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Dr. Chaitra V.

Dr Chaitra V

MBBS, MD - Pathology (May 2010), PDF - Tumour Pathology (2021) | Senior Consultant

16 years of experience
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Professional Overview

Dr. Chaitra V is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Pathology at Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bengaluru. She holds an MD in Pathology from St. John’s Medical College and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Tumour Pathology from Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology. With over 12 years of experience, her areas of expertise include gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, endocrine, soft tissue, bone, and skin pathology, with a special interest in cytopathology.

Her professional journey spans academic and clinical roles, including a decade of teaching and diagnostic work at PSGIMSR, Coimbatore. She has actively contributed to NABL processes and postgraduate mentoring. Currently, she is involved in oncopathology diagnostics and multidisciplinary cancer care at Sri Shankara. She is a member of several national and regional pathology associations and has published around 30 peer-reviewed articles. Her future goals include enhancing diagnostic precision, publishing impactful research, and exploring AI applications in cytopathology.

Research Publications

1. A rare association of non-IBD-related giant filiform polyposis and diverticular disease

Authors: Shanmugasundaram S, Gurusamy U, Venkataswamy C, Prabhakaran V

Journal: Indian J Pathol Microbiol

Published: 2024

2. Drug Induced Liver Injury: A Descriptive Analyses of Histopathological Patterns and Clinical Outcomes

Authors: Venkataswamy C, Thomas E, Kartikayan RK

Journal: Int J Adv Med Health Res [Internet]

Published: 2024

Additional Details: Available from: https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijamr.ijamr_181_23

3. Histologic scoring of liver biopsies for the prognosis of chronic liver disease at a tertiary care hospital in South India

Authors: Poorani R, Ganesan N, Neranchanaa R, Chaitra V, Kartikayan RK

Journal: Pathol Res Pract

Published: 2024

Additional Details: 253:155051

4. Utility of the pattern‐based approach using BIOCHIP ‐indirect immunofluorescence in the evaluation of subepidermal bullous disorders

Authors: Venkataswamy C, Vinayagam N, Shanmugasundaram S, Rai R

Journal: J Cutan Pathol

Published: 2023

Additional Details: 50(3):259–65

5. A spectrum of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)—Diagnostic utility of perinatal autopsy

Authors: Ganesan N, Gurusamy U, Venkataswamy C, Sankar K

Journal: Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Published: 2023 Feb

Additional Details: 90(2):139-45

6. Evaluation of the role of BIOCHIP mosaic based indirect immunofluorescence and ELISA BP 180 and BP 230 autoantibodies in the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid patients

Authors: Nithya V, Rai R, Boppe A, Chaithra V

Journal: Indian Dermatol Online J

Published: 2022

Additional Details: 13(6):754

7. Unusual presentation of trichoblastoma

Authors: Ponmariappan L, Shanmuga Sekar C, Rai R, Chaithra V

Journal: J Cutan Aesthet Surg

Published: 2021

Additional Details: 14(3):374

8. Pathologist’s role in identifying cardiac defects—a fetal autopsy series

Authors: Shanmugasundaram S, Venkataswamy C, Gurusamy U

Journal: Cardiovasc Pathol

Published: 2021

Additional Details: 51:107312

9. Anti-P 200 pemphigoid – The most common floor binding subepidermal autoimmune bullous disease in a tertiary care center in south India

Authors: Rai R, Anand JB, Shanmugasekar C, Arunprasath P, Chaitra V, Zillikens D, et al

Journal: IJDVL

Published: 2021

Additional Details: 87:787–91

10. Pirfenidone-induced dose-dependent phototoxicity – a distinct drug reaction

Authors: Arunprasath P, Rai R, Venkataswamy C

Journal: Indian Dermatol Online J

Published: 2020

Additional Details: 11(6):1007

11. Enterobius vermicularis Infection of the Uterine Endometrium in an Infertile Female

Authors: Rajesh H, Kuppusamy B, Venkataswamy C, Ganesan N

Journal: J Obstet Gynecol India

Published: 2020

Additional Details: 70(1):89–91

Languages Spoken

Kannada English Hindi Tamil Telugu
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