of its kind in Thrissur.
    • The line of latest instruments ranging from Fully automated coagulation analyzers to 7-part fully automated hematology analyzers and 12 color Flow cytometry analyzer.

    A. ROUTINE TESTS:

    1. Complete Hemogram, Reticulocyte count done in automated blood cell counters.

    2. ESR, Sickling test, Absolute eosinophil count,Peripheral smear study.

    3. Coagulation studies like Prothrombin time (PT)/ Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), Fibrinogen, Mixing studiesall done in fully automated coagulation analyzers.

    4. Demonstration of LE cell and hemoparasites: Malarial Parasite, microfilaria.

    5. Rapid screening tests for Malaria and Dengue.

    B. SPECIAL TESTS:

    1. Bone marrow aspiration/ trephine biopsy with cytochemistry.

    2. Osmotic fragility test.

    3. Flow cytometry - Used for diagnosis of Leukemia, enumeration of CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) as a reference point for undertaking apheresis and evaluation of adequacy for peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) engraftment, CD 19/20 count and CD4/CD8 enumeration.

  • CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
    • Placed under the umbrella of the haematology lab
    • Equipped with latest instruments like Fully automated urine chemistry analyzerswith fully automated urine particles digital imaging device.

    TESTS DONE:

    1. Urine routine/microscopy.

    2. Urine RBC cytology, eosinophils, BJP, hemosiderin.

    3. Stool, occult blood, fat, pH, reducing sugar.

    4. Semen analysis.

    5. Body fluids-cell count, crystals.

  • CYTOPATHOLOGY
    • Studies and diagnoses diseases on the cellular level.
    • Dedicated team of pathologists and cytotechnologists, helps in diagnosisfor material obtained by fine needle aspiration and exfoliation.
    • The cytocentrifuge, is an important tool in observing the cerebrospinal fluid in leukemia / lymphoma patients.
    • Faculty assists in ROSE for EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasound), EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound) and Sonology guided FNAC (Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology).

    TESTS DONE:

    1. FNAC.

    2. Exfoliative cytology (conventional and liquid based cytology) including PAP smears, body fluids, sputum, bladder and bronchial brushings.

    3. Cell block preparations for fluids and aspirates.