Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital
Government of NCT of Delhi

Faculty: 

Technical Staff and Assistantsseamen:

History:

• 1964 – Foundation of the Department of Pathology.
• 1970 – First expansion of Department with fully functional histopathology lab and clinical pathology services in ward.
• 1980 – Second expansion with more lab and working areas in a wing accompanied by Biochemistry and Microbiology departments.

Present Departmental profile:
Department of Pathology provides services for Histopathology, encompassing specialized services like Neuropathology, Cardiovascular Pathology, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, and Renal Pathology along with Cytopathology, Clinical Pathology and Hematology. The department also provides intraoperative rapid diagnosis by cryosectioning and squash cytological techniques. This facility is being routinely provided for clinical departments. Large numbers of referral cases from other hospitals are also received for specialty opinion and diagnostic work up.
The department is equipped with specialized techniques like panel of special histochemical stains including those for Neuromuscular Pathology. Facilities for applying immunohistochemical markers for precise diagnosis are also available. In addition, the department is in the process of starting an EM lab where a state of the art electron microscopic facility shall be available soon. Ultrastructure studies shall be provided for diagnosis as well as research, and samples will be received from other government institutions within the state as well. These ancillary techniques can provide information regarding the exact mechanism involved in the disease process.

List of services:
1. Histopathology including histochemistry, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy.
2. Cytopathology
3. Immunopathology (tumor markers & autoimmune workup)
4. Hematology
5. Clinical Pathology

Samples received:
These investigations are carried out on surgical and biopsy specimens, fine needle aspirates, body fluids and blood samples received from the clinical departments of G B Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi. The Department also accepts specimens from Lok Nayak hospital and other Government hospitals in the state.

Required fee, if any:
All the tests are conducted free of cost and no fee is required to be paid by the patient. However patients admitted to the nursing homes and private hospitals are charged fees for the tests as per the rates decided by the hospital administration. 

Spectrum of services rendered with respective venue:
The following services are available to in and out patients on all working days from Dept of Pathology, Academic Block, 3rd floor.
 

Histopathology:
• Histopathological examination of biopsies and surgical specimens - Routine microscopy (H&E), special histochemical stains and immunohistochemistry
• Autoimmunity: ANA, ds DNA, c-ANCA, p-ANCA, Nuclear Antigen line assay, Anti LKM, Ant Sm
Room no. 320 (Sample receiving and dispatch), 322 (Frozen & unfixed tissues), 330 (microtomy and staining, including special stains), 332 (Immunohistochemistry, IF, ELISA and autoimmunity), 319 (grossing of human surgical tissues- biopsies and resection, tissue processing), 328, 329 and 325: Routine reporting, subject seminars, clinico-pathological meet

• Ground Floor: Museum and Electron microscopy
New OPD block: D block, 1st floor (Ext: 5718)

Room No 130: CLINCAL PATHOLOGY LAB Hematology: • HEMOGLOBIN/ PCV/ HEMATOCRIT/ TLC/ DLC/ PLATELET count/ RBC count/ MCV/ M.C.H/ MCHC/ BT/ CT/ RETIC COUNT/ ESR/ BT/ CT
• Peripheral Smear
• PS for MP
• BONE MARROW ASPIRATION and Trephine Biopsy

Urine - Routine & microscopy, Urine sugar, albumin, Bile Salt, Bile pigment, Specific gravity, Stool R.E, Stool Occult blood
Room No 131: Cytology Lab: FNAC (including guided FNACs), effusion fluids, CSF cytology, Cell block preparation and immunocytochemistry

Important contacts:
Administration: 5326
Sample receiving and dispatch: 5320
Frozen sectioning and staining: 5322, 5331
Clinical Pathology, Hematology and Cytology lab (D Block, 1st floor): 5718
 

Timings of sample receive and dispatch:
Blood & Urine: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm, Monday to Friday and 8:00 am - 1:00 pm, Saturday
Histopathology & Cytology: 8 am - 4pm (Monday to Friday) and 8 am – 1 pm (Saturday)

Tests Available in the Evening & night: Room no. 130, first floor, D block
Urine - Routine & microscopy
Blood – HEMOGLOBIN/ PCV/ HEMATOCRIT/ TLC/ DLC/ PLATELET count/ RBC count/ MCV/ M.C.H/ MCHC/ BT/ CT/ RETIC COUNT/ ESR

Collection of Samples: • Blood & Urine: Blood collection Centre, Room no. 125 first floor, D block.
• Cytopathology samples: Room no. 131, first floor D- Block.
• Histopathology samples: Room no. 320/319, 3rd floor, Academic block

Turn Around time: Urine, Blood and Fluids

The reports of urine, blood & fluid will be available by 4.00pm on the same working day if the samples are received within 1:00pm. Saturday- Reports will be available by 1.00pm if the samples are received by 11.00 am.
For samples received after the above mentioned time: within 12 Hours

Histopathology:
• Small Biopsy - 4 Working Days
• Large Biopsy (surgical specimen) - 6 Working Days

FNAC & Cytology - 24 Hours

Frozen Sections/ Smears for Intraoperative Diagnosis - Immediate Report
Auto Immunity - 7 Working Days
Enzyme Histochemistry for Muscle Tissue - 3 Days
FNAC & CYTOLOGY - 24 hours Cell block preparation and immunocytochemistry – 3-5 days
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY – 04 days
IMMUNOFLUROSCENCE and AUTO IMMUNITY – 1 WEEK
URINE FOR ACTIVE SEDIMENTS - 12 Hours
BONE MARROW ASPIRATION - 48 hours Trephine Biopsy: 7 days

Electron microscop Department of Pathology
Electron microscopy is the ultimate highest standard in diagnosis for many biopsies in Pathology. This diagnostic facility has been recently set up in the Dept of Pathology, GIPMER with the help of Dept of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India under the RRSFP Sahaj Programme. With the permission of the Delhi Govt, our centre has been approved as a referral centre for electron microscopy all Delhi Govt Hospitals as well as other Govt and Non Govt organizations for the purpose of diagnostic facilities and research.

Samples are accepted for Transmission Electron Microscopy in the Dept of Pathology from all Govt and Non Govt organizations under the following terms:

PROPOSED COST FOR ACCEPTING SAMPLES IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, GIPMER

1. Images will be given on a CD. Please bring your own CD for this purpose.

2. Please take prior appointment from Dr. Vineeta Batra at vvbatra9@gmail.com or at 09718599075