Meet our specialised team

• Histopathology

  This lab handles approx. 16000 biopsy samples annually, including a large number of trucut specimens and radical specimens. The patients that come to the Oncology Centre come with tumours and cancers of various sites and numerous types. The lab is equipped with three fully automated tissue processors, two cryostats and fully automated staining machines- both for routine H&E and Immunohistochemistry. The wide repertoire of IHC antibodies (approx. 130) covers practically every tumour group and type, both common and uncommon.
  This Histopath Lab is also one of the few in NCR dealing with muscle biopsy and biopsies of transplant cases regularly.

• Cytopathology

  This lab handles approx. 12,000 samples annually which covers the gamut of FNAC, including guided FNAC – EBUS and EUS, exfoliative cytology and examination of body fluids.  All fluids are processed by Cytospin prerparations. This lab regularly performs Immunocytochemistry analysis as well.

• Haematology

  This lab deals with a large number of cases of leukaemia and carries out the diagnosis and monitoring of these cases. To handle the large volume and workload, this lab is equipped with automated XN 9112 for analysis of CBC and staining of peripheral blood smears, this is the only machine installed in the country by the manufacturers. Leukaemia diagnosis is aided by flow cytometry done on the BD Verse machine. This is soon going to be replaced by the BD- Lyric.

• Biochemistry

  Clinical Biochemistry lab is equipped with a fully automatic track system  ( VAS ) for biochemical  analysis of a large number of parameters. This track is one of the longest installed in a hospital in the Asia pacific region. This machine is a necessity in this hospital to cater to the heavy workload -approx. 3000 patient samples per day / translating into approx.  3,50,000 tests per month. Besides the track system the lab is also equipped with the Architect system. 

• Microbiology

  This busy lab handles a large number of samples for culture every day. It includes a fully automated immunology lab, high end TB and fungal lab and is moving towards full automation in bacteriology.  The Molecular Lab Section of microbiology covers most of the common infectious diseases which are prevalent in India, and helps in their diagnosis.  The department of Microbiology runs a robust Infection Control program and anti- microbial stewardship program.

• Molecular Genetics Lab

  This lab handles the entire workload for supporting the transplant programme run in this hospital. Besides this, it also runs tests for the molecular diagnosis of some cancers. We perform highly specialised tests like EGFR, K-RAS, N-RAS and cytokines assay and are in the process of enhancing out test menu and including many other high end molecular tests, real time PCR, cytogenetics and in-situ hybridisation tests to provide solutions and direction of our patients.

• Blood Bank

  This is a fully equipped and licenced blood bank handling and supporting the hospital in it’s robust transplant programme (for liver, kidney, bone marrow and heart), busy dialysis centre and oncology centre.
  The blood bank is regularly involved in the preparation and cryopreservation of components and performs plasmapheresis too.