Velammal Medical College - Pathology
Quality, accurate and fast results, patient service with care and compassion and bringing value to diagnostic needs of the society forms our life at Velammal central Path lab services. Velammal central Path Labs,the 24 hours open fully automated stand alone laboratory in Madurai. It has successfully developed itself into a centre of excellence in the field of laboratory medicine by adopting latest techniques, inducting highly skilled professionals and introducing latest state of the art analyzers from Germany, France and Japan.

Dr.Usha Ravikumar, MD.,
HOD, Pathology
Sub Divisions:
Histopathology - Surgical Pathology & Cyto Pathology
Clinical Pathology
Immuno pathology
Experimental pathology
Geographic Pathology
Genetic Pathology
Molecular Pathology
Histopathology :
It is the study of tissues removed from patients during life (Biopsy) or study of whole dead body (Autopsy or Post mortem). Routine study is done with light microscopic findings. An enhanced wing of additional diagnostic support is rendered by Special stains, marker studies, electron microscopy, immunofluorescence and molecular pathology studies
Cytopathology :
Study of cells collected from patients by way of F.N.A.C (Fine needle Aspiration cytology) or from aspirated body fluids.Haematology: Investigations done on the blood samples (most of the times to know about the quality and quantity of blood cells).
Clinical pathology:
The common samples handled are urine, stool, semen and other body fluids.
Immuno pathology:
Investigations based on normal and/or aberrant immune mechanism of our body causing disease/ailment
Experimental pathology:
Leadings edge in research medicine to unravel the medical mysteries, which has high impact on ever changing concept of nature of disease and hence the suitable treatment modalities.Geographic pathology and genetic pathology are useful in marking out pattern of occurrence of certain diseases in particular area (locality) or in a particular ethnic group/race/family.
Facilities & Services
Under Graduate students
Departmental museum
Pathology Laboratory
Research Laboratory
Library/Seminar Hall
Two demonstration rooms with 75 seating capacity each
Seminar room cum department library:
A small library of collection of books and journals in fields related to biochemistry is maintained here. These are used for reference by faculty and students. This room is used for holding departmental seminars, presentations, academic and research discussions as well as individual faculties reading room.
Training programmes:
Medical Education Programme.
Theme - Alzheimer’s disease.
Study related to Urine :
Urine complete analysis
Albumin
Sugar
Bile salts
Bile pigments
Ketones
Urobilinogen
Blood/Hb
Β-HCG
BJP
Deposits (Microscopy)
Study related to Haematolgy:
Complete Haemogram
Hb
T.C.
D.C.
E.S.R.
P.V.C.
RBC Count
WBC Count
AEC
Platelet Count
Coagulation Profile (BT/CT/PT/APTT)
BT/CT
PT/APTT/TGT
FDP/D-Dimer Assay
Peripheral Smear
MP/MF
Reticulocyte Count
Blood Grouping &Rh typing
Sickling test
L.E .Cell test
Osmotic fragility Test
Bone marrow aspiration smear study
Our Doctors Details
Our department have a very good expert team of doctors.