Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer

Surgical Pathology

Professor & Head : Dr. Sridhar Epari

Overview

The department of Surgical Pathology offers services in the areas of histopathology and immunohistochemistry, cytopathology, and intraoperative consultation. The laboratory offers diagnostic services for both in-hospital and referral cases. The department is formed by well qualified and experienced consultant pathologists, trainee pathologists and skilled scientific staff. Consultant pathologists are of national and international repute, possess both clinical and research expertise in various subspecialities of oncopathology and work in tandem with other specialities to offer best of the patient care. The team of skilled technical staff equipped with high-end state of the art technology is involved in processing of tissue and cytopathology samples generated at ACTREC as well as those referred from other centres.

The laboratory is equipped with the state of art equipment catering to all aspects of histopathology and cytopathology, which include automated tissue processors, manual/semi- automatic/automatic microtomes, high-end cryomicrotomes, tissue embedding systems, autostainers, coverslippers, cytocentrifuges, biosafety cabinets, immunohistochemistry autostainers, multiheaded microscopes, automated slide scanners etc.

The laboratory boasts of a vast repertoire of antibodies for immunohistochemical analysis of tissues, oncopathologically relevant special stains and also embarks on digital pathology (including remote reporting of intraoperative consult cases, as and when needed). The histopathology and immunohistochemistry services are NABL accredited and ensure quality of services by participation in the External Quality Assurance Scheme (EQAS).

Education

The department is involved in comprehensive training of doctors enrolled in the MD (Pathology) program and offers one-year post-MD fellowship and short term observership programs in oncopathology. The laboratory also offers one-year advanced histotechnology training program for qualified technicians to enhance their skills in this field. Besides, the faculty, resident doctors, as well technical staff actively participate in national / international conferences and workshops in varying capacities.

Research

The pathologists are involved as principal investigators or co-investigators in many IEC approved DMG projects, junior residents (MD students) thesis projects, as well as projects in collaboration with scientists in ACTREC. In addition, the department supports various research activities of our basic scientists.

Information for Outside Referrals

Our department routinely provides consultations on diagnostic material prepared or obtained from elsewhere.

For submitting referral material to our department, the following should be included:

Paraffin blocks / glass slides (stained or unstained) / tissue / fluid samples
A copy of parent laboratory’s report (for slides and paraffin blocks) which identifies the sample submitted by a unique patient ID and name
Additional reports of laboratory and radiology studies, whenever available
A cover letter with the request along with details of the patient i.e. name, age, gender, sample type, sample collection date and time, diagnosis, clinical history, and duration of illness along with contact details.

For further details regarding sample collection, transportation, and schedule of charges, kindly check the Service Directory on ACTREC website.

Staff

	Dr. Sridhar Epari M.D (Pathology) Professor & Pathologist and Head Areas of interest: Neurooncopathology, Lymphoma, Molecular Diagnostics
	Dr. Asawari Patil M.D. (Pathology) Professor & Pathologist Areas of interest:Head & Neck Cancer Pathology, Breast Cancer Pathology, Molecular Pathology
	Dr. Swapnil Rane M.D., D.N.B., PDCC (Nephropathology),Fellowship in Oncopathology, MRes (Translational Cancer Medicine, Kings College London), FRCPath. Professor (Pathology) Areas of interest:Head & Neck Cancer Pathology, Breast Cancer Pathology, Molecular Pathology
	Dr. Subhash Yadav MD, DNB Pathology Professor (Pathology) Areas of interest: Gastrointestinal Pathology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Pathology, Digital and Computational Pathology, Molecular Pathology, Artificial Intelligence
	Dr. Katha Rabade MD Pathology Associate Professor (Pathology) Areas of interest: Head and Neck Pathology, Endocrine pathology.
	Dr. Vividh Raje MD Pathology Assistant Professor (Pathology) Areas of interest: Surgical pathology, Cytopahology, Immunohistochemistry, Animal oncopathology
	Dr. Vishesha Adhvaryu MD, DNB (Pathology)