Ganga S Pilli MBBS,MD,PhD
is currently Professor, Department of Pathology, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research's JGM Medical College, Hubballi, Karnataka. Earlier she has served at JN Medical College, Belagavi. She has teaching experience of 38 years to undergraduate students and 29 years to postgraduate students. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students and is a PhD guide and examiner.
She has been instrumental in starting CPCs to undergraduate students, CME in transfusion medicine and continuing CME and PG courses in pathology.She has published papers in national and international journals.
She has completed training in oncopathology at Cancer Centre, Indiana, USA; fellowship in cytology from Indian Academy of Cytology; and attended workshop on infectious diseases in neuropathology at NIMHANS and short course in basics in molecular biology techniques at NIRRH, Mumbai. She has been actively involved in research, academics and extracurricular activities. She is highly motivated and enthusiastic and is loved by her students due to her inspiring and positive attitude.
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The book has been written in a simple and lucid style and includes illustrations for the benefit of all the students, intelligent as well as ordinary, studying pathology at undergraduate level in various fields including medical (MBBS) and dental sciences (BDS), AYUSH courses, and other courses pertaining to medical laboratory technology and allied health sciences.
Salient Features of the Book
The book is divided into five sections: •Haematology, •Clinical Pathology and Basics of Cytology, •General Pathology and Systemic Pathology, •Histopathology Techniques and •Cytology Techniques
Each part covers different exercises.
Book lays emphases on acquiring practical skills.
Most of the NMC competencies related to skills are addressed.
The book is also useful for the students in their preparation of examination to answer long answers, short essays and short answers and to face viva voce examination as quick review in pathology.
Additional important material is added as supplements after each section to address some of the topics.
Case studies are included after Haematology, Clinical Pathology, General Pathology and Systemic Pathology and Cytology sections to take the students to a higher level of thinking. The answers to these cases are given at the end of all the chapters. After main five parts, at the end has “Similes in Pathology”, “Know Your Scientists” and “Pearls to Remember” covering various topics which will help the students in preparation for competitive examination in medicine.
The book has been designed with illustrations of gross and microscopic pictures with original as well as schematic diagrams.
