Our Doctors

Overview

The Pathology Department of CMC Hospital, Ludhiana is a Premier Diagnostics Laboratory founded in 1929 under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Marjorie Sudds and is dedicated to the people of Punjab and North India. From simple blood tests to expert biopsy interpretation and molecular testing, the Pathology Laboratory is playing a vital role in diagnosing, treating and monitoring disease. The Laboratory is managed by a team of experienced and committed pathologists, along with skilled technical and ancillary staff, working around the clock to provide precise and accurate results in the shortest possible turn-around time. The Laboratory houses state-of-the-art modular systems and automated analyzers ensuring high-quality results. The Laboratory also serves as a referral center for various hospitals and clinics all over India.

The Pathology Laboratory is integrated with the Hospital Information System (HIS) to facilitate the immediate flow of results. The Diagnostic Specialities regularly participate in the External Quality Assurance Programmes from AIIMS New Delhi, CMC Vellore and International EQAS (UK). The Faculty also actively contribute in the regular Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings for Management of Cancers.

The Department is pre-eminent nationally and globally in the professional training of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine to undergraduate MBBS, BDS, B.Sc Nursing, Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Allied Health students, and specialized post-graduate training in MD Pathology since 1966, which is MCI-recognized. The Department Faculty, Residents, and undergraduate MBBS students are actively involved in research which has won many oral and poster presentation awards in conferences at the national level, and the research work is regularly published in indexed National and International journals.

Key Features

• Molecular Pathology: Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) testing, including Her2Neu for Breast Cancer and BCR-ABL for leukemias.
• Hematology:
• 8 color Flow Cytometry for Diagnosis of Blood Cancers, CD34 stem cell count for bone marrow transplantation.
• Complete Coagulation Profile, Factor Assays and Inhibitor Screen for haemophilia and other bleeding disorders.
• Thalassemia Diagnosis and Hemoglobinopathy Screening by HPLC and PCR; Pre-natal Diagnosis by CVS.
• Round-the-clock routine fully automated CBC including reticulocyte count, automated ESR, and Peripheral blood smears.
• Round-the-clock Coagulation testing and D-Dimer.
• Bone Marrow Aspiration and Trephine Biopsies.
• Special Tests – Hemolytic anemia work up
• Histopathology:
• Automated Immunohistochemistry Platform with Panel of more than 80 Antibodies for diagnosis and prognostication of various cancers.
• Direct Immunofluorescence Testing for Kidney and Skin Diseases.
• Rapid Intra-operative Frozen Section Diagnosis Facility.
• Routine Histopathology for all biopsies including Special stains.
• Cytopathology:
• Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology for rapid diagnosis of various diseases
• Pap Smear Test for early detection of cervical cancer
• Fluid Cytology for cancer detection.
• Cell block preparation and Immunohistochemistry for cancer diagnosis.
• Clinical pathology:
• Routine Urine examination with Urine LFT.
• Routine Stool examination.
• Semen analysis for infertility.

Our Expertise

• A variety of diseases including Infectious, Inflammatory Diseases, Benign and Malignant Tumours by Histopathology (Tissue Diagnosis) and Cytopathology (Cell Diagnosis).
• Various Anemias, Blood Cancers, Acquired and Inherited Coagulation Disorders by Hematopathology (Blood Diagnostics).
• Highly Specialized Diagnosis of Kidney, Brain, Lymphoma, Muscle and Nerve Biopsies.

Our Services

Molecular Pathology: Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) testing, including Her2Neu for Breast Cancer and BCR-ABL for leukemias.

• Histopathology:
• Clinical pathology
• Cytopathology:

Contact us

Office phone number: 0161-2115026
Timing: (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)
Email: cmcpath@yahoo.com
24-hour helpline: >0161-2115047 (Hematology Lab)