Professor, Pathologist
Tata Memorial Centre, India
Areas of Interest: Soft tissue and bone tumors(Adult and Pediatric), gynec pathology, related molecular and cytopathology
Grand prize Best Electronic poster Exhibit, Intl Skeletal Society, Rome Italy, 2012 eny
Awarded Smt. Kunti Mehrotra, best-published paper, IAPM, 2012
Awarded Dr. V.R. Khanolkar award, best-published paper IAPM, year 2018
Best oral/proffered paper, Cytocon, 2018 1st ACH B.N. Datta Gold medal Oration. 2021
Responsible Author of 2 chapters in the 5th edition of WHO fascicle of soft tissue and bone tumors. 2 chapters in Pediatric. , 2 in Dermatopath. Three chapters to Encyclopaedia of pathology (Online)
Editorial Board-IARC-IAC , WHO reporting system for Cytopathology Reporting Systems, 1st Edition - International System for Reporting Soft Tissue. Standing Member of IARC-WHO 2022-onwards.
Co-author, of several award-winning presentations. Nalini Bai Thakkar award in 2018
Total publications (Inc. In press)= 268. Published (PUBMED-INDEXED)=243. Int abstracts= More than 100
Reviewed for 69 journals (National and International). Histopathol, PLOSOne, Cancer Cytopathol etc
Contributed 43 book chapters, as first author 25 Editor of one book
Invited Member and Speaker, Rare Cancers Group Asia, ESMO Asia, 2019, Singapore. Preceptorship Course, Singapore, 2017. Invited Faculty: NUHS Surgical Course, Singapore, 2019, Int Acad. Pathol- Asia Pacifi-2021, Coll. Pathol. Srilanka-22
Conducted & participated in National CMEs (IAPM, IAC). 140'+ National presentations. Several Intl. Presentations (USCAP, CAP, ECC, IAC, ECP, AMP). Chaired session, newer entitles in the WHO 2020, ECP/IAP-BD meeting, Glasgow(Virtual). Chaired session, ECP-2021, Gothenburg(Virtual)
Editor- In-Chief (elect), Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, Assoc. Indian J Cancer, BMC Cancer
Outreach Editor, Cytopathology Journal
Treasurer, Indian Academy of Cytologists. NABL Assessor, For. Convenor BST-DMG, TMC, Mumbai
Recognized HBNI teacher. Member, IAC, IAPM, CAP(Affl), Int Soc. BST, AGOI
Visiting Professor/Observership : Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MSKCC, NY, MD Anderson, John Hopkin’s, Baltimore, R.O.H, Birmingham and Institute of Pathology, Germany, Temple University, Philadelphia, University Fairview, Minnesota, USA