Position:
Pathologist at Allegheny General Hospital, Medical Director at Plexision Inc., Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine, Consulting Pathologist and Co-Investigator at Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Pathologist at West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS), Pittsburgh, PA, Fellow (FCAP) at College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Work:
Allegheny General Hospital
- Greater Pittsburgh Area since May 2013
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Pathologist
Plexision Inc.
- Pittsburgh since Jun 2012
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Medical Director
Drexel University College of Medicine
since Jul 2010
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Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
since Oct 2008
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Consulting Pathologist and Co-Investigator
West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS), Pittsburgh, PA
since May 2004
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Pathologist
College of American Pathologists (CAP)
since Jul 1991
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Fellow (FCAP)
Forbes Regional Hospital
- Monroeville, PA Nov 2012 - Apr 2013
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Pathologist
India
Jun 2001 - Aug 2002
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Sabbatical
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
1996 - 2002
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Clinical Assistant Professor
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 1995 - May 2001
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Staff Pathologist
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Jul 1991 - Jun 1995
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Teaching Experience
Kamla Histopathology & Cytology Centre, Bareilly, India
Feb 1987 - Mar 1989
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Owner & Director
Clara Swain Methodist Hospital, Bareilly, India
Feb 1986 - Feb 1987
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Vice-Chairman, Department of Pathology
Nidaan Clinic, Pune, India
1985 - 1986
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Consultant Pathologist
Godbole Laboratory, Pune, India
1984 - 1985
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Pathologist
Central Govt. Health Scheme, Pune, India
1984 - 1985
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Pathologist
Armed Forces Medical College
Feb 1982 - Sep 1984
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Lecturer
Education:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1991 - 1995
Residency & Fellowship, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India 1980 - 1983
MD, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India 1974 - 1980
MBBS, Medicine
Sainik School Ghorakhal 1966 - 1972
High School, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology
Interests:
- Quality Improvement and Quality Control in Laboratories. Accreditation of laboratories in India, South Asia and Gulf nations.
- Laboratory Information Systems and their interface with Hospital Information Systems and Physicians' offices.
- Computer applications in Pathology and Medicine.
- Multimedia applications
- Telepathology and Telemedicine.
- Medical Informatics.
-Still Photography, Video filming and editing: Digital and Conventional. Traveling, Hiking and Trekking.
Honor & Awards:
Nominated in 2010 for the "Hind Rattan Award" by the NRI Welfare Society of India for outstanding services, achievements and contributions in the field of Pathology and to India.
Certificate of Recognition, 2010 CAP Mentor Program, College of American Pathologists
Certificate of Recognition, 2009-2010 Member Market Research Panels, College of American Pathologists
First Prize in the 1994 Fifth Annual Pathology Research Presentations, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, for the presentation "In Vitro Culture of Prostatic Epithelium from Radical Prostatectomy Specimens: A Model System for Studying Epithelial/Stromal Cell Growth Regulation"