Saraswathy Sreeram

Associate Professor

Department of Pathology

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Associate Professor of Pathology

    Course coordinator Pathology - Allied Health Sciences (BPT, Bsc CVT, RRT-DT, RT, MIT, RTT)

     

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Pathology III, IV, V semester MBBS

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
DipRCPath Histopathology The Royal College of Pathologists, London 2019
MD Pathology Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 2016
MBBS Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 2013

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Associate Professor 15/11/2020 - till date
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Assistant Professor 28/10/2016 - 14/11/2020

§   Ongoing project: Faculty seed grant of Rs.50,000 awarded by Manipal Research Directorate (Sep 2019). Topic: Podoplanin and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in oropharyngeal carcinomas.

§   Ongoing project: Collaborative project with Dr. Sumam David and Dr. Deepu Vijayasenan, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka. Topic: Utility of automation in Ki-67 analysis    

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Genitourinary, Renal, Hepatobiliary, Gastrointestinal, Endocrine, Head and neck Pathology

Area of Expertise

Genitourinary, Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal Pathology

Area of Research

Gastrointestinal, Head and Neck, Hepatobiliary, Endocrine Pathology

1. Kini H, Sreeram S, Shukla S, Rao S, Sahu K, Adiga D, Suresh P. Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation - 19-year experience from a Tertiary Care Center in India. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2019;38(6):449-59. 

2. Basavaiah SH, Lobo FD, Philipose CS, Suresh PK, Sreeram S, Kini H, et al. Clinicopathological spectrum of solitary plasmacytoma - A single centre experience from coastal India. BMC Cancer 2019; 19.801. 

3. Hanaganahalli SB, Sreeram S, Bompada M, Kuppannagiri SK, Suresh PK, Philipose CS. Is MPV a predictive marker for neonatal sepsis? A pilot study. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2018; 40(7): 548-52. 

4. Jaiswal N, Chakraborti S, Nayak K, Pai S, Shelley BP, Sreeram S, et al. Hansen’s neuritis revisited - A clinicopathological study.  J Neurosci Rural Pract 2018; 9: 42-55. 

5. Sreeram S, Chakraborti S, Naik R, Saha D, Radhakrishnan Y, Sridevi HB, et al. HER2 and Helicobacter pylori status in resected gastric cancers-A pathological study of a gastroenterological issue. J Clin Diag Res 2017; 11(10); EC01-5. 

1. Indian Council Medical Research (ICMR) funded Student Short Term Fellowship project (2019). Topic: CD68+ tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) and their significance in gastric carcinomas. 2. ICMR funded Student Short Term Fellowship project (2018). Tumor budding assessment with cytokeratin and its significance in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas. 3. ICMR funded Student Short term Fellowship project (2017). p16 and EBV-LMP1 expression in carcinomas of nasopharynx, paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity. 4. Diagnostic Significance And Histological Patterns Of Pediatric Liver Biopsies In A Tertiary Care Center In South Karnataka: a 13.5-year Experience. 5. Correlation of thyroid image reporting and data system (TIRADS) grading with the Bethesda system of thyroid cytology reporting (TBSRTC) in thyroid nodules