The Pathology department forms the backbone of any hospital as it provides the diagnosis which
is essential for any treatment.
Pathology literally translates to the ‘Study of Suffering’ and more precisely the
term is used for study of diseases.
The aetiology, mechanism of diseases and changes occurring in organs at macroscopic as well as
microscopic level are studied. The changes are correlated with clinical findings.
Investigations, principles of techniques and interpretation of the results are also part of this
subject.
Teaching Activity
The department of Pathology conducts theory and practical training sessions for students
enrolled in various educational programmes conducted by the college as:
Various teaching learning methods used are theory lectures, small group teaching, tutorials,
demonstrations, hands-on practicals, case based learning, OSPEs, etc.
The department houses two practical laboratories and a museum with more than 1000 mounted
specimens. A penta-head microscope with camera and display has also been installed for easy
learning of histopathology and cytopathology.
Apart from these, the teachers take active part in various CMEs, conferences and senior surgical
meetings to keep themselves updated. The teachers are members of various groups formed by Mumbai
pathologists like Bombay Cytology Group, Gynaec pathology and Breast Pathology Group.
The department contributes slides for the MAPCON (Maharashtra Chapter Conference) slide seminar
every year. Papers and posters are presented by faculty members.
Hospital Services
The department houses service laboratories - Haematology, Histopathology and Cytology which are
equipped with latest instruments including auto-analyzers, Coagulometer, High Performance Liquid
Chromatography, Cryostat, Automated tissue embedding machine, etc.
Haematology and Clinical Pathology services are offered round-the-clock for all patients of K.
J. Somaiya Hospital (OPD, IPD, Casualty, ICU, samples collected during various health camps, etc).
Histopathology and Cytology services are offered which includes different tests grouped as
follows :
FNAC
Fluid Cytology
Pap smear
Bone marrow aspiration and biopsies
Histopathology including skin biopsies
Frozen section histopathology
Individuals and organisations can also directly avail these services for purposes like
pre-employment / in-service health check-ups, etc.
The Cytology and Haematology labs participate in internal and external quality assurance
programmes, ensuring high accuracy and precision of test results.
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