| Dr. V. G. Dhume, Dean | | Dr. R.G.W. Pinto, Prof & Head, Dept of Pathology & Principal Investigator | | Dr. M. V. Mallya, Assoc. Prof. of Pathology and Co-Principal Investigator | | Dr. F. Couto, Assoc. Prof. of Pathology & Co-Investigator | | Dr. (Mrs.) N. S. Nadkarni, Former Principal Investigator |
| | Goa Medical College is the only tertiary care Hospital and Premier Institute in Goa. It conducts undergraduate and post-graduate courses besides the hospital work of catering to the patient. The Department of Pathology receives the specimens operated by different departments of Goa Medical college, namely Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, E.N.T., T.B and Chest Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, as well as Haematology and Cytology investigations from various departments. Besides, the department of Pathology also receives above pathological investigations from other private hospitals and laboratories from Goa. Cancer cases which are diagnosed in private are also sent for review and further treatment to Goa Medical College. Thus on the whole the Department of Pathology receives samples from almost whole state of Goa and the statistics give a representative picture of incidences, nature and pattern of cancer in Goa. The Department also receives samples from the town of (neighbouring states) Sawantwadi, Karwar and Londa of Maharashtra and Karnataka. On an average the department receives in a year 12,000 haematological, 9,000 histopathological and 6,000 cytological investigations. The department staff comprises one Professor and Head, four Associate Professors, one Assistant Professor, three Lecturers and seven Assistant Lecturers. Dr. V. G. Dhume is the Head of the Institution, and Dr. N.S. Nadkarni was the Head of the Department as well as the Principal Investigator. Dr. Dominic Lobo and Dr. Sangeeta Amonkar is the Junior Faculty.
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