Associate Professor
MBBS | M.D | DNB
Proud Pathologist, Dedicated Academician and Researcher since 2014 till date. I Finished my MBBS in IRT-Perundurai Medical College (2004-2010), MD Pathology in Sri Ramachandra Medical College (2011-2014) , DNB in the year 2017,Joined Sri Muthukumaran Medical college as Assistant Professor (Dec 2014-June 2015) ,then Joined Sri Ramachandra Medical College as Demonstrator (July 2015-June 2018), worked as Assistant Professor (2018 to 2023) and currently as Associate Professor (2023- till date). My areas of interest are Oncopathology, Pulmonary pathology and Pediatric pathology. Actively participating and coordinating cases from Pathology aspect in Multidisciplinary tumour board meetings since 2015 till date. Co investigator in the Hospital based cancer research Project (HBCR) of ICMR. Coordinator of Rapid onsite evaluation (ROSE) for EBUS TBNA, EUS and pediatric guided biopsies since 2018 till date. Completed online certification courses in Pediatric pathology, Pulmonary pathology, Hematopathology, Breast pathology, Prostate malignancies and gross pathology. Have obtained first prize in case presentations in Pediatric pathology Conference held at Sri Balaji Medical College and in Clinical society meet held at SRIHER. Had given guest lectures and chaired sessions at various Conferences and workshops.
In charge for the FIRST MBBS CBME batch(2021-2022) and modified Pathology theory and practical aspects according to the competencies of NMC ‘s new UG curriculum. Had been as External examiner for Undergraduate University practical examinations within state and other states. Had been as Quiz master for both PGs and UGs in National level, state level and Institutional level competitions. Have completed Medical education courses on basics , CISP-I, CISP-II and Faculty development program on teaching -learning techniques. Pathology coordinator for BSC nursing (2015-2021), MSC nursing(2018-2021), BPT (2015-2018),BSC Sports science(2022 till date) and BSC MLT (2022 till date). Actively participated in clinical discussions, seminars, practical sessions and theory classes for PGs, UGs and allied health science courses. Contributed chapters in SPARRC handbook for Pathology postgraduates and HEMOTASK coagulation workbook.
Department coordinator for NAAC, NMC and UGC inspections from 2017 till date. Co-Coordinated NABL and NABH inspections in department. Completed NABL -ISO 2022 update course and NPTEL biomedical research course. Principal Investigator of the project “ EMT markers in Pediatric solid tumours” which received Rs.90,000 grant money through Institutional GATE research project. Guided UGs for “Chancellors UG Summer Research Fellowship Program” and the projects got accepted for a grant of Rs.10,000 in the years 2016,2017 and 2020. Guiding Ugs for original research papers. Co guide for Postgraduate projects since 2017. Guided projects for BSC MLT students. Have several publications in International and National Indexed journals. Have reviewed articles in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. One of the Creative Editors of SRIHER’S STRIDE journal.
I also enjoy doing extracurricular activities like Rangoli, painting, singing and dancing. Have also won several extracurricular competitions and sports conducted for faculties by HRD, SRIHER. Won 1st prize in painting competition titled “ Education and Health care system of future India “ (2023), 1st prize in group singing competition (2023), 1st prize in tamil poem competition (2020) and 2nd prize in Rangoli competition (2018).
1.Molecular identification of Cancer stem cell marker CD-44 and Proliferative index Ki-67 in a spectrum of Pediatric solid tumours and its correlation with clinicopathological profile, Principal Investigator, 2014
2.Molecular identification of EMT marker in a spectrum of Pediatric solid tumours and its correlation with clinicopathological profile- Principal Investigator, GATE project-2015 (Rs.90,000)
3. Immunohistochemical expression of ki 67 and p53 in paediatric Wilms tumour and its correlation with tumour histology and pathologic staging. – Coguide -Chancellors UG summer fellowship 2016 (Rs.10,000)
4. Assessment of Immunohistochemical expression of p16 in head and neck Squamous cell carcinomas and its correlation with tumour histology and pathologic staging- Coguide-Chancellors UG summer fellowship 2017 (Rs.10,000)
5. Expression of ERCC-1 protein and its role as a prognostic marker in urothelial carcinoma bladder- Coguide 2017
6. Immunohistochemical evaluation of NOTCH-1 in ovarian tumours and it’s prognostic implications-Co guide 2018
7. Sox-9 in Non small cell lung carcinomas-Co guide, 2019
8. CD-117 in Non small cell lung carcinomas-Co Guide, 2020
9. SMARC B1 deficiency in thyroid carcinomas- Guide-Chancellors UG summer fellowship 2020 (Rs.10,000)
10. Biological reference interval of Factor 8 in South Indian adult population and risk of venous thromboembolism with elevated Factor 8 levels-Coguide, 2022
11. BRAF v600E in Thyroid carcinomas – Coguide, 2023
12.RAC member for a PHD scholar Ms.Mashila with project titled “Prevalence and distribution of high risk Human Papilloma virus genotypes in symptomatic women of Puducherry and Tamilnadu district”
1.Sri Ramachandra University Funded Gate Project – 2015 (Rs.90,000)
2.Best poster award-National Pediatric Conference held in Sri Balaji Medical College-2017
3.Awarded first prize in tamil poem competition 2020 in SRIHER
4.Awarded first prize in painting competition titled “Education and Health system of Future India” held in 2023 in SRIHER
Tamilnadu medical council, Indian Association of Pathology and Microbiology (Tamilnadu chapter)