NEWS LETTERIAP-IDINTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF PATHOLOGY-INDIAN DIVISION

News Bulletin

EDITOR: Dr. KRISHNA BALACHANDRAN NAIR, MD Vol. 14, No. 2, JULY 2011

IAP-ID WEBSITE: www.iapid.org MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

President:

Dr. C. SUNDARAM, MD, FAMS, FICPath

Senior Professor & Head

Department of Pathology

Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences,

Punjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082

Secretary & Treasurer:

Dr. KRISHNA BALACHANDRAN NAIR, MD

Professor of Pathology

Medical College, Kottayam

Gayathri, TC 15/511, USRA 56,

U. S. Road, Vellayambalam

Trivandrum – 695010, Kerala

Editor, IAP-ID Newsletter:

Dr. KRISHNA BALACHANDRAN NAIR, MD

Councillors:

Dr. (Colonel) SRIDHARA SATYANARAYANA, MD

Professor and Head

Department of Pathology

GSL Medical College

NH-5, Rajahmundry – 533296, Andhra Pradesh

Dr. SIDDHARTHA DATTA GUPTA, DCP, MD,

MNAMS, FICP, FIMSA

Professor of Pathology

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),

Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029

Dr. NIRMALA A. JAMBHEKAR, DPB, MD

Professor and Head

Department of Pathology

Tata Memorial Hospital

Dr. E. Borges Marg,

Parel, Mumbai - 400012

Ex – Officio Members:

Immediate Past President:

Dr. FRANCISCO COUTO, MD, FICPath

Director Professor, Department of Pathology

Goa Medical College

714, La Campala Colony, Panaji 403001, Goa

Immediate Past Secretary & Treasurer:

Dr. FRANCISCO COUTO, MD, FICPath

Director Professor, Department of Pathology

Goa Medical College

714, La Campala Colony, Panaji 403001, Goa

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Dear Friends

Season’s greetings to all of you. IAP-ID makes constant efforts to keep all the

members abreast of the newer diagnostic modalities and ancillary aids in the

various subspecialties of pathology. In this endeavour, the Mid year Teaching

Programme is being organized at L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad on

Opthalmic Pathology in August 2011 with an increasing number of ophthalmic institutes

in the country, Ophthalmic Pathology has emerged as an upcoming subspeciality. The

annual CME is being organized at PGI, Chandigarh on Liver Pathology in October 2011.

National and International Faculty are participating in both the events and sharing their

expertise. I wish both the events a grand success.

We look forward to the Annual Conference of IAP-ID to be held in Patiala along with the

National IAPM Conference in December 2011. I request all the members to attend the

forthcoming meetings and participate in the scientific deliberations.

Thanking you all.

With kind personal regards,

Dr. C. Sundaram

Membership Fees 2011

Please send your Annual Membership Fees

of Rs. 400/- by Demand Draft payable at

“Trivandrum” or Rs. 430/- if by cheque

5 years Membership Fees

Membership fees for 5 years are now being

accepted. The fees are Rs. 2000/- by Demand

Draft payable at “Trivandrum” or Rs. 2075/-

if by cheque

Draft/cheque made payable in favour of

“Secretary / Treasurer, IAP-Indian Division”

Membership fees to be sent to :

Dr. Krishna Balachandran Nair

Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-Indian Division

Gayathri, TC 15/511, USRA 56

U.S. Road, Vellayambalam

Trvandrum - 695 010, Kerala

GUEST SPEAKER FOR IAP-ID ANNUAL MEETING 2011

This year for the IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2011 at Patiala in December our invited

Guest Speaker will be Prof. Dr. Kumarasen Cooper, Director of Anatomic Pathology,

Vice-Chair and Professor of PathologyUniversity of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health

Care, Vermont, USA. The IAP-ID is deeply honoured and happy to have Prof.

Kumarasen Cooper, who is a Past President of the South African Division of the

IAP, attend the Meeting. A brief biodata of Prof. Kumarasen Cooper is given here

under for the benefit of the members:

Prof. Dr. Kumarasen Cooper

Born in Durban, South Africa, Prof. Kumarasen Cooper is

currently the Director of Anatomic Pathology, Vice-Chair and

Professor of Pathology University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen

Health Care, Burlington, Vermont, USA, a position he is occupying

since May 1999.

Dr. Kum Cooper had his University Education in South Africa

and the United Kingdom having obtained BSc (University of

Durban-Westville) 1972-1974, BSc (Hons) (University of Durban-

Westville) 1975, MBChB (University of Natal) 1976-1980 and

DPhil (University of Oxford) 1990-1992. His Professional

Qualifications include FFPath (College of Medicine of South

Africa) 1985, MRCPath (Royal College of Pathologists, London,

UK)1987 and FRCPath (Royal College of Pathologists, London,

UK) 1997. Prof. Kum Cooper’s Fellowships and Awards include

the Oxford Nuffield Medical Fellowship (1989), Phyllis Knocker /

Bradlow Award (1990) and the Francois Daubenton Award in

1994 for teaching medical students in the University of

Witwatersrand.

Dr. Kum Cooper’s professional appointments from 1982

onwards include Resident in Pathology, Attending Pathologist/

Lecturer, Senior Pathologist/Senior Lecturer : Anatomical

Pathology, University of Natal and King Edward VIII Hospital;

Oxford Nuffield Medical Fellow: Nuffield Department of Pathology,

Oxford, UK (1990-1992); Professor of Anatomical Pathology (Dec

1992-March 1999) and then Chairman of Department of

Anatomical Pathology (July 1993-March 1999), School of

Pathology, University of Witwatersrand and South African Institute

for Medical Research. Subsequently, Prof. Kum Cooper moved

to the United States of America in May 1999 and since then has

been the Director of Anatomic Pathology, Vice-Chair and

Professor of Pathology, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen

Health Care, Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Prof. Cooper has extensive professional experience in Post

Mortem and Surgical Pathology including use of Electron

Microscopy, Immunofluorescence, Frozen Sections and

Immunohistochemistry. He has been the Director of the

Immunohistochemistry Laboratory. As Director of Anatomic

Pathology, I supervised and managed five Directors under his

leadership in Surgical Pathology, Quality Assurance,

Cytopathology, Autopsy and Histology

Prof. Cooper has vast teaching experience with both Under

Graduate, Graduate and Post Graduate medical students and

has taken Lab demonstrations, tutorials, autopsy teaching, and

lectures in Anatomic Pathology. He is also involved in

Postgraduate Resident supervision towards specialization in all

areas of Anatomical Pathology and conducts a weekly Surgical

Pathology teaching conference (Cooper Conference) for

residents. Dr. Cooper also conducts the Histopathology Club for

both academic and private Pathologists. Dr. Cooper also produces

the popular Surgical Pathology Monthly Literature Updates

circulated world wide. These updates by Prof. Cooper also

regularly feature in the Journal of Clinical Pathology as “Snippets

in Surgical Pathology”. Prof. Kum Cooper has been an Examiner

for both Under Graduate and Post Graduate Exams and for board

pathology examinations at many Universities. These include

examiner for Under Graduate students at University of Natal,

University of Cape Town, Medical University of South Africa and

University of Nairobi, Kenya. He has been a Postgraduate

examiner and Convener for the College of Medicine of South Africa

in the Faculty of Pathology which are the board pathology

examinations for registration as Anatomical Pathologists in South

Africa; examiner for MMed (Path) examination at Medunsa and

University of Cape Town; Convener for College of Medicine of

South Africa in the Faculty of Pathology; and, examiner to

University of Nairobi, Kenya. He has supervised 8 Post Graduate

Research students and has large number of research grants to

his credit and has also been a grant application assessor.

Dr. Cooper has also been on various review panels and has

reviewed the Thesis of several PhD, MMed (Path) students for

many Universities. A prolific writer and researcher Dr. Kumarasen

Cooper has more than 236 publications and 87 abstracts in various

international journals. He has also written chapters in 13 books.

A popular and much sought after speaker Dr. Cooper has delivered

more than 107 lectures, presentations and papers at various

international fora. He is a referee for a large number of Journals

and is on the Editorial Board of several Journals including

American Journal of Surgical Pathology; Current Diagnostic

Pathology; Advances in Anat Path; Pathology; CAP Performance

Improvement Program (PIP); International Journal of

Gynecological Pathology; Journal of Clinical Pathology and

Molecular Pathology; and, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory

Medicine.

Prof. Kum Cooper is a member of a large number of

Professional bodies and has been the President of the South

African Division of the IAP from 1996 – 1998, having earlier served

as its Secretary (1987 – 1989). Besides being a member of

International Academy of Pathologists (SA Division), Dr. Kum

Cooper has also been a member of Federation of South African

Society of Pathologists; Fellow of SA College of Medicine; Member

and Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists; Member of the

Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland; Member of

International Society for Gynaecological Pathologists; Member

of the Arkadi M Rywlin Pathology Slide Seminar Club; Council

Member of FSASP; member of International Academy of

Pathologists (United States-Canadian Division; Member of New

England Society of Pathologists; Member of Vermont Society of

Pathologists; Member of ADASP; Member of Haematopathology

Club, UK; Member of Vermont Cancer Center; Affiliate Member

of American College of Pathologists (CAP); Member of Surgical

Pathology Committee (CAP); Liaison member between ADASP

and CAP Surgical Pathology Committee; Member of ADASP

Council; Vice-Chair, Immunohistochemistry Committee (CAP);

Member of Gynecological Tumors Cancer Protocol Panel (CAP);

and, Member of Cancer Committee and Chair of Soft Tissue and

Bone Tumors (CAP)

Prof. Kum Cooper also has had several important Faculty

Appointments to name a few: Member, curriculum committee,

University of Natal; Member of Senate and Faculty of Medicine,

University of Witwatersrand; Member Postgraduate and

Undergraduate Committees; Member of curriculum review

committee; Nominated member of University Council Committee

on Exclusions; Member of Advisory Committee to National Cancer

Registry; Member of Laboratory Leadership Committee; Member

of Reappointments Committee; and, Member of QA Committee

Dr. Cooper’s is an avid sportsman and his other interests

include Swimming, jogging, cycling (Argus Cycle Tour (105 km),

Cape Town), Bird watching and Game drives (South Africa) and

Snowboarding.

CD on "Interstitial Lung Diseases"

A CD with the proceedings and discussion of the IAP-ID Symposium on "Inter-

stitial Lung Diseases", moderated by Dr. Kusum Joshi (PGIMER, Chandigarh),

is available for a fee of Rs. 200 paid by Demand Draft in favour of "Secretary /

Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division" payable at “Trivandrum”.

CD on "Neuromuscular Disorders"

A CD with the proceedings and discussion of the IAP-ID Symposium on "Neu-

romuscular Disorders", moderated by Dr. C. Sundaram (NIMS, Hyderabad), is

available for a fee of Rs. 200 paid by Demand Draft in favour of "Secretary /

Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division" payable at “Trivandrum”.

CD on "Unusual Tumour and Tumour like Lesions of Lung"

A CD with the proceedings and discussion of the IAP-ID Slide Seminar on

"Unusual Tumour and Tumour like Lesions of Lung", moderated by Dr. Pradeep

Vaideeshwar (Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai), is avail-

able for a fee of Rs. 200 paid by Demand Draft in favour of "Secretary / Trea-

surer, IAP - Indian Division" payable at “Trivandrum”.

Any two CDs together fee is Rs. 350 OR All three CDs fee is Rs. 500

Payment to be made by Demand Draft in favour of "Secretary / Treasurer, IAP

- Indian Division" payable at “Trivandrum”.

For further details contact:

Dr. Krishna Balachandran Nair,

Secretary & Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division,

Gayathri,

TC 15/511, USRA 56,

U. S. Road, Vellayambalam,

Trivandrum – 695010, Kerala

The IAP-ID has the following programmes during the course of

the year:

� Mid Year Teaching Programme (usually a Workshop)

� IAP-ID Annual CME

� Annual Meeting (usually held in conjunction with IAPM

Meeting) having a Symposium and Slide Seminar.

Those members desirous of organizing and hosting the Mid Year

Teaching Programme 2012 or the 15th IAP-ID Annual CME 2012

should send their concrete proposals with the theme of the meeting to

the Secretary & Treasurer, Dr. Krishna Balachandran Nair.

For the Annual Conference 2012 (held along with the IAPM

Conference), those desirous of being Moderators for the Symposium

or Slide Seminar should send in their names along with the proposed

title of the Symposium and Slide Seminar to the Secretary & Treasurer,

IAP-ID. Also as per the decision of the General Body of the IAP-ID

certain topics have been suggested as possible subjects for the Slide

Seminar and Symposium. Members desirous of being Moderators for

any of these topics should send their names to the Secretary &

Treasurer, IAP-ID. However, as per the decision of the Council and

General Body of the IAP-ID, the person selected as the moderator

shall be the one who is felt to be best suited to be for the particular

topic of the Symposium or Slide Seminar.

All proposals should reach the Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID, by

15th October 2011, so as the same proposals could be discussed

and approved by the Council and General Body of the IAP-ID.

The proposals should be sent to: Dr. Krishna Balachandran Nair,

Secretary & Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division, Gayathri, TC 15/511,

USRA 56, U. S. Road, Vellayambalam, Trivandrum – 695010, Kerala

IAP - ID Academic Activities 2012

MID YEAR TEACHING PROGRAMME 2011Hyderabad

The Mid Year Teaching Programme will be held in Hyderabad on thetopic “An Overview of Opthalmic Pathology: An EmergingSubspeciality” and will be organized by Dr. Geeta Vemuganti. TheCME brochures have already been mailed to all the IAP-ID membersby the Organizers.For further details contact:Prof. Geeta K. VemugantiMobile: (0)9399986909E mail: deanmd@uohyd.ernet.inFor Registrations and other information:Ms. ElizabethOphthalmic Pathology Service,L. V. Prasad Eye Insitute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus,L. V. Prasad Marg, Bangara Hills,Hyderabad 500034, Andhra PradeshTel: 040-30612529 / 30612521Fax: 040-23548271

Email: elizabeth@lvpei.org , javed@lvpei.org

IAP-ID 14th Annual CME 2011 Chandigarh

The IAP-ID 14th Annual CME will be held on 1st and 2nd October2011 at the PGIMER, Chandigarh, on the theme “Non NeoplasticLesions of Liver”. The Organizing Secretary is Dr. Ashim Das. Thebrochures for the CME have already been dispatched to members bythe Organizers.For further details contact:Prof. Ashim DasOrganizing Secretary, IAP-ID 14th Annual CMEDepartment of Histopathology5th Floor, Research Block A, Post Graduate Institute of MedicalEducation and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh - 160012Tel: +91-9872223744, +91-9914208139, 0172-2755139E mail: liverpath2011@gmail.comWebsite: www.liverpath2011.com

Editor’s Column

I am very happy to present this issue of IAP-ID News letter Vol

14, No 2, July 2011 incorporating all the events in the Indian Division

of IAP as well as providing information on the forthcoming activities.

As you all know news letters keep, all the members updated

about the activities of the organization I sincerely request all the

members to send in the inputs so that relavant material can be put in.

The Newsletter needs to be self financing so as not to drain the

corpus funds of IAPID. I earnestly appeal to all the members to use

your capacity to arrange sponsors for the news letter. The sponsors /

advertisers should send their advertisement material and demand

drafts to In favour of “SECRETARY / TREASURER, IAP - INDIAN

DIVISION” payable at “TRIVANDRUM” and send it to the following

address: Dr Krishna Balachandran Nair, Secretary and Treasurer

IAPID, Gayatrhri, TC15/511, USRA 56, US Road, Vellayambalam,

Trivandrum 695010, Kerala

I wish you all pleasant reading

Dr Krishna Balachandran Nair

Editor, IAPID News letter

7th Asia Pacific IAP Congress Taipei, Taiwan

The 7th Asia Pacific Congress of the International Academy of Pathology was held at the Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwanfrom 20th to 24th May 2011. From India there were four attendees namely Dr. Francisco Couto, Dr. Pradeep Vaideeshwar, Dr. Anita Bhaduri andDr. Shanaz Khodaiji. Dr. Pradeep Vaideeshwar was Faculty for the Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases scientific sessions. Dr. Francisco Coutoco-chaired a scientific session on Haematopathology along with Prof. Bharat Nathwani (USA). Dr. Francisco Couto, Immediate Past President IAP-ID and member of Education Committee of IAP, attended the Executive meeting of the IAP Asia Pacific Divisions assembly and represented the IAP– Indian Division at this meeting.

IAP-ID Associate MembersMembership of the IAP-ID as Associate Members has been

started over many years for Post Graduate students in Pathology andothers. These Associate Members would have no voting rights or otherstatutory rights of full members and would have to become full membersof the IAP-ID on attaining their post graduate qualification. The AnnualMembership fee for Associate Member is Rs. 250.

For further details contact:

Dr. Krishna Balachandran Nair,Secretary & Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division, Gayathri, TC 15/511,

USRA 56, U. S. Road, Vellayambalam, Trivandrum – 695010, Kerala

US Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)

Extensive Educational material, proceedingsof scientific meetings, etc., are made availableon the USCAP website for members of the Indian Division of IAP.The IAP-ID Newsletter is also featured on this site as well as theNewsletters of several other IAP Divisions. Material from Long andShort Courses and Symposia of various USCAP and IAP meetingsare available on the site. Members are urged to explore the “PathologyHub” on the site which a treasure trove of educational and scientificmaterial.

The website address is: www.uscap.org

Dr. Francisco Couto

The President of the International Academy of Pathology (IAP)

has reappointed Dr. Francisco Couto to the prestigious Education

Committee of the International Academy of Pathology for a further

term. Dr. Francisco Couto will be responsible for Australasia and

Asia in this Committee. The IAP-ID congratulates Dr. Couto for

this.

At the Annual Conference 2011 at Patiala the Slide Seminar willbe on “Patterns of Glomerular Injury” to be Moderated by Prof. KusumJoshi (Chandigarh). As Renal biopsies are very small and productionof multiple slide boxes is not feasible CDs of the Slide Seminar will beavailable to those interested at the cost of Rs. 250/-. Those desirousof buying the CD should contact Dr. Kusum Joshi, Moderator, latestby 31st October 2011.For further details contact:Prof. Kusum JoshiProfessor & HODDepartment of Histopathology5th Floor, Research Block A, Post Graduate Institute of MedicalEducation and Research (PGIMER)Chandigarh - 160012Tel: 0172-2755121, Mob: +91-9878601055E mail: kus_joshi@yahoo.com

The conjoint Conference of the International Academy of

Pathology – Indian Division (IAP-ID) and the Indian Association of

Pathologists & Microbiologists (IAPM) is being held at Patiala in

December this year.

Dates of Conference : IAP-ID on 1st December 2011

IAPM from 2nd to 4th December 2011

Conference Secretariat:

Prof. Manjit Singh Bal (Organizing Chairperson)

Department of Pathology

Govt. Medical College & Rajindra Hospital,

Patiala, Punjab, India

Website: www.apcon2011.com

E mail: pathgmcpta@gmail.com

APCON 2011 PATIALA

Congratulations IAP-ID Slide Seminar on

"Patterns of Glomerular Injury"

7.45 am - 8.30 am Registration

8.30 am - 9.00 am Inauguration

9.00 am - 10.00 am Guest Lecture by Prof. Dr. Kum Cooper, USA

10.00 am - 10.30 am Tea

10.30 am - 12.30 pm Slide Seminar

“Patterns of Glomerular Injury”

Moderator: Dr. Kusum Joshi, Chandigarh

12.30 pm - 1.30 pm Lunch

1.30 pm - 2.30 pm Slide Seminar by Prof. Dr. Kum Cooper, USA

2.30 pm - 4.30 pm Symposium

“Antibody based Proteomics, Tissue Micro arrays and its applications in Indian Surgical Pathology”

Moderator: Dr. Sanjay Navani, Mumbai

4.30 pm - 5.30 pm General Body Meeting of IAP-ID

5.30 pm - Meeting concludes and Tea

Secretary & Treasurer’s Column

Dear Friends,

My warm greetings and best wishes to you all. Iextend a warm welcome to all the new members ofIAP-ID. I look forward to their active participationand contribution to the activities of the division.

The IAP-ID focuses to have interesting andexcellent academic activities and this attracts increasing numberof new members. The members are the strength of the divisionand keeps the division growing.

The mid year teaching programme of 2011 is being held at LV PrasadEye Institute at Hyderabad on August first and is organized byDr. Geeta Vemuganti. The topic is ‘An Overview of OphthalmicPathology An Emerging Subspeciality’. I sincerely thank Dr Geethaand other members of the organizing committee for their sincereefforts. I am sure the programme will be an excellent one, coveringvarious aspects of Ophthamic Pathology and I wish all successfor the programmme.

Later this year we are having the Annual CME (IAP-ID 14thAnnual CME ) , will be held on 1st and 2nd of October at PGIChandigarh on “Non Neoplastic Liver Diseases”. The organizingsecretary is Prof Ashim Das. The faculty include international andnational experts in the field of liver pathology. The programmeconsists of lectures, slide seminars and case discussions. I am sure

that all the participants will be immensely benefitted by the CME .Iwish CME all success.

I earnestly request all the members to attend the academicprogrammes of IAP-ID and make them a great success.

Our annual conference will be held at Patiala along with APCON2011. I look forward to meet you all at Patiala. I sincerely thank Dr.John Marshall Johnson for all his efforts to maintain the web site ofIAP-ID.

I do hereby request all members who have not paid themembership fees for this year or are in arrears to kindly paytheir dues with out fail.

Let me conclude by sending warmest good wishes to you andyour families.

Dr. Krishna Balachandran Nair,

Secretary & Treasurer, IAP - ID

Gayathri, TC 15/511, USRA 56, U. S. Road,

Vellayambalam, Trivandrum – 695010, Kerala

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The issues of the IAP-ID Newsletter are now available on the IAP Home Page. The address of the Home Page is

www.iaphomepage.org

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF PATHOLOGY – INDIAN DIVISION

Annual Conference 2011

Patiala

1st December 2011

PROGRAMME

MEETINGS

International:

International Conference on Dermato & Uro Pathology

ICON_DERMATO & URO PATH 2011

18th to 20th August 2011

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Organized by:

The British Division of The International Academy of Pathology &

The College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka

Contact: Co-ordinators -

Dr. Shanika Fernandopulle

Mobile : 0094 777 367 072 Email : shanika@jfalanka.com

Dr Sonali Rodrigo

Mobile: 0094 712 759 244

Email: sonalirodrigo@yahoo.com

Hong Kong Division of International Academy of Pathology

Fall Scientific Meeting

Liver Pathology

Hong Kong

15-16 October, 2011

Contact: HKIAP Meeting Secretariat,

Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology,

Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

Tel: +852-6377-2095 Fax: +852-2637-6274

Email: HKIAPsecretariat@gmail.com

Website: http://www.hkiap.org

NUHS-MD Anderson Pathology Update

27 - 29 October 2011

Singapore

Contact:

Website: http://www.med.nus.edu.sg/path/md_anderson/

index.htm

Secretariat (email): pathology_conference@nuhs.edu.sg

Tel: (65) 6601 1220 / (65) 6601 1238 / (65) 6601 1217

Fax: (65) 6778 0671

SGH Hematolymphoid Pathology Course

31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011

Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Contact:

Website:

www.sgh.com.sg/ Hematolymphoid_Pathology_Course_2011

For details please contact:

Mr Francis Chua

Tel: +65-63213814 Email: francis.chua.y.t@sgh.com.sg

Singapore General Hospital Breast Pathology Course 2011

4 - 5 Nov 2011

Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Course Directors: Dr Puay Hoon Tan, Dr Angela Chong

Invited Experts: Dr Ian Ellis, Dr Fernando Schmitt, Dr Gary Tse

Contact:

Website: www.sgh.com.sg

For details please contact:

Ms Irene Kim Yian Lai

Tel: +65-63214900 Email: Irene.lai.k.y@sgh.com.sg

Mr Francis Chua

Tel: +65-63213814 Email: francis.chua.y.t@sgh.com.sg

Tutorial on Pathology of the GI Tract, Pancreas and Liver

November 14 - 18, 2011

Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa

Hollywood, Florida

Contact:

Ms. Jessica Pfeifer, Department of Pathology and Laboratory

Medicine,

Weill Cornell Medical College, WMC Room-302,

1300 York Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10065.

Telephone (212) 746-6464; Fax (212) 746-8192

E mail: jep2018@med.cornell.edu

Website: www.cornellpathology.org

Tutorial on Neoplastic Hematopathology

January 23 – 27, 2012 Marco Island Florida Resort & Spa

Marco Island, Florida

Contact:

Ms. Jessica Pfeifer, Department of Pathology and Laboratory

Medicine,

Weill Cornell Medical College, WMC Room-302,

1300 York Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10065.

Telephone (212) 746-6464; Fax (212) 746-8192

E mail: jep2018@med.cornell.edu

Website: www.cornellpathology.org

Local:

Calipath2011 Pathology PG Training Programme

21st - 23rd October, 2011

Dept of Pathology, Calicut Medical College

Organizing Chairman: Dr.KP Aravindan

Contact: Dr.Sathi PP, Organizing Secretary

Prof & HOD Pathology, Medical College, Calicut - 673008, Kerala

Mobile: 9446537328 Email: calipath2011@gmail.com

This Newsletter has been produced by Dr. Francisco Couto & Dr. Krishna Balachandran Nair

Printed at St. Joseph’s Press, Vazhuthacaud, Trivandrum 695 014

OBITURIESOBITURIESOBITURIESOBITURIESOBITURIES

Prof. D. Bhaskara Reddy, the Doyen of Pathology in India, passed away on 15th March 2011

at Hyderabad leaving a huge void in the world of Pathology and Medicine and a sad loss to all of

us. Dr. Bhaskara Reddy was one of the founder members of the International Academy of Pathology

– Indian Division (IAP-ID) and also served as its President.

Prof. Bhaskara Reddy, MD, DSC (Hons), FRCPath (London), FACP, FAMS, FICP, was born

in 1924 inVeeranathur village in Madras state and had his early education in Chittoor and Madras

and then graduated from Madras University with his MBBS degree. Subsequently he obtained

his MD in Pathology and Microbiology from the University of Madras in 1953. Dr. Bhaskara Reddy

joined Government service and served as Professor of Pathology at Visakahpatnam and Guntur

and later was the Principal (Dean) of Kurnool and Guntur Medical Colleges. He retired as Director

of Medical and Health Services of Andhra Pradesh in 1982. Following this he was appointed as

Vice Chancellor of Nagarjuna University, Guntur, and later as Director, Nizam’s Institute of Medical

Sciences, Hyderabad.

Dr. Bhaskara Reddy had his advanced training at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

(AFIP), Washington DC, USA in 1959 – 1960 and also visited several Institutions in the USA and United Kingdom under the TCM

and British Council Fellowships in 1975. A dedicated and talented researcher and academician of world renown Dr. Bhaskara

Reddy had more than 300 scientific publications to his credit. Dr. Reddy received an honorary Doctorate from Nagarjuna University

in 1985. Dr. Reddy was Fellow of the Indian Academy of Medical Sciences, American College of Pathologists, and Royal College

of Pathologists. He was a member of several National and International Organizations. Dr. Bhaskara Reddy was the

President of the International Academy of Pathology – Indian Division (IAP-ID), Indian Association of Pathologists and

Microbiologists (1978) and Indian Academy of Cytologists (1979).

A revered and much loved teacher his students are spread all over the world and several have held high positions both in

India and abroad in countries like USA and UK. Dr. Bhaskara Reddy was highly respected and much loved by students, colleagues,

friends, society and public at large. His contributions to Pathology, academics and public health are tremendous and will never

be forgotten.

Dr. Bhaskara Reddy was a giant of a man, a father figure, whose advice, guidance and endearing personality will be sorely

missed. His jovial personality, ready smile and warm heart touched the lives of so many.

Dr. Bhaskara Reddy is survived by his four children, all of whom are eminent personalities in their own right, and his

grandchildren. On behalf of the International Academy of Pathology – Indian Division (IAP-ID) I convey our deepest sympathies

and condolences to the family of our much loved late Prof. Dr. D. Bhaskara Reddy.

Prof. Dr. M. Balaraman Nair,

Past President, IAP-ID

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing away of Prof. Dr. S. G. Deodhare,

MD, FAMS, former Professor and Head of Pathology, and Dean, Grant Medical College

and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. Dr. Deodhare occupied several other prominent

positions during his long career and contributed a lot to Pathology. Dr. Deodhare authored

the popular NEWSPath published regularly on Pathoindia.com. He was one of the senior

most members of the IAP-ID and an active member with great interest in academics and

scientific matters. The International Academy of Pathology – Indian Division deeply

mourns his loss and conveys condolences to his bereaved family.

Prof. Dr. S. G. Deodhare

Prof. Dr. D. Bhaskara Reddy

Prof. Dr. D. Bhaskara Reddy

Prof. Dr. S. G. Deodhare

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