Expertise

Dr. Veena R, consultant pathologist and Head of Histopathology, at
Strand Life Sciences – HCG Hospitals, Bangalore. She has over 19
years of experience in various fields of Pathology – Surgical
pathology, Oncopathology, Digital Pathology, immunohistochemistry
and flow cytometry. Her keen interest is in Digital pathology for
surgical Oncopathology. Her fields of expertise are Uro-
Oncopathology, Female reproductive organ Pathology, Head and
Neck Pathology and GI pathology. She also heads Digital Pathology
at HCG as the project In-charge. She is instrumental in deployment
of Digital pathology in HCG network. She is the academic in-charge
in Pathology and has been the guide for many DNB and Fellowship
students in Oncopathology. She has been the organizing secretary
for several CMEs in Pathology, for Pathologists and Lab Technicians.
She has conducted webinars in pathology. She’s an active member of
MDTs and tumor board meetings. She has had 13 original articles
and case reports published in journals of repute. She is involved in
several clinical trials, some of which are on Artificial intelligence in
Pathology and Healthcare. She is an empaneled NABL Lead assessor
and has conducted over 60 NABL assessments. Dr. Veena is a Sigma
green belt holder from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Delhi. She’s been actively involved in NABL and CAP accreditation
for her laboratory, including digital pathology. She holds a MD in
Pathology from Mysore Medical College (2001).