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Executive Council 2017

President: Dr. K. P. Aravindan Former Professor & Head Department of Pathology Medical College, Calicut, Kerala

Secretary & Treasurer: Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri Department of Pathology P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Center Mahim, Mumbai 400 016, Maharashtra

Editor, IAP-ID Newsletter: Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri

Councillors: Dr. N. Jayaram Anand Diagnostic Laboratory Bowring Tower,54, Bowring Hospital Road, Shivajinagar Bangalore 560 001, Karnataka

Dr. Ashim Das Professor of Histopathology PGIMER, Chandigarh 160 012.

Dr. Nuzhat Hussain Professor & Head Department of Pathology Officer Incharge State Referral Centre for Lab Investigations Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow 226 010, Uttar Pradesh

Ex-Officio Members: Immediate Past President: Dr Roshan F. Chinoy Former Professor & Head of Pathology Tata Memorial Hospital Consultant Histopathologist, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mazgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Immediate Past Secretary & Treasurer: Dr. Shantveer G Uppin Professor, Department of Pathology Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences Punjagutta, Hyderabad 500 082, Telangana.

Advisor Dr. Francisco Couto IAP Vice President Director Professor of Pathology Goa Medical College 714, La Campala Colony,Panaji 403001, Goa.

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Vol 20, No 1, January 2017 Editor: Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

It is a great honour to be elected President of the IAP-ID. I thank all members for the trust reposed in me and I will try my best to

be worthy of it. In an era when the academic discipline of

Pathology is rubbing shoulders with the frontiers of science,

IAP-ID is our window to the wider world. We need to look

outward and learn and rapidly equip ourselves with theory and

practice. For this to happen, our organization has to expand and

attract many more members especially from the younger

generation.

The signs are good as we see more participation and new

interest in recent years. We must thank the Dr Roshan Chinoy

and Secretary Dr Shantveer Uppin for the very able leadership they provided during the past two

years. Dr Francisco Couto is to be specially lauded for his role in meticulously nurturing the

organization to its current state. It is really befitting that he has been awarded the prestigious

International Academy of Pathology (IAP) Gold Medal at the world Congress of the International

Academy of Pathology (IAP) held at Cologne, Germany, in 2016 for outstanding contributions to

the IAP and Pathology Education and Research for the last twenty years. It is an honour for all of

us. We had excellent academic fare at the IAP-ID annual meet at Jaipur in December last year and

look forward to Bhopal this year for another fruitful conference. Meanwhile, the mid-year

teaching program is coming up in Chennai on the very interesting topic of 'Histo-Onco Report

Formats - What Information Does The Clinician Need To Treat The Patient'. This is highly relevant

in the current context and I hope there will be good attendance for the program. Let us resolve

this year to strengthen our organization in every way. I wish that every member will try and enrol

at least two others during the year.

Wishing everyone a fruitful year ahead

Dr. K. P. Aravindan

President, IAP-ID

The IAP-ID expresses its gratitude and thanks to the following Office Bearers who havecompleted their tenures for their contributions and services to the IAP-ID :

Dr. Roshan Chinoy : who has served the IAP-ID as its President. Dr. Chinoy had earlier been aCouncilor of the IAP-ID

Dr. Shantveer G. Uppin : who served as Secretary & Treasurer of the IAP-ID

Brig. V. Srinivas : on the completion of his tenure as Councilor of IAP-ID

Dr. Kusum Joshi : who served as an Ex Officio member of the IAP-ID Council. Earlier Dr. Kusum Joshi had served as President and Councilor of IAP-ID

Dr. Krishna Balachandra Nair : having served as an Ex Officio member of the IAP-ID Council.Earlier Dr. Krishna had served as Secretary & Treasurer IAP-ID

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Thank you

New Office Bearers

Dr. K. P. Aravindan

Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri

The IAP-ID congratulates and welcomes the new President Dr. K. P. Aravindan (Calicut), Secretary & Treasurer Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri (Mumbai)

and Councilor Dr. Nuzhat Husain (Lucknow) who were elected at the Annual Conference held on 1st December 2016 at the B. M. Birla

Auditorium, Jaipur. The tenure of the new Office Bearers began on 1st January 2017. For the benefit of the members their brief biodata is given

below:

Dr. K. P. Aravindan is currently ICMR Emeritus Scientist associated with the Department of Pathology, Medical

College, Calicut, Kerala. Earlier he served with distinction in various capacities in Government Medical

Colleges in Kerala and was for long the Professor and Head of Pathology at the Medical College, Calicut.

He did his MBBS from Medical College, Trivandrum in 1977 and subsequently obtained his MD (Pathology)

from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in 1982.

He is a very popular and respected Medical Teacher and also has been Faculty at large number of CMEs,

Workshops and Conferences both at the local and national level. He has been a popular Quiz Master for the

highly successful IAPM online Quiz for many years. Dr. Aravindan describes himself as a Medical teacher and

small town Pathologist with finger in too many pies!

He has many publications in peer reviewed Journals with 644 citations as per Google scholar. He has written

many books in English and Malayalam on many health topics and other social issues. He has undertaken several research projects

particularly in the fields of Sickle cell anemia and acute appendicitis.

He has been awarded the prestigious Basu Mallik Award for the best research work in 1996, by the Indian Association of Pathologists and

Microbiologists, for work on Acute appendicitis. He has also been awarded the Kerala Government special award for work among patients with

Sickle cell anemia in 2011. His main interests and hobbies include Evolutionary biology, Method of science, People's science movements,

Ecology and old Hindi film music.

Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri is currently full-time Consultant Histopathologist, at P. D. Hinduja Hospital & MRC,

Mumbai. She was Asst. Prof. of Pathology from 1981-1989 at the Gujarat Cancer and Research

Institute, Ahmedabad and subsequently Associate Prof. of Pathology and in-charge of the population

based tumor registry there. She relocated to Mumbai in 1992 and joined Hinduja Hospital as full time

hospital based Consultant since 1993. Dr. Bhaduri had her Medical Education at the G.S.V.M. Medical

College, Kanpur, from where she did her graduation (1972 - 1977) and then her M. D. (Pathology &

Bacteriology) in 1980 from the University of Kanpur, at the same institute. At the Gujarat Cancer &

Research Institute, Ahmedabad, she set up immunostaining and electron microscopy in the mid eighties.

She was awarded the British Council Fellowship in 1989 to do 'Advanced Histopathology and Electron

Microscopy' at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, and at the University College of Medical Sciences, London. She had the opportunity to work with Prof. Nicholas Wright, Prof. Isaacson and Prof. Azzopardi at these Institutes, where she spent 6 months. This initiated her interest in breast pathology and lymphomas. She has had the privilege of training in many hospitals in the U.S.A. subsequently, namely

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, (N.Y.C.), Mayo Clinic (Rochester), Stanford University Medical School and Johns Hopkins’ Medical

School. This has helped her keep abreast of the latest in the subject.

At the Hinduja Hospital, she was responsible in upgrading the sections of Histopathology and Cytopathology to its current status. She

introduced IHCs there in mid nineties and has taken their section successfully through 3 major laboratory accreditations, namely ISO 2001

(2000), College of American Pathologists (2006) and National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (2008). Dr. Bhaduri was associated with the

Bombay Breast Group (BBG) since 1994 and the Group of Gynecologic Pathologists (GGP) since 1998. Since 2004 she is also conducting the

meetings of the GGP at Hinduja Hospital. The group has conducted several CMEs at state, national and international levels.

She has contributed chapters in 2 textbooks – one on Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders (2010) and the other in 'Guidelines on

Breast Pathology Reporting' (2 ). She has more than 45 publications in peer reviewed journals, both National and International, including Acta

Cytologica, Lancet, Annals of Hepatology, American Journal of Surgical Pathology and The Breast Journal. She is a reviewer for IJPM, Ind.

J. Ophthalmology and I. J. Cytology. Dr. Bhaduri is a guide for the Post-Doctoral Certificate Course in Oncopathology of the Indian College of

Pathologists since 2003 and has had 5 candidates under her so far. She is the Hony Editor of the Lab Newsletter of Hinduja Hospital (Lab.

Communique) and a life member of various professional bodies, like IAP-ID, IAPM and IAC. She was awarded the Dr M. T. Paithankar Oration in

Nov 2010 by Vidarbha Association of Pathologists & Microbiologists. Dr Bhaduri has participated as invited faculty in various National and

International CMEs and Conferences in both Cytopathology and Surgical pathology. She was convenor of the gynec. path session at 6th

Asia Pacific Congress of IAP-ID in Kochi in 2009. She was the Organizing Secretary of 11th Annual CME of IAP-ID in 2008 at Hinduja Hospital

on 'Newer Perspectives in Gynecologic Pathology' and in 2016 on "Image guided Biopsy Interpretation: Lessons learned in practice". She

along with the GGP have conducted CMEs on gynecologic pathology at APCON in Lucknow (1999), MAPCON in Nashik (2006), IAP-ID at

Mumbai (2008), APCON in Hyderabad (2010), Ambejogai (2011) and MAPCON (Dhule 2011). Along with the BBG she has conducted several2

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international workshops on breast Pathology and CMEs at Mumbai and in Colombo, Sri Lanka (2015).

She was the co-convener of gynec path session at APIAP, Kochi, 2009 and moderator for the gynec pathology session at APCON 2010 in

Hyderabad. She also conducted the first trans-Pacific Digital case conference on telemedicine with the University of Nebraska, U.S.A. in

March 2010 on Path Xchange. Web-based conferencing methods are an emerging field in Surgical Pathology now. Dr. Bhaduri has

conducted hands-on workshops at Pune, Kakinada and in Nagpur on Immunohistochemistry and its techniques for pathologists and Lab

technologists. Her chief areas of interest continue to be Breast pathology, GYN pathology and Cytopathology with Immunohistochemistry.

Dr. Nuzhat Husain is currently Professor and Head Department of Pathology and Officer In charge State

Referral Centre for Lab Investigations at the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.

She did her MBBS in 1985 from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh and MD (Pathology) from

King George's Medical College, Lucknow University, Lucknow in 1989. Dr. Nuzhat Husai has vast professional

experience and has been the Director (2013 to 2015), Dean (2011 to 2015), Professor & HOD of Department

of Pathology (2011 to date) at the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. Earlier she

served at the King George's Medical College in various posts from 1991 to 2011 like Lecturer. Assistant

Professor, Associate Professor and then as Professor in the upgraded K G Medical College, CSM Medical

University, Lucknow. Before joining K.G. Medical College, Dr. Nuzhat Husain worked as Consultant

Pathologist at Fatima Hospital, Lucknow from 1989 to 1991. She was also a Post Doctoral Fellow, Molecular

Neuro-oncology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston MA, USA, in 1997.

Dr. Nuzhat has several awards and honors to her credit. She had Merit Scholarships in MBBS Ist, IInd and Final Professionals; 1st in order of

merit at the MBBS entrance exam at AMU, Aligarh; University Medals for highest marks in SPM, Gen Medicine and Forensic Medicine, 1985;

President of India's Silver Medal for best Woman candidate at the University,1985; Mukherjee Gold medal for best thesis in MD Pathology,

1989; K B Kunwar Memorial Award for Best Paper presented in Junior Group at Lucknow, 1988; Best Paper award at UP Chapter of the Indian

Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists, 1988; K. B. Kunwar Memorial Award for best paper presented in the senior group, at Lucknow, 1992; BOYSCAST Fellowship of the Dept. of Science and Technology, New Delhi, for year 1996-97 for training in Gene Therapy at Massachusetts

General Hospital, Boston MA, USA; Gold Medal for best paper at Annual Conference of the Indian Clinical Epidemiology network at

Thiruvananthapuram from 24 to 28th Sept 2002; Fellowship of the Indian College of Pathologists. 2002; International Fellow of College of

American Pathologists 2010; Dr. H. C. Roy Best Pathologist of the year, by Indian Medical Association (IMA) 2012; "Women's Achiever Award”

and Citation: Academic stream, LMA, Lucknow 2013; "The pride of womenhood award" for outstanding achievement in field of medicine on

International Womens Day 2015, by Avadhnama.

She is a member of several professional bodies like International Fellow of the College of American Pathologists 2010; Member USCAP 2016;

President UP Chapter of IAPM (2016); President UP Chapter IAC (2016); Councilor, International Academy of Pathology - Indian Division (2017

onwards; Joint Secretary SAARC Academy of Histopathology and Cytopathology (2017 onwards); Neuropathology Society of India since 2015;

Fellow of the Indian College of Pathologists; Life member of Indian Association of Pathologists & Microbiologists; Life member of Indian

Association of Cytologists; Life member of Indian Medical Association; Life member of Neurological Society of India; Member India CLEN;

Member UP Chapter of IAPM; Member UP Neurological Society; Member PhD committee at SGPGIMS 2011-16; Member Research committee

SGPGIMS, Lucknow 2007-12 and 2015-18; Member Award Committee SGPGIMS 2009-12; Member Ethical Committee Era's Lucknow

Medical College and Hospital. 2009-16; Member Ethics committee Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow; Member Executive Council,

Integral University, Lucknow; Chairman Research Committee, Integral University, Lucknow; Member Editorial Board Indian Journal of

Pathology and Microbiology; Associate Editor Clinical Epidemiology and global health and Member Editorial board. Dr. Nuzhat Husain has

large number of publication numbering 176, Edited 2 Books / Manuals and 4 Book chapters/ General Articles. She has completed 16

Research Projects as Chief Investigator and has 6 ongoing research projects. She has several research academic achievements like more

than 30 Ph.D Student Guided / Under guidance 30; 75 MD/MS /M.Ch. Students Guided / Under Guidance; 3 M Phil Thesis guided / under

guidance; 134 M.Tech / M.Sc Thesis Guided/ Under Guidance; and Mentoring 2 Post Doctoral Scientists. She has attended more than 100

Conferences and workshops and organized 8 Conferences and Workshops in various aspects of Pathology. She has Chaired Sessions,

international scientific visits and Lectures at international fora on 19 different occasions and has been invited speaker, chaired sessions and

attended Conferences on more than 44 times at the national level. Dr. Nuzhat is an invited Journal reviewer for several Journals like Molecular

Biology Reports; Acta Tropica; Experimental parasitology; Indian Journal of Pharmacology; Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood

Transfusion; BMJ case report.

Her fields of interest include Histopathology, Oncopathology, Neuropathology, Molecular Pathology. She has done extensive research work

in Neuropathology, Frozen section, Breast cancer, Thyroid cancer, Oral Pathology, GI Pathology, Lung Pathology, Gynaec Pathology,

Neurocysticercosis, Genetic Studies in Hemophilia A, and Cytogenetic studies in various tumours and hematological malignancies including

chronic myeloproliferative disorders, AML, ALL, lymphomas, Thyroid tumors, CNS gliomas. Dr. Nuzhat Husain has been involved in creation

of infrastructure and had a continued experience of development of high end labs starting with Neuropathology services followed by

Molecular genetics at the Department of Pathology, King George's Medical College. Lucknow. At Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of

Medical Sciences, Lucknow she was responsible for creation of high end referral department with Immunohistochemistry, Frozen sections,

Telepathology, Thin Prep cytology, Flowcytometry, Automated cell counters, Molecular pathology with DNA Sequencer, Real time PCR,

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FISH, Cytogenetic, Immunopathology with Protein Electrophoresis and Chemiluminescence assays. Dr. Nuzhat Husain is also involved in

social work like organization of health camps, voluntary work with charitable organizations, sponsorship of Children for education, publication

of Newspaper articles on health awareness, publication of hand-outs on women's cancer awareness.

Dr. Francisco Couto was awarded the prestigious International Academy of Pathology (IAP) Gold Medal at the world Congress of the

International Academy of Pathology (IAP) held at Cologne, Germany, in September 2016 in recognition of his meritorious work and

outstanding contributions and services to the IAP and Pathology Education and Research worldwide for the last twenty years. This award is a lifetime achievement award given by the IAP. Dr. Couto is the first and only Indian so far to have been given this award in the 110 years

of the IAP.

Dr. Francisco Couto is currently one of the Vice Presidents of the IAP for the last 5 years and has been a member for the past 12 years of

the prestigious Education Committee of the IAP in charge of Australasia and Asia and involved in promotion Pathology education in various

parts of the world. He is also been appointed as the IAP Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal helping the Nepali Division in educational activities and

was responsible for reactivating the dormant Nepali Division and revitalizing it. Besides he is also looking after other areas in Asia. He is also the

international Councilor of the IAP representing the Indian Division in the world Council of the IAP since 1997. He also organized the highly

successful IAP Asia Pacific Congress in Kochi in 2009 with Faculty speakers and delegates from all over the world. Dr. Francisco Couto is widely

credited for having built up the IAP - Indian Division from small beginnings to being one of the most dynamic and vibrant Divisions of the IAP

over the last two decades. He was the Secretary & Treasurer of the IAP – Indian Division (IAP-ID) from 1997 to 2008 and Editor of the IAP-ID

Newsletter for the same period. He was then President IAP-ID in 2009 and 2010 and subsequently has been IAP-ID Advisor since 2011 till date.

The IAP-ID heartily congratulates Dr. Francisco Couto on this great achievement and is extremely proud of him.

Dr. Francisco Couto awarded IAP Gold Medal

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IAP. The IAP-ID Newsletter is also featured on this site.

The website address is: www.uscap.org

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Secretary & Treasurer's Column

IAP - ID Academic Activities 2018

Dear friends,

Warm greetings to everyone of you on my behalf. I wish to thank you all for reposing the faith in me to take

on this position of great responsibility and challenges. I am hoping to take on the daunting task without

disappointing many along the way.

The transfer of bank accounts took a while in getting to Mumbai, which has resulted in delay in printing the

newsletter. Believe me, it will be our endeavor to get it out in time from the next issue onwards.

There was the very successful Annual CME held at Mumbai and the Annual Conference at Jaipur in later half of 2016, with a large international

and National faculty. A brief coverage of those meetings is enclosed in this issue. There was also the XXXI World Congress of

the IAP at Cologne, Germany, in late September that had a good representation from the Indian Division.

This year too we have a brilliant programme lined up for the Mid year teaching Programme at Chennai in first weekend of June. I am

hoping that the young pathologists will use this as an opportunity to take full benefit of the topic of Histo-Onco report formats to hone

their skills in writing out standardised reports. I am grateful to Dr. Kirti Chadha and her team for organising this wonderful teaching session.

I am deeply indebted to Dr. Francisco Couto for his guidance and constant encouragement to take over and handle this responsibility. He

has been a go-to person for all and sundry. It is no surprise that his 20 long years of experience with various positions in the IAP-ID have

given him an insight into its working that many don't possess. So it was only appropriate that his activities got recognised by the IAP in the

form of bestowing the gold medal to him….heartiest Congratulations!! I wish to thank Brig Dr. V. Srinivas for his contribution as Councillor

in the IAP-ID committee and welcome aboard Dr. Nuzhat Hussain, in that position. I am thankful to my predecessor, Dr. Shantveer G.

Uppin, for letting me in into the nuances required to handle the role and look forward to working with the team and the President,

Dr. K. P. Aravindan. I hope the IAP-ID will continue to grow and prosper and fulfil its aims of spreading knowledge and education in the

country and in making its presence felt on a larger scale at the world stage.

Best wishes for a fulfilling year to all of you and your families.

Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri, MD,Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID,

P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai

The IAP-ID has the following programmes during the course of the year:

O Mid Year Teaching Programme (usually a Workshop)

O IAP-ID Annual CME

O Annual Conference (usually held in conjunction with IAPM Conference) having a Symposium and Slide Seminar.

Those members desirous of organizing and hosting the Mid Year Teaching Programme 2018 or the 18th IAP-ID Annual CME 2018 should

send their concrete proposals with the theme of the meeting to the Secretary & Treasurer, Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri. For the Annual Conference

2018 (held along with the IAPM Conference), those desirous of being Moderators for the Symposium or Slide Seminar should send in their

names along with the proposed title of the Symposium and Slide Seminar to the Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID. Also as per the decision of

the General Body of the IAP-ID certain topics may have been suggested as possible subjects for the Slide Seminar and Symposium. Members desirous of being Moderators for any of these topics should send their names to the Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID. However, as

per the decision of the Council and General Body of the IAP-ID, the person selected as the moderator shall be the one who is felt to be

best suited to be for the particular topic of the Symposium or Slide Seminar.

All proposals should reach the Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID, by 15th November 2017, so as the same proposals could be discussed and

approved by the Council and General Body of the IAP-ID.

The proposals should be sent to:

Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri,

Secretary & Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division,

Department of Pathology,

P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Center,

Mahim, Mumbai - 400 016, Maharashtra.

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IAP-ID Congratulates Dr. Francisco Couto on receiving the prestigious Gold Medal Award ofthe IAP

It is a matter of great pride for the IAP-ID that Dr. Francisco Couto was recently awarded the prestigious Gold Medal

of the International Academy of Pathology (IAP). Very few individuals in the IAP have received this high honour

which is conferred for signal contributions to the aims and objectives of the IAP. On its web site the IAP describes

the Gold Medal as an award "for members of the Academy demonstrating leadership by creating and fostering

Academy activities that are of International significance". He has joined the select company of previous recipients

of high international repute, such as Robin Cooke of Australia and Juan Rosai of the USA amongst others.

The long association with, and the yeoman service of Francis Couto to the IAP-ID is well known to all its members

and to the wider community of pathologists in India, especially postgraduates, who attend the annual meetings of the IAPM and the thrice

yearly meetings of the IAP-ID. Nevertheless, it would not be out of place to highlight the contributions that Francis has made to both the IAP-ID

and the parent IAP which culminated in his being the choice of the IAP for the Gold Medal Award of 2016.

Francis took over as secretary of the IAP-ID in 1997 and continued by popular demand till 2008 when, also by popular demand, he was elevated

to the post of President. During his tenure as secretary, the membership of the organization increased by leaps and bounds, the newsletter

became a regular means of communication amongst the members, an annual CME was started, a web site in collaboration with Dr. Johnson

was created and the financial health of the IAP-ID improved from a five digit to a seven digit number. In 2009, Francis took over the reins asthPresident of the IAP-ID for the mandated 2 years. His crowning achievement was the successful and much talked about 6 Asia Pacific Congress

of the IAP held in Kochi. After his highly successful tenure as Secretary and then President Francis now remains on the council as a valued

adviser. He is also Vice president for Asia of the IAP.

Francis is keenly interested in the dissemination of professional education and is always on the lookout for appropriate resource personnel

from India and abroad to speak at the various fora of the IAP-ID. His list of national and international professional acquaintances is enviable.

Which brings me to his interactions with members of the IAP through his strengthening of ties with the parent body. He has never missed

attending a meeting of the IAP, unless there were dire circumstances. This itself is praiseworthy, as the IAP-ID does not offer financial support

its office bearers. Even more praiseworthy is the fact that the IAP was persuaded by him that the Indian Division had earned the right to be

represented by two council members on the IAP International Council. This continues from 1998 to this day. Francis continues to serve on the

Education committee of the IAP. This is an influential position which has resulted in our Division forging ties with other Divisions like the British

Division and the IAP-ID being asked to revive and invigorate smaller Divisions in the region viz. Nepal. Through his advocacy on behalf of the

IAP-ID, India has had the distinction of having had individuals serving as Vice President for Asia. Before this the VP position for Asia was usually

filled from a division in the far east.

One can truly say that Francis has used his organizational skills and his own brand of persuasive charm to further the interests of the IAP-ID in

India and abroad. Through his effort he has emphasized that the IAP-ID is a body that does not just talk but acts. His contributions to Indian

professional education and the furtherance of the aims of the IAP have resulted in his being honoured by this Gold Medal Award. The IAP-ID

now basks in the glory that Francis has earned.

Well done Dr. Franciso Couto. The IAP-ID appreciates all that you have done on its behalf and looks forward to your active participation in its

future endeavours.. Congratulations again!

Dr. Anita M. Borges

Former Vice President for Asia, IAPFormer President IAP-ID

CONGRATULATIONS:

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10th Congress of Asia Pacific International Academy of Pathology

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Asia Pacific Society of Molecular and Immunohistology (APSMI)

Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Bali, Indonesia Monday – Thursday, April 24 – 27, 2017

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The XXXI Congress of the International Academy of Pathology (IAP) was held conjointly along with the European Society of Pathology (ESP)

from 25th to 29th September 2016 at Cologne, Germany. There were 34 delegates from India at the Congress. Many of the delegates presented scientific posters, many of them multiple, and oral presentations. At the Congress Dr. Francisco Couto was awarded the prestigious IAP Gold

Medal for 2016 by the IAP in recognition of his meritorious work and outstanding contributions and services to the IAP and Pathology Education and Research worldwide. Dr. Francisco Couto is the first and only Indian so far to have been conferred this award by the IAP which is a

Lifetime Achievement Award. The IAP-ID heartily congratulates Dr. Francisco Couto for this great achievement and great honour bestowed on

him by the IAP. Dr. Francisco Couto, Vice President IAP, attended the IAP Council meeting and also represented India at the said meeting.

Dr. Couto also attended the IAP Education Committee meeting. He also attended the Executive Council meeting of the Assembly of Asia Pacific

IAP Divisions and also represented India at the said meeting. Dr. Francisco Couto was also reelected to another term as Vice President of IAP. The IAP-ID heartily congratulates Dr. Couto for the same. At the 7th biennial Meeting of the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology

held on September 23 & 24, 2016 at the Pathology Department of University Hospital, Cologne, preceding the IAP – ESP Congress Dr. Saranya

Singaravel was awarded the "Best What is it? Prize" at one of the sessions. The IAP- ID heartily congratulates Dr. Saranaya Singaravel for this

achievement.

XXXI Congress of International Academy of Pathology, Cologne, Germany

Photo collage of some of the Indian delegates attending the Congress

At the 7th biennial Meeting of the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology held on September

23 & 24, 2016 at the Pathology Department of University Hospital, Cologne, during the IAP ESP Congress

Dr. Saranya Singaravel (Fellow Cardiovascular Pathology, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital,

Mumbai) was awarded the "Best What is it? Prize” where challenging cases are presented at the

traditional "What is it?” session of the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology.

The IAP-ID heartily congratulates: Dr. Saranaya Singaravel for this achievement.

Dr. Saranaya Singaravel

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IAP-ID XIX ANNUAL CME, HINDUJA HOSPITAL, MUMBAI

th th The XIX annual CME of the IAP-ID was held on 8 and 9 October at P. D. Hinduja Hospital Mumbai.

The theme was “Image guided biopsy interpretation: lessons learned in practice”. There was faculty from USA, UK as well a from PGI

(Chandigarh), Indo-American Cancer Institute (Hyderabad), Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (Mumbai), Tata Memorial Centre

(Mumbai), Hinduja Hospital (Mumbai) and Prince Aly Khan Hospital (Mumbai).

The day started with a Ganesh strotram recitation and a short inauguration program and lamp lighting. The President IAP-ID, CEO Hinduja

Hospital, Secretary IAP-ID and Organizing Secretary of the Conference addressed the gathering. The CD of the conference proceedings was

released by the IAP-ID President and the trustees of Hinduja Hospital.

A short felicitation was held for Dr Francisco Couto, Vice President IAP, who was awarded the gold medal for meritorious service by the IAP at

the recently concluded conference in Cologne, Germany.

There were 14 long talks and 2 slide seminars as well as 2 panel discussions held over a course of one and a half days. The slide seminars

were case -based and discussed a variety of problems faced in reporting core biopsies from various parts of the body. There were long

talks by radiologists and surgeons as well as a multidisciplinary panel discussion on 4 challenging cases and issues confronted by a small

biopsy. The discussions were enthralling and kept everyone interested till the end.

The second pathology panel sent out several take home messages on reporting and handling of biopsies from the lung, breast , GIT, renal

etc in view of the molecular pathways and targeted therapies available for several tumors.

The food and academic content was greatly appreciated by all participants. Audio visual presentations and ambience as well as the

arrangements made for a great exchange of academic ideas.

It was attended by 117 delegates from across the country and 34 experienced and learned faculty members from various parts of the

country and abroad. There were delegates from south and east as well as western parts of India.

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IAP-ID Annual Conference 2016, Jaipur

stThe Annual Conference of the International Academy of Pathology - Indian Division was held on 1 December, 2016 at B. M. Birla Auditorium, Jaipur with Dr. (Mrs) Ajay Yadav as the Organizing Chairperson and Dr. Dilip Ramrakhiani as the Organizing Secretary. The IAP-ID Annual

Meeting was well attended with Delegates from all parts of India.

The Conference began with the formal Inauguration function. The Chief Guest Dr. I. D. Gupta (Additional Principal, SMS Medical College,

Jaipur) inaugurated the Conference by lighting the traditional lamp in the presence of the other dignitaries, Guest of Honour Dr. Francisco

Couto (Vice President, IAP), Dr. Roshan F. Chinoy (President, IAP-ID), Dr. Shantveer Uppin (Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID), Dr. (Mrs) Ajay

Yadav (Organizing Chairperson, APCON 2016), Dr. Kusum Mathur (Professor and HOD Pathology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur) and Dr. Dilip

Ramrakhiani (Organizing Secretary, APCON 2016) and other dignitaries in attendance. The “Proceedings CD” was also released during the

function. During the Inauguration Dr. Francisco Couto (Vice President of the IAP and Past President IAP-ID) was felicitated by Chief Guest

Dr. I. D. Gupta and Dr. Roshan Chinoy (President IAP-ID) with a special plaque and shawl for having been conferred the prestigious IAP Gold

Medal by the IAP. Earlier, during her Presidential Address Dr. Roshan Chinoy paid rich compliments and lauded Dr. Couto for all his

accomplishments and contributions to the IAP and IAP-ID over the years that lead the IAP to recognise him with this rare and unique

award and Dr. Chinoy also congratulated Dr. Francisco Couto for being the first and only Indian so far in the 110 years history of the IAP to

have been awarded this life time achievement award of the IAP.

The Scientific Programme followed immediately thereafter. The Guest lecture was delivered by Prof. Dr. Alberto Mario Marchevsky, Cedars

Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA. Prof. Alberto M. Marchevsky delivered an excellent lecture on “Practical Approach to Mediastinal

Tumors and Cysts”. Later, Prof. Marchevsky also conducted a nice slide seminar on “Differential Diagnosis of Interesting Mediastinal Tumors”.

Both the presentations of Prof. Alberto M. Marchevsky were highly appreciated by all the delegates present. On behalf IAP-ID, Dr. Roshan F.

Chinoy (President, IAP- ID) presented a specially designed plaque and certificate of appreciation to Prof. Alberto Marschevsky. The IAP-ID

expresses its gratitude and thanks to Alberto M. Marchevsky for having come to the Annual Conference and for delivering the Guest lecture

and conducting the Slide Seminar. The Guest Lecture was followed by an interesting Slide Seminar on “Transplant Pathology” which was ably

moderated by Prof. Ashim Das (Chandigarh). The cases very well discussed and presented by Prof. Ashim Das and his panellists Dr. Sudheer

Kumar Arava (New Delhi), Dr. Megha Uppin (Hyderabad), Dr. Nalini Bansal Gupta (New Delhi), Dr. Amanjit Bal (Chandigarh), Dr. Pradeep

Vaideeswar (Mumbai), Dr. Ritambhra Nada (Chandigarh), Dr. Amit K. Dinda (New Delhi), Dr. Puja Sakhuja (New Delhi), Dr. Archana Rastogi

(New Delhi). The post lunch session had the Symposium on “Granulomatous Dermatitis” moderated very well by Prof. Uma Nahar Saikia

(Chandigarh) and Prof. Sharada Rane (Pune). The topic was extensively discussed by Prof. Uma Nahar Saikia and Dr. Sharada Rane and the

other panelists Dr. V. Ramesh ( Dr. Rajalakshmi T. (Bangalore), Dr. Uma Nahar Saikia (Chandigarh), Dr. Sudheer Arava (New Delhi)

and Dr. Sonal Sharma (New Delhi). The Scientific Programme of the Annual Meeting was brought out in the form of a Proceedings CD, edited by

Dr. Francisco Couto, Advisor and Past President of the IAP-ID, and was distributed to the delegates by the Organizers.

The Scientific Programme was followed by the General Body Meeting of the IAP-ID. President of the IAP-ID Dr. Roshan F. Chinoy chaired

the Meeting and called the Meeting to order. The meeting began by passing a Resolution congratulating Dr. Francisco Couto on being

awarded the IAP Gold Medal. The Resolution read as follows “IAP-ID would like to put on record its congratulations to Dr. Francisco Couto

who is the recipient of the IAP Gold Medal 2016. The IAP-ID is very proud of the singular honour that the parent body, the IAP, has bestowed on

Dr. Francisco Couto. If the IAP-ID as an organization has reached the level of credibility it has in the world forum, it is largely due to the

enormous effort Dr. Francisco Couto has put in as Secretary and then as its President. The IAP has awarded the Gold Medal to him for his

distinguished services as Vice-President IAP, Council member and Member of the Education Committee, where he has contributed not only to

our Indian Division, but has taken on the responsibility of the growth of the Nepali Division” and placing this on the official record. President

IAP-ID Dr. Roshan Chinoy moved that the contents of her Inaugural speech lauding Dr. Francisco Couto for his contributions and achievements

and for being awarded the IAP Gold Medal be also placed on record which was passed by the General Body. The Secretary & Treasurer,

Dr. Shantveer G. Uppin read out the Minutes of the last General Body Meeting held on 3rd December 2015 at 5 p.m. at Le Meridien Convention Center, Kochi; the Annual Report of the Secretary & Treasurer for 2015 - 2016, and Audited Accounts for the Year 2015 - 2016, and these were

duly approved by the members. It was suggested that efforts to be made to consolidate the entire funds of IAP-ID into one account rather than

having one account at Goa and the other at the place of stay of the Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID. Dr. Francisco Couto explained the reason why

two accounts were being maintained on account of the advice of the Chartered Accountant and as far as possible the accounts would be

consolidated. President Dr. Roshan F. Chinoy and Secretary & Treasurer, Dr. Shantveer G. Uppin having completed their 2 year and 4 year terms

respectively, elections were held for these posts. Dr. K. P. Aravindan (Calicut) was elected as new President and Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri was elected

as new Secretary & Treasurer. Councilor Brig V. Srinivas having completed his two year term, elections were held for the post and Dr. Nuzhat

Husain (Lucknow) was elected as the new Councilor. President IAP-ID Dr. Roshan F. Chinoy and other members present congratulated

Dr. K. P. Aravindan, Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri and Dr. Nuzhat Husain on their election to their respective posts. On behalf of the members

present, Dr. Francisco Couto thanked the out going Office Bearers Dr. Roshan Chinoy, Dr. Shantveer Uppin and Brig. V. Srinivas for their

services to the IAP-ID. It was decided that the IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2017 would be held, as usual, at venue of the IAPM Conference and

would be at Bhopal, to be organized by Dr. Reeni Malik (Professor & Head of Pathology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal) and group.

Besides the Guest Lecture and a Slide Seminar by the invited foreign speaker it was decided that the Slide Seminar would be on “Breast

Core Biopsy” to be moderated by Dr. Amanjit (PGIMER, Chandigarh) and the Symposium on “Pathology of Sudden Death” to be

moderated by Dr. Pradeep Vaideeshwar (Mumbai). The Mid-Year Teaching Programme 2017 was allotted to Dr. Kirti Chadha, Associate

New Delhi),

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Vice President Academics, Innovation & Integrated Oncopathology, Consultant Oncopathologist, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. on the theme “Histo Report Formats - What information does the clinician need to treat the patient” with suggestion to restrict the topic to Oncology reports. In addition, with regards to venue for the meeting, Surat or Trichur were suggested as the preferred venues. The IAP-ID 20th Annual

CME 2017 was allotted to Brig. Reena Bharadwaj, Professor & HOD, Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune on “Update

on Salivary Gland Pathology”. There was a suggestion that there be a Presidential Oration for the IAP-ID which was not accepted by the General

Body and it was pointed out that the IAP does not have such an activity and the IAP-ID being a Division of the IAP follows its constitution and

rules. As regards the proposal to bid for International Congress of International Academy of Pathology (IAP) in India at a future date, Dr. Anita

Borges, Chairperson of the committee constituted to the study feasibility of hosting such a meeting in India presented her report. She stated

that though there were few venues in India suitable for hosting such an event, hosting such a huge event would require lot of finances and

other logistics including the Government support which was not feasible under the current circumstances. After due discussion by the General

Body, it was unanimously decided to drop the idea to bid for said Congress in the foreseeable future.

On behalf of the IAP-ID, Dr. Roshan F. Chinoy (President IAP-ID) and Dr. Shantveer G. Uppin (Secretary & Treasurer IAP-ID) thanked Dr. Alberto

Mario Marchevsky, Dr. Ashim Das and his team Dr. Uma Nahar Saikia and Dr. Sharada Rane and their panellists for their contribution to the

success of the scientific programme. On behalf of the IAP-ID, Dr. Shantveer G. Uppin expressed thanks to Dr. (Mrs) Ajay Yadav (Organizing

Chairperson), Prof. Dilip Ramrakhiani (Organizing Secretary) and their team for hosting the meeting. The meeting was then concluded and

declared closed by the President Dr. Roshan F. Chinoy.

Release of the IAP-ID Proceedings CD Dr. Kusum Mathur and Dr. Dilip Ramrakhiani (Organizing Secretary) lighting the traditional lamp

Invited Foreign Guest Speaker Prof. Alberto M. Marchevsky

delivering his lecture

Chief Guest Dr. I. D. Gupta felicitating Dr. Francisco Couto by presenting a special plaque

President IAP-ID Dr. Roshan Chinoy felicitating Dr. Francisco Couto with traditional shawl

President IAP-ID Dr. Roshan Chinoy delivering her President Address

Chief Guest Dr. I. D. Gupta inaugurating the IAP-ID Annual Conference 2016

The Inauguration function of the IAP-ID Annual Conference 2016, at Jaipur

Vice President IAP Dr. Francisco Couto expressing his thanks to the Executive Council and members of the IAP-ID

for felicitating him for his award of the IAP Gold Medal.

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EDITOR’S COLUMN :

It is a great privilege for me to take on the reins of the editorship from my very experienced predecessors. The association of IAP-ID

has always taken the lead in nurturing academic excellence by holding at least 3 teaching and CME programmes in the year at various

destinations within the country. The newsletter is a means of communicating the happenings and events at various CMEs and

meetings of the IAP held across the country and worldwide.

This first issue for 2017 is particularly interesting since it gives us a glimpse into the evolution and growth of the organization by a very able

person, Dr. Francisco Couto, who has led it from its infancy to adulthood. It comes as no surprise then that he was chosen to be honoured

by the parent body of the IAP for his contributions. Dr. Anita Borges, who has known him very closely, writes eloquently about the

association of Dr. Couto and the growth of IAP-ID.

The meetings held in the second half of 2016, namely the XIXth Annual CME at Mumbai and the IAP-ID CME with APCON2016 at

Jaipur are being showcased as well for the benefit of those who could not attend.

We have tried to select out upcoming meetings and courses being conducted worldwide which could be of benefit to our members. I

am requesting all of you to encourage at least 2 new members from your organisation including the postgraduates to allow the IAP-ID to

prosper and grow in the coming years.

This newsletter cannot be sustained without active contribution from all members, both professionally and with suggestions for

improving the format. If we can get some sponsors for the newsletter it would certainly go some distance in helping the finances stay

healthy. The advertisements and DD for the same can be mailed to the office of the Secretary & Treasurer at Mumbai.

I hope you enjoy reading it !

Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri, MD,Editor, IAP-ID NewsletterP. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai

MEMBERSHIP FEES 2017

Annual Membership Fees of Rs. 400/-

Five Year Membership Fees of Rs. 2000/-

Demand Draft payable at "Mumbai”. Demand Draft made payable in favour of "Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-Indian Division”

Membership fees to be sent to:

Associate Membership fee (Annual) Rs. 250/-

IAP-ID Associate Members : Membership of the IAP-ID as Associate Members has been started for Post Graduate students in

Pathology and others. These Associate Members would have no voting rights or other statutory rights of full members and would

have to become full members of the IAP-ID on attaining their post graduate qualification.

Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri,

Secretary & Treasurer, IAP – Indian Division,

Department of Pathology

P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Center

Mahim, Mumbai - 400 016., Maharashtra.

CD’s of IAP-ID Scientific Content

Meetings

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The following CD’s containing proceedings and discussions of IAP-ID symposia and slide seminars are available for a fee.

O CD on "Interstitial Lung Diseases"

A CD with the proceedings and discussion of the IAP-ID Symposium on "Interstitial Lung Diseases", moderated by Dr. Kusum Joshi

(PGIMER, Chandigarh), is available for a fee of Rs. 200 paid by Demand Draft in favour of "Secretary & Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division”

payable at "Mumbai".

O CD on "Neuromuscular Disorders"

A CD with the proceedings and discussion of the IAP-ID Symposium on "Neuromuscular Disorders", moderated by Dr. C. Sundaram

(NIMS, Hyderabad), is available for a fee of Rs. 200 paid by Demand Draft in favour of "Secretary & Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division”

payable at "Mumbai".

O CD on "Unusual Tumour and Tumour like Lesions of Lung”

A CD with the proceedings and discussion of the IAP-ID Slide Seminar on "Unusual Tumour and Tumour like Lesions of Lung",

moderated by Dr. Pradeep Vaideeshwar (Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai), is available for a fee of Rs. 200 paid by

Demand Draft in favour of "Secretary & Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division” payable at "Mumbai".

O CD on "Patterns of Glomerular Injury"

A CD with the proceedings and discussion of the IAP-ID Slide Seminar on "Patterns of Glomerular Injury", moderated by Dr. Kusum Joshi

(PGIMER, Chandigarh), is available for a fee of Rs. 200 paid by Demand Draft in favour of "Secretary / Treasurer, IAP-Indian Division”

payable at "Mumbai".

O CD on "Pre Cancerous lesions of Gastro Intestinal Tract"

A CD with the proceedings and discussion of the IAP-ID Slide Seminar on "Pre Cancerous lesions of Gastro Intestinal Tract", moderated

by Dr. S. Datta Gupta (AIIMS, New Delhi), is available for a fee of Rs. 200 paid by Demand Draft in favour of "Secretary & Treasurer, IAP

Indian Division" payable at "Mumbai".

Any one CD fee is Rs. 200, Any two CDs together fee is Rs. 350, Any three CDs fee is Rs. 500, Any four CDs together fees is Rs. 700.

All five CDs together fees is Rs. 800

Payment to be made by Demand Draft or by NEFT. The details of which are provided along with membership fee payment details. For

further details please contact the Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID.

2017 Annual meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

4 to 10 March 2017 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA

Website: www.uscap.org

10th Congress of Asia Pacific International Academy of Pathology & Asia Pacific Association of Molecular and Immunohistology

(APSMI)

24 to 27 April 2017 Bail Nusa Dua Convention Centre, Bali, Indonesia.

Website: www.apaiap2017.com

24th Baltic-German Symposium for Pathology of the German Division of IAP and 6th Symposium of the Baltic IAP Division and 6th

Symposium of the Baltic IAP Division

24 to 28 May 2017 University of Latvia, 19 Raina Blvd, LV-1586 Riga, Latvia

Website: www.iap-bonn.de

41st Annual Scientific Meeting of Australasian Division of IAP

2 to 4 June 2017 International Convention Centre, Sydney, Australia

Website: www.iap-aus-conference.com.au

4th Annual Scientific Meeting of Malaysian Division of IAP

9 to 11 Sep 2017 Kota Bharu, Malaysia Grand Riverview Hotel and the post Congress at Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus

Website: http://www.iapmd.net/kb2017.html

9th International Junior Academy IAP German and Austrian Divisions

22 to 25 Sep 2017 Hotel Schloss Seggau, Seggaublick, 1 A-8430, Seggau / Austria

Website: http://www.iap-bonn.de

This newsletter has been produced by Dr. Francisco Couto & Dr. Anita S. Bhaduri. Designed & Printed at Basavaraj Art Printery, Mumbai - 400 016. Tel. No. : 2445 8027 / 2444 4787