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Maharaja Agrasen

Kedar Nath Gupta Medical College
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Department of Pathology

“Understanding how disease begins”

OVERVIEW

The Department of Pathology is the backbone of laboratory services and healthcare system, providing critical diagnostic reports and results crucial for patient care.

Unlocking Health Through Microscopic Insight: Diagnose diseases by examining blood cells (haematology), tissues (histopathology), cells (cytopathology), and bodily fluids (clinical pathology) to identify abnormal changes and causes of disease.

Vision and Mission
    Vision:
  • Empowering students with a comprehensive knowledge of the mechanisms and effects of the disease process and providing accurate diagnostic services for optimal patient outcome and health.

    • Mission:
  • Provide state-of-the-art diagnostic services to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses for patients.
  • Develop and deliver outstanding educational programs for undergraduate medical students and foster a culture of lifelong learning and professional competence that prepares students for global medical practice.
  • Engage in investigative research to deepen the understanding of disease mechanisms. Support interdisciplinary research efforts to solve complex health challenges.
Academic Activities
  • Regular theory classes, practical and demonstrations Integrated teaching sessions with other departments for a holistic approach.
  • Problem based learning, OSPE, seminars and workshops.
  • Revision Lectures, Tutorials/ Practicals In Small Batches
  • Student Research Projects
Infrastructure & Facilities
  • The department is equipped with up to date equipment for various subspecialties- histopathology, cytology, haematology and clinical pathology.
  • Microscopes for diagnostic services and students teaching.
  • A museum for specimens, demonstration rooms for students and department library comprising of latest books and journals.
Services
  • Hematology: CBC, Peripheral smear, manual platelet count, ESR, Coagulation profile (PT/INR, APTT), Bleeding time, Clotting time
  • Cytology: FNAC, Pap smear, Fluid cytology, gastric aspirates, cytology for malignant cells
  • Urine routine and microscopy
  • Semen analysis

FACULTY

DR. ARCHNA RAUTELA PAHWA
Professor
MBBS (Maulana Azad Medical College),MD (Lady Hardinge Medical college)

Dr Archna is a senior faculty with teaching experience of more than 11 years. She is an alumnus of MAMC & LHMC and has passed her MD in 2012. She has been a teaching faculty at Army college of medical sciences,Delhi since 2015.

She has experience in reporting hematology, clinical pathology , cytopathology and histopathology. She has been associated as consultant pathologist and involved in getting NABL accreditation for laboratories like Hindustan Wellness and Dr Dangs lab LLP.

She has a keen interest in academics and has completed Advanced course in medical education in 2018. She has been resource faculty for basic course in medical education.

She has successfully mentored two ICMR-STS projects under her guidance.

She has also completed post graduate outreach program in renal pathology by ISRTP in 2025.

She has presented various posters and papers in national conferences is a recipient of the “Nalini Bai Thakkar award” for best oral paper in CYTOCON 2013. She has also won second prize for poster presentation in PATHCON in 2016.

Research and Publications:
  1. Rautela A, Dudani S, Sharma V, et al. Analysis of Changes in Hematological Parameters of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease before and after Dialysis. J Med Acad 2024;7(2):43–46.
  2. Rautela A, Dudani S. Unusual case of mature cystic teratoma showing rare tissues.J of Med Acad 2023;2:69-71.
  3. Dudani S, Manglesh S, Rautela A, Maskara R. Tuberculous mastitis masquerading as an inflammatory cellulitis, a case report.J of Med Acad 2022;23-24.
  4. Dudani S, Rautela A, Manglesh S. Capillary hemangioma of toe in an adult: clinically mistaken as a pyogenic granuloma. J of Med Acad 2022;25-26.
  5. Pahwa, Archna R.; Dudani, Sharmila1; Gangadharan, Vandana1; Gulati, Rachna1. Introduction of the Jigsaw Technique of Cooperative Learning in Teaching Pathology to Medical Undergraduates. CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research 2022;9: 252-257.
  6. Banerjee P, Verma N, Mohan C, Rustagi SM, Nair BT, Rautela A. Listening between the lines: Introduction of a module for teaching nonverbal communication skills to MBBS students. Arch Ment Health Sci 2021;9:264-9
  7. Verma N, Rustagi SM, Rautela A, Agrawal P, Ashta KK. Colour coding to facilitate learning in a Jigsaw Classroom sharing our experiences. J Educ Technol Health Sci 2020;7(2):72-75
  8. Rustagi SM, Verma N, Mohan C, Toora BD,Gulati SK, Makkar A, Nair BT, Banerjee P, Rautela A. Participant Perception of a CME cum Hands-on Training Workshop on Small Group Teaching Methodologies at a North Indian Medical College. J Med Acad 2019;2(2):39–43
  9. Verma N, Rustagi SM, Rautela A, Agrawal P, AshtaKK. Colour coding to facilitate learning in a Jigsaw Classroom –sharing our experiences. J Educ Technol Health Sci 2020;7(2):72-78
  10. Pahwa AR, Dudani S, Sharma V, Malik P. Coagulation profile in patients with chronic liver disease. Int J Med Sci Public Health 2019;8(11):916-921.
  11. Bargotya M, Pahwa AR, Sood N.Anaplastic large cell neuroblastoma and lymphoma- cytological twins.MOJ Clin and med case reports.2018;8:100-102
  12. M.Choudhury, A Rautela, M Nain.Myxopapillary ependymoma- Lesser known cytomorphologic features . Journal of Cytology. 2015 Jan-Mar 32(1):42-45
  13. Pahwa M, Pahwa AR, Batra R, Abraham RR, Chawla A, Kathuria S, Sharma A. Robotic assisted Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Initial experience from a tertiary care centre in India. J Minim Access Surg 2015 Jan-Mar;11(1):83-6
  14. Pahwa M, Pahwa AR, Girotra M, Abrahm RR, Kathuria S, Sharma A. Defining the Pros and Cons of Open, Conventional Laparoscopy, and Robot-Assisted Pyeloplasty in a Developing Nation. Advances in Urology. Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 850156, 6 pages
  15. Pahwa M, Pahwa AR, Girotra M, Chawla A. Isolated renal mucormycosis in healthy immunocompetent patient-atypical presentation and course. Korean J Urol. 2013 Sep;54(9):641-3. doi: 10.4111/kju.2013.54.9.641. Epub 2013 Sep 10.
  16. Pahwa M, Pahwa AR, Girotra M, Chawla A, Sharma A. Changes in S-PSA after transurethral resection of prostate and its correlation to postoperative outcome. Int Urol Nephrol. 2013 Aug;45(4):943-9
  17. Pujani M, AgarwalA S, Goyal RK,Jyotsna PLJ, Tejwani N, Rautela A. Pilomatricoma coexistent with epidermal cyst -case report.International journal of dermatology vol 51 , issue 5, 624-625
  18. Pahwa M, Girotra M, Rautela A, Abrahim R. Penile cancer in India:A clinicoepidemiological: study. Gulf Journal of Oncology 2012;1(12):7-10
  19. Agarwal K, Verma D, Kashyap A, Rautela A. Necrotic Pseudoxanthomatous Nodule: An Unusual and Less Known Manifestation of Endometriosis . World J Pathol 2014;3:77- 79
  20. M Bargotya, K Agarwal, R Bhushan , A Rautela. Extraskeletal ewings sarcoma presenting as nasopharyngeal mass-Rare tumor and rarest presentation.World J Pathol 2014;4
  21. Choudhury M, Pujani M, Katiyar Y, Rautela A. Idiopathic eosinophilic cholecystitis with cholelithiasis- report of two cases. Turk Pathol 2014;30:142-4
  22. Abraham R, Pahwa M, Rautela A , Girotra M. A rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding: Endoscopic venous malformations, but not vasculitis. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology (2013) 37,224—225
DR. NEELAM SOOD
Associate Professor

Dr. Neelam Sood* is a distinguished pathologist practicing in the NCR. She is a graduate of Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, and completed her post-graduation in pathology from the same institution.

She began her teaching career at MAMC as a Senior Resident in Pathology, before joining the Central Health Services as a Specialist Pathologist. She has 36 years of post PG professional experience.

During her tenure, she established a reputed diagnostic lab, equipped with modern facilities. She pursued training in hospital administration from the Government of NCT and AIIMS Delhi, and lab management from IIM Ahmedabad.

She served as the nodal officer for the Thalassemia and Cancer Control Programme.She was honored with the prestigious State Award by the Government of NCT Delhi for her distinguished services.

She also holds a WHO Fellowship in CytoPathology, and has been actively involved with NICPR/ICMR in their training programs. She continues to contribute to training programs that strengthen diagnostic services across the region.

Her research interests are deeply rooted in onco-pathology, particularly breast pathology, female genital tract, soft tissue, salivary glands, dermatopathology, and cytopathology. She has furthered these interests through over 94 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals.

Over the years, she has mentored numerous pathology residents, many of whom now excel in their respective fields. Currently she has joined as Associate professor in the department of Pathology in MAKNGMC, Bahadurgarh.

Research and Publications:
  1. Sood N, Singhal VS. Benign fibrous histiocytoma of the mediastinum. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1992;34:33-7
  2. Sood N, Mohanty S, Mongia AK. Florid reactive hyperplasia with lymphohistiocytic proliferation in a case of persistent generalized Lymphadenopathy. J Cytol. 1997;14:43-5.
  3. Sood N, Jayaram G: Cytology of papillary adenoma of the nipple: a case diagnosed on fine-needle aspiration. Diagn Cytopathol. 1990;6:345-8.
  4. Jayaram G, Verma AK, Sood N, Khurana N. Fine needle Aspiration cytology of salivary glands lesions. J Oral Pathol Med. 1994;23:256-60.
  5. Sood N, Shome DK, Chauhan S. Comparison of Aspiration and Imprint Cytology in differential diagnosis of Malignant Lymphoma. Ind J Hematol. 1990;8:103-6.
  6. Gugnani HC, Sood N, Singh B, Makkar R. Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladosporium cladosporoides. Mycoses. 2000;43:85-7.
  7. Sood Neelam, Gugnani HC, Joshi Paliwal, Singh B. Sporotrichosis: Report of first Case from the state of Jharkhand, India. J Mycol Med. 2004;14:52-3.
  8. Gugnani HC, Shah A, Sood N, Singh B, Vijayan VK. Subcutaneous Cryptococcosis associated with Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent patient. J Mycol Med. 2002;12:187-9.
  9. Sood N, Verma M, Yadav R. Primary Adenocarcinoma (Intestinal type) of Nasal Septum - A Case Report. Ind J Pathol Microbiol. 2004;47:238-40.
  10. Ramesh V, Makkar R, Sood N. Lupus vulgaris postexanthematicus – A rare variant of Lupus Vulgaris with sarcoid like histopathology. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2005;30:189-90.
  11. Sood N, Batra R. Cytodiagnosis of endodermal sinus tumour of the penis – A case report. J Cytol. 2006;23:40-2.
  12. Sood N. Cytological diagnosis of Nasal Malignant Melanoma. J Cytol. 2006;23:100-101.
  13. Gugnani HC, Ramesh V, Sood N, Guarro J, Moin-Ul-Haq, Paliwal-Joshi A, Singh B, Makkar R. Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladosporium oxysporum and its treatment with potassium iodide. Med Mycol. 2006;44:285-8.
  14. Sood N, Devi R. Hibernoma like Lipoblastoma. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2007;50:611-2.
  15. Ramesh V, Makkar R, Kubba A, Singh B, Makkar R. Familial reactive perforating collagenosis: A clinical, histopathological study of 10 cases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2007;21:766-70.
  16. Sood N, Gugnani HC, Guarro J, Paliwal-Joshi A, Vijayan VK. Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Alternaria alternata in an immunocompetent patient. Int J Dermatol. 2007;46:412-3.
  17. Batra R, Sood N. Cytology of Renal Angiomyolipoma with predominant epithelioid cell component – A report of two cases with review of literature. J Cytol. 2007;24:92-5.
  18. Sood N, Gugnani HC, Batra R, Ramesh V, Padhye AA. Mucocutaneous nasal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent young adult. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2007;73:182-4.
  19. Gupta V, Sood N. Squamous cell carcinoma arising in a mature cystic teratoma. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2009;52:271-3.
  20. Sood N, Singh V. Evaluation of 100% rapid rescreening of cervical smears. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2009;52:495-7.
  21. Kabra S, Bindall N, Kundu A, Sood N, Gupta G, Basu S. A rare case of Vulval Haemangiopericytoma mimicking bartholin cyst. Asian J Obs Gynae. 2010;1:29-31.
  22. Sood N, Gugnani HC. Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection in a Myanmar refugee from Mizoram state. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2010;53:361-3.
  23. Sood N, Gupta S. Invasive Duct Carcinoma of the Breast with Multinucleated Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells: A Rare Case Diagnosed on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology. Breast J. 2012;18:596-7.
  24. Sood N, Yadav P. Hemophagocytic syndrome associated with concomitant Klebsiella and Parvovirus B-19 infection. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2012;55:124-5.
  25. Sood N, Sood S, Arora S, Deepika. Cytohistological features of rhinoscleroma. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2011;54(4):806-8.
  26. Sood N, Kamboj M, Kaur M. Sacrococcygeal Fetiform Teratoma Altman type 1: A rare case report in a 11 year old girl. Indian J Surg. 2013;75:359-61.
  27. Sood N, Agarwal MC, Gugnani HC. Ocular rhinosporidiosis: a case report from Delhi. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2012;6:825-7.
  28. Nigam JS, Yadav P, Sood N. A retrospective study of clinico-pathological spectrum of carcinoma breast in a West Delhi, India. South Asian J Cancer. 2014;3:179-81.
  29. Neelam Sood, Jitendra Singh Nigam, Poonam Yadav, et al. Comparative Study of Cytomorphological Robinson's Grading for Breast Carcinoma with Modified Bloom-Richardson Histopathological Grading. Pathology Research International, vol. 2013, Article ID 146542, 5 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/146542.
  30. Sood N, Rewri S, Nigam JS. Small Cell Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma: A Rare Case Report. Rare Tumors. 2014 Jan 23; 6(1): 5029.
  31. Sood N, Nigam JS. Correlation of CK5 and EGFR with Clinicopathological Profile of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Pathology Research International. 2014;2014:141864. doi:10.1155/2014/141864.
  32. Sood N, Nigam JS, Goyal G, Ranjan R. Virilizing ovarian fibrothecoma with minor sex cord elements in a 13 year old girl: a rare case. Pediatr Rep. 2014;6:5447.
  33. Sood N, Malhotra J. Sticky microfilaria in cervical pap smears: An unusual observation. OA Case Reports 2014;3:67.
  34. Sood Neelam, Jitendra Singh Nigam. Correlation of fine needle aspiration cytology findings with thyroid function test in cases of lymphocytic thyroiditis. Journal of Thyroid Research 01/2014; 2014:430510. DOI: 10.1155/2014/430510
  35. Sood Neelam, Priyanka Bhatia Soni. Lower Abdominal Solitary Fibrous Suspected As A Urachal Lesion: A Case Report with Cytohistological Correlation. Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vol. 02, No. 04, October-December 2015.
  36. Sood Neelam, Nisha Sehrawat. Gestational breast cancer: a case report of two cases. Annals of Applied Bio-Sciences, Vol. 2; Issue 4: 2015 ISSN: 2349-6991.
  37. Sood Neelam, Pranshuta Sharma. Spindle cell lipoma, an unusual lipoma variant. Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vol. 02, No. 03, July-September 2015.
  38. Sood Neelam, Pranshuta Sharma. Pinna with synchronous chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) - A rare presentation of Amelanotic melanoma (Desmoplastic variant). SEAJCRR, May-June 4(3) ISSN ONLINE: 2319-1090.
  39. Sharma, M Kaur, AK Mishra, N Sood, V Ramesh, A Kubba, A Singh. Histopathological Diagnosis of Leprosy Type 1 Reaction with Emphasis on Interobserver Variation. Indian J Lepr. 2015;87:101-107.
  40. Sood N, Khandelia BK. Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: an unusual presentation with near total occlusion of airways. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2016 Jan-Mar;59(1):129-30. DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/17688.9574.
  41. Sood Neelam. Diagnostic Clues for FNA Diagnosis of Intranodal Palisaded Myofibroblastoma, A rare benign lesion, an introspective case report. Diagn Cytopathol. 2016 Apr 22;44(4):317-23.
  42. Sood Neelam, Bhatia S Priyanka. Morphological Continuum of mucocele like tumor with its diagnostic dilemmas - A Case report with Cytohistological Correlation. SEAJCRR. Sep-Oct 4(5). ISSN:2319-1090.
  43. Sood Neelam, Bhatia S Priyanka. Orbital Lymphoid Lesions: A short series with Cytohistological Correlation. Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vol.03, No.02, April-June 2016. Eissn:2349-6983:Pissn:2396-6466.
  44. Sood Neelam, Sinha K Sharad. Cytological Features of Parachordoma: Two Case Reports of a Rare Entity. JKINMSU, Vol.5, No.2, April-June 2016.
  45. Sood Neelam, Shehrawat Nisha. Central Primary Fibrosarcoma Maxilla - A Rare Presentation. Otolaryngol. Volume 6. Issue 3. 1000237. ISSN:2161-119X.
  46. Sood Neelam, Khandelia K Binit. Metachronous Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in a Case of Medullary Carcinoma Thyroid. JKIMSU, Vol.5, No.3, July-September 2016.
  47. Sood Neelam, Sehrawat Nisha. Adult onset sinonasal rhabdomyosarcoma - A rare case report with cytohistological features. Malaysian J Pathol. 2016;38(2):169-173.
  48. Sood Neelam, Gulia Meenakshi. Giant Cell Reparative Granuloma Presenting as Cheek Swelling: Case series of Four Patients. Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 2016, 6:5 DOI:10.4712/2161-119X.1000262.
  49. Sood Neelam, Sinha K Sharad. Parachordoma: Unsual entity at an unsual site. SEAJCRR Jan-Feb 5(1). 2016 ISSN: 2319-1090.
  50. Sood Neelam, Khandelia K Binit, Bugnait G. A case report of a giant cholesteatoma. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. Mar, 2017; Vol-11(3): ED08-ED10.
  51. Sood Neelam, Sinha K Sharad. Conventional (Adult Type) Hemangiopericytoma of Thigh in Association with Arteriovenous Malformation and Epidermal Inclusion Cyst: A Rare Combination At an Unusual Site. JKIMSU, Vol. 6, No. 1, January-March 2017:120-26.
  52. Shilpa Tholia, Shweta Chaudhary, Neeta Bindal, Neelam Sood, Syed Nawaz Ahmad. Study of Thyroid Profile in Ante-Natal Women: A Hospital Based Prospective Study. Int J Med Res Prof. 2016; 2(4); 111-13.
  53. Sood Neelam, Gulia Minakshi. Alveolar soft part sarcoma: A case report with emphasis on some unusual cytological features. Diagn Cytopathol 2017 Sep 14.
  54. Sood Neelam, Khandelia K Binit. Superficial CD-34- positive fibroblastic tumour: A new entity; case report and review of literature. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2017 Jul-Sep;60(3):377-380.
  55. Aggarwal MC, Sood Neelam. Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis. Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology. Dec 2016.
  56. Sood Neelam, Sinha K Sharad. Carcinoma of the gall bladder: a retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital of delhi with ihc profile. International Journal of Current Research. 2017;9(09), 57664-9.
  57. Sood Neelam, Sinha K Sharad. Superficial Spreading Squamous Cell Carcinoma Endometrium and Icthyosis Uteri with CINIII with p16 Expression: Report of 2 Unusual Cases. JKIMSU, Vol. 6, No. 4, October-December 2017.
  58. Sood Neelam, Sikhar Preethi. Synchronous Cholangiocarcinoma and Gall Bladder Carcinoma - A Rare Case Report. Tropical Gastroenterology. Volume 38 no. 4, October-December 2017.
  59. Sood Neelam. Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm, Pancreas: A Pathologist's perspective. Clin Oncol. 2018; 3:1460.
  60. Sood Neelam, Jindal Y. Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor of Pancrease – A Rare case report. Clin Oncol. 2018; 3: 1461.
  61. Kumar Sharad Sinha, Neelam Sood. Adrenal Myelolipoma: A rare Case Report. JKIMSU, Vol 7, No.3, July-September 2018.
  62. Sood Neelam, Navmeet Soin, Ruchika Gupta, Sanjay Gupta. Metaplastic carcinoma of Breast: a diagnostic challenge on fine needle aspiration. Cytopathology 30(2). July 2018.
  63. Sood Neelam, Parismrita Borah. Warthins tumor: Cyto histological spectrum with emphasis on diagnostic difficulties. Diagnostic Cytopathology, volume 46, issue 7, July 2018, page 613-619.
  64. Sood N, Soin N. Superficial acral fibromyxoma: A cytohistopathological correlation in a recurrent, nonperiungual, acral lesion. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2019;62:348-50.
  65. Sood Neelam. Cytological evaluation in males presenting with bloody nipple discharge, with or without breast mass: Report of two cases depicting two poles of the disease spectrum. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2018;1-6. https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.24080
  66. Neelam Sood, Moushmi Mukherjee. Dermal lymphatic invasion: A rare feature in intradermal nevus. International Journal of Applied & Basic Medical Research, 2018; vol 8, issue 4:253-255. Doi:10.4103/ijabmr.IJABMR_397_17.
  67. Sood N, Jindal Y. Solid Pseudo-Papillary Tumour of pancreas - A rare case report. Clinics in Oncology, 12 May 2018; vol3: article 1461.
  68. Sood N, Haldia AK. Nonparameningeal alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, with cytohistological features: A case report. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2019;62:451-3.
  69. Masson's Tumour: Two Case Reports with a Brief Review of Literature. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. January 2019. DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2019/40361.12933.
  70. Sood N, Sood M, Bansal S, Singh DC. Psychosocial profile of women reporting with breast related symptoms and their association with time taken for presentation: a hospital based study. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2020;7:4149-55.
  71. Sood N, Gupta R, Gupta S. Invasive solid papillary carcinoma: Report of the first case presenting as an occult breast carcinoma in a male. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2020 Feb;63(Supplement):S141-S142. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_822_18.
  72. Yadav SK, Sood Neelam. Multinodular Adult Rhabdomyoma in female: A Rare case report. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 2019, vol 23, issue 4, page 54-57. Doi: 10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_4_19.
  73. Sood, Neelam. (2021). Nodular Sclerosis Hodgkins Lymphoma Grade 2 Mimicking Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma - A Case Report. Indian Journal of Applied Research. 10.36106/ijar/6808547.
  74. Sood N, Juneja B. Epidermal inclusion cyst embedded in benign fibrous histiocytic lesion with prominent epithelioid morphology. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2023;66:842-4. [PMID: 38084544] [DOI: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_775_21]
  75. Sood N, Meena S, Agarwala P. Expression of MUC1, MUC2 and MUC5AC in salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma: A case series with diagnostic implications. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2022;26:346-51.
  76. Sood N, Sharma, Siddharth. . Giant Schwannoma Masquerading as Other Soft Tissue Tumors: A Series of Three Cases.Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology (IJPO) Volume/Issue/Pages: 10(1), 56-59 DOI: 10.18231/j.ijpo.2023.010
  77. Sood N, Arya B, Gupta R. Sialadenoma papilliferum of a minor salivary gland with transformation to mucoepidermoid carcinoma. J Postgrad Med. 2022;68(2):112-114. doi:10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_912
  78. Sood N, Raj B. Pilomatricoma male breast, mimicking breast carcinoma - A rare case. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2021 Jan-Mar;64(1):204-205. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_194_20. PMID: 33433446.
  79. Sood N, Chopra S. Metastatic Carcinoma to Breast from renal cell carcinoma – A rare case report with unusual cytology. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (JCDR), 2020 Nov, Vol-14(11): ED01-ED03. .
  80. Sood N, J Nigam. Correlation of CK5 & EGFR with clinicopathological profile of triple negative breast cancer. .Pathology Research International. 2014;2014:141864. doi:10.1155/2014/141864.
  81. Sood N, Meena S, Gupta R. Histologic grading of salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma: A comparison of four grading systems and correlation with survival. J Can Res Ther. 2022.
  82. Sood N, Sharma Siddharth. Giant Schwannoma masquerading as other soft tissue tumors. A series of 3 cases. Ind. J. Path. & Onc. 2023.
  83. Ruchika Gupta et al. AI driven cervical cytology based concepts - Is the time ripe to adopt this Disruptive technology in Resource Limited Settings. Journal of Digital Imaging. .2023 Aug;36(4):1643-1652.DOI: 10.1007/s10278-023-00821-0
  84. N Sood, R Gupta. Villoglandular carcinoma of the uterine cervix: clinico-cytopathological-histological features of a rare case with brief review of the literature. Cytopathology.2025 36: 596-601. https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13492
  85. Sood N, Girdhar A. Diffuse leiomyomatosis uterus, rare case report with review of literature. International Journal of Medical Science in Clinical Research and Review2025.Vol. 8, Issue 03, pp. 768–772,
  86. Sood N, Ruhi. Bilateral branchial cleft cysts with primary papillary thyroid carcinoma concealed within left branchial cleft cyst: an unusual presentation. Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology.IJPO, 2025, 12(2), 182-186 DOI: 10.18231/j.ijpo.2025.036
  87. Sood N, Singh S, Ruhi. Differentiating giant fibroadenoma from phyllodes Tumor: A cytomorphological approach. Int. J. of Adv. Res., 13 (09), 1796-1803, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/21859.
  88. Sood Neelam, Yadav Nitu, n Ruhi. Oral myofibroid lesions – Report of two cases showing two ends of the spectrum with cytohistological features. ITMSDH 2025 Dec.30; 11(12):120-5.
  89. Sood Neelam, Yadav N, Mukherjee M. Fibromatosis of unusual sites – 2 case reports. International Journal of Advanced Research.13(11) Nov 2025 1277-81.
  90. Dr Neelam Sood, Dr Nidhi Varshney. Cytopathology – Granular cell tumor, intramuscular submandibular location in a 10 year old child.Cytopathology. 2026 Jan 12. doi: 10.1111/cyt.70051. Online ahead of print.
  91. Sood Neelam, Kamini. Cytomorphological features of Superficial CD-34 positive fibroblastic tumor – a rare case report. International Journal of Current Research and Review. 17(23), December, 01-04https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2025.172301
  92. Sood N, Ruhi. Hamartoma breast: A rare case report highlighting the limitations of aspiration cytology. .International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Pathology. 2025;8(4):17-20. DOI: 10.33545/pathol.2025.v8.i4a.2102.
  93. Dr Neelam Sood, Dr Ankita Girdhar: Indian journal of Pathology and Oncology-Cytology of follicular neoplasm thyroid - hits and misses.Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology. 13(1):14-20, 2026.DOI: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpo.14124.1773125155
  94. Sood, N., Gupta, R., Ruhi, & Gupta, S. (2026). Primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the breast: A potential diagnostic pitfall on aspiration cytology. Cytopathology, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.70078
  95. Sood N. Ki-67, an elusive marker in the prognosis of breast cancer. Indian J Med Res. 2019; 150(3):214-216.
  96. Sood N, Jadhav S, Laul P. Histopathological Evaluation of Peripartum Hysterectomy Specimens: A Hospital-based Study. Int J Med Res. 2025;4(2): doi:10.61705/w2qx5j23
DR. GAURAV JAIN
Assistant Professor
MBBS (Gold Medalist), MD (Pathology)
J.N. Medical College, Belgaum | UCMS & GTB Hospital, New Delhi

Dr. Gaurav Jain is a Senior Consultant Pathologist with over 16 years of experience in diagnostics, blood banking, academics, and quality management. He completed his MBBS with a Gold Medal from Meerut University and earned his MD in Pathology from J.N. Medical College, Belgaum, in 2009.

He has served as Principal Consultant and HOD, Blood Centre, Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh (2020–2024) and as Principal Consultant Pathologist at Max Hospital, Delhi (2014–2024). His earlier career includes roles as Consultant Pathologist and Quality Manager at Ganesh Diagnostics, Consultant at Star Imaging, and Senior Resident at UCMS & GTB Hospital, New Delhi. Since April 2024, he has been associated with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Bahadurgarh as Senior Consultant Pathologist.

Dr. Jain’s areas of expertise include hematology, cytology, clinical pathology, blood banking, immunology, biochemistry, and laboratory quality management. He is trained in NABL ISO 15189:2022 standards and has extensive experience in NABL/NABH audits, donor screening, component separation, and transfusion medicine services.

He has participated in multiple national conferences and CMEs including APCON, PathCon, and RGCON, and has presented academic posters in pathology.

Research and Publications:
  • Wadhwa N, Jain G, Panikar N. Actinomycotic oophoritis misdiagnosed as an ovarian tumor. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2011 Jul;37(7):969–970. doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01673.
DR. PALLAVI PUNHANI
Assistant Professor
MBBS, MD (Pathology)
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

Dr. Pallavi Punhani is a highly motivated and detail oriented pathologist with over four years of academic and diagnostic experience through laboratory and microscopic analysis of blood, tissues, cells and body fluids. She is skilled in managing laboratory operations and collaborating with clinicians to provide optimum patient care.

She pursued her MBBS degree from a prestigious medical institute- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, followed by MD in Pathology from VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital. Subsequently, she completed three years of senior residency at Safdarjung Hospital.

Throughout post-graduation and senior residency, she gained extensive experience and knowledge in various sub-specialties of pathology. Furthermore, she holds a strong interest in academia, dedicated to teaching and mentoring students and residents. She has acquired exposure in diagnosis of acute leukemias through flowcytometry analysis of peripheral blood and bone marrow aspirates. Her broad exposure to immunohistochemistry has honed her skills in interpreting challenging histopathology cases, encompassing neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases.

Dr. Punhani has presented seminars, journal clubs and several posters and oral papers in state, national and international conferences like ASOMACON. She has participated in workshops and CME on flowcytometry, GI pathology, neuropathology and renal pathology over the years. Her research on an emerging immunotherapy biomarker- PDL-1 (Programmed death ligand 1) in breast cancer patients has been particularly noteworthy.

She is a lifetime member of Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists. (IAPM- L 6015). Additionally, she has been trained in Laboratory management Systems and Internal audit as per ISO 15189:2022.

Dr. Punhani is an avid admirer of the microscopic world with great academic and research experience in the field of pathology. She is committed to advancing medical knowledge and fostering the next generation of medical students through innovative teaching and scholarly pursuits.

Research and Publications:
  1. Punhani P, Ahluwalia C. (2023). Expression of Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) in Breast Cancer patients in India and its Correlation with Prognostic Parameters: Expression of PD-L1 in BC in India. Archives of Breast Cancer. 10(3): 280–290. https://doi.org/10.32768/abc.2023103280-290.
  2. Punhani P, Ahluwalia C. (2024). Biomarkers in the Screening and Management of Cervical Cancer. Journal of Colposcopy and Lower Genital Tract Pathology. 2(1): 6-14. DOI: 10.4103/JCLGTP.JCLGTP_28_23.
  3. Punhani P, Ahluwalia C, Agrawal M, Kandwal P. (2024). Expression of CD44 in Triple Negative Breast Cancer and its Correlation with Prognostic Parameters: Correlation of CD44 expression in TNBC. Archives of Breast Cancer. 11(4).
  4. Punhani, P., Ahluwalia, C., & Joseph, A. (2024). Malignant Phyllodes Tumour with Heterologous Osteosarcomatous differentiation and Osteoclast-like giant cells: Case Report of an uncommon neoplasm: Malignant Phyllodes Tumour with Heterologous Osteosarcomatous differentiation. Archives of Breast Cancer. 11(3). DOI:https://doi.org/10.32768/abc.2024113317-323.
  5. Punhani, P., Madan, N., Kaur, S., & Ranga, S. (2021). Toxoplasma Pericarditis in an Immunocompetent Child- A Rare Case Report. Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases. 7(4): 1-6.
  6. Kumari M, Singh M, Punhani P.(2020) Malignant melanoma in a child with giant congenital melanocytic nevus and satellite flekers: A rare entity. Diagn Cytopathol. 48(6):564-566. doi:10.1002/dc.24408
  7. Kumari M, Singh M, Punhani P. (2019) Suppurative Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) lymphadenitis in an infant- an unexplored entity. International Journal of Science & Healthcare Research. 4(4): 67-69
  8. Punhani, P., Ahuja, S. & Zaheer, S. (2025). A Rare Case of Xanthogranulomatous Salpingo-Oophritis Simulating Ovarian Malignancy with Associated Endometriosis and Uterine Adenomyosis. Indian J Surg Oncol .
  9. Rathore, R., Ahuja, S., Nakhro, N. Sufian Z., Punhani P. (2024) Malignant Transformation of an Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma to a Malignant Melanoma. Indian J Surg Oncol. 15: 380–384. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-024-01896-z.
DR. SAURABH JUNEJA
Assistant Professor
MBBS, MD (Pathology)
Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak & BPS Government Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat

Dr. Saurabh Juneja is a Consultant Pathologist with more than five years of post-MD experience in diagnostic pathology, academics, and laboratory management. He completed his MBBS from Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, followed by MD in Pathology from BPS Government Medical College, Khanpur Kalan.

He has served as Senior Resident at BPS Government Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, and Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Dehradun, gaining extensive experience in hematology, transfusion medicine, and cytopathology. He also worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at World College of Medical Sciences, Jhajjar, and has been associated as Consultant Pathologist at MK Hospital, Bhiwani.

Dr. Juneja’s expertise spans clinical pathology, hematology, cytopathology, blood banking, and fine needle aspiration techniques. He has contributed to laboratory operations, quality control, and coordination in blood centers, ensuring high standards of patient care and diagnostic accuracy.

He was awarded 1st Runner Up in the National Pathology Quiz at APCON-2018. Beyond his professional role, Dr. Juneja has been actively involved in community health initiatives, voluntary blood donation (with more than 45 donations), and organizing blood donation and health check-up camps.

Research and Publications:
  1. Juneja S, Agarwal R, Agarwal D, Rana P, Singh K, Kaur S. Correlation of expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 with histopathological grade in cases of carcinoma breast. Int J Contemp Med Res. 2019;6(9):I26–I29. doi:10.21276/ijcmr.2019.6.9.26.
  2. Mittal P, Karagwal P, Gilotra M, Kulhria A, Saini A, Juneja S. Autopsy and medicolegal evaluation in a case of sudden maternal death from pulmonary embolism. Int J Pathol Clin Res. 2021;7:121. doi:10.23937/2469-5807/1510121.
  3. Hooda R, Ragini S, Juneja S, et al. Blood bank practices during coronavirus pandemic. Int J Med Sci Curr Res (IJMSCR). 2021;4(5):1191–1196.
  4. Agarwal D, Gilotra M, Makkar K, Juneja S. Diffuse intestinal lipomatosis presenting as intussusceptions: a case report. Int J Contemp Med Res. 2019.
  5. Juneja S, Gilotra M, Agarwal D, et al. Cardiac metastasis from unknown primary: a rare case report. Int J Med Sci Innov Res. 2019;4(4):117–118.
Dr. ANNU KHOKHAR
Sr. Resident Pathology

A dedicated medical professional with an MBBS from Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai and an MD from Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, trained across diverse and high-volume clinical settings. Clinical experience includes working as a Clinical Associate at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, followed by the role of Senior Resident at Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital, Mumbai, gaining extensive exposure to patient care and diagnostic practice.

Actively engaged in continuous medical learning through participation in national CMEs such as APCON, YUVACON, and PATHCON. Possesses a strong academic and practical interest in Haematology, with hands-on exposure to Flow Cytometry, and a keen inclination toward advancing diagnostic precision and patient-centered care.

She has also trained in Laboratory Management Systems and Internal Audit as per NABL ISO 15189:2022.

Research and Publications:

Khokhar A, Karandikar M, Patil A, Bhardwaj R, Mani NS, Nimbargi RC. Diagnostic utility of immunohistochemical analysis of tumours of sino-nasal region and nasopharynx. Res J Pharm Biol Chem Sci

Research and Publications:
  • Faculty has several publications in well-reputed and indexed national and international journals.
  • Integrated research projects with other clinical departments.
  • Participation in national and international conferences, CMEs and webinars.
  • Active focus on immunopathology, neoplasia, immunohistochemistry and genetics.
Career Relevance:
  • The field of pathology is a vital medical specialty for diagnosing diseases, guiding treatment decisions, and monitoring patient outcomes.
  • Pathologists provide crucial insights into the nature, cause, and progression of diseases like cancer and infections, enabling clinicians to develop personalized treatment plans and improving overall patient care.
  • Scope of research in pathology is vast, encompassing carcinogenesis, molecular diagnostics, genomic classification of diseases and digital pathology.