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Larsen and Toubro Department of

Ocular Pathology

Ocular pathology department started in Nethralaya in 1986 and comprises of Dr Jyotirmay Biswas, MS who heads the department, Dr S Krishna Kumar, MD as Assistant Pathologist, three laboratory technicians and a secretary. The unique feature of this department is that Dr Jyotirmay Biswas is an ophthalmologist as well as pathologist.

Dr Jyotirmay Biswas received 2 years Ophthalmic Pathology Fellowship from Dr Narsing A Rao, Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California between 1987 to 1989. He has recently edited the book “Ocular lesions in AIDS – practical guidelines for diagnosis and management” which was released on the occasion of 3 rd International Conference on 1 st December 2001 .

Dr S Krishnakumar was selected as Best Student in MD pathology at Post-graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Taramani. He has been trained in Hematology, Hemato-Oncology, Dermato-pathology and Clinical Dermatology. Dr Krishna Kumar has undergone 6 months research fellowship in ophthalmic pathology at Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California , USA under Dr Narsing Rao. He has undergone training for both transmission and scanning electron microscopy and Zeis confocal microscopy which can be developed in future. Dr Narsing Rao has suggested his name for the post of Vice-President representing Asia in the International Society of Ophthalmic Pathologists. He has been selected as DBT Associate and awarded short-term Overseas Fellowship Award in nanotechnology at University of Missouri-Columbia and ICMR Fellowship for training in nanotechnology and drug delivery at University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha . Selected for “Sir Sriram Travel Fellowship Award” for training in proteomics for the year 2006-2007 by National Academy of Medical Sciences

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