Dr. Narendra K L

Qualifications & Education:

• MBBS – Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College
• MD (Pathology) – JSS Medical College
• Diplomate Membership – The Royal College of Pathologists, UK (expected November 2024)
• IA & QMS Training – As per ISO 15189 and NABL 11

Areas of Expertise:

• Oncopathology and surgical pathology
• Immunohistochemistry (100+ markers)
• Frozen section and intraoperative consultation
• Companion diagnostics and precision oncology
• Digital pathology and molecular pathology integration
• Cytopathology, including FNACs, EBUS/EUS guided samples, Pap smears
• NABL compliance and lab quality assurance
• Setting up clinical & surgical pathology labs

Clinical Interests:

• Advanced immunohistochemistry in complex oncopathology cases
• Molecular pathology and predictive biomarker validation
• Digital pathology platforms and diagnostic consolidation
• Intra-operative diagnostics and multidisciplinary collaboration

Professional Experience:

• Senior Consultant Histopathologist & Section Head – Agilus Diagnostics at Fortis, Bangalore
• Consultant Histopathologist – Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore
• Senior Consultant Histopathologist & Section Head – SRL at Fortis, Bangalore
• Consultant Histopathologist – Apollo Hospital, Mysore
• Head of Lab Services & Consultant Histopathologist – Meritus Diagnostics, Mysore
• Head of Laboratory – Excel Diagnostics, Mysore
• Consultant Pathologist – Core Diagnostics / Radiant Hospital, Mysore
• Chief of Lab Services & Consultant Histopathologist – Vikram Hospital, Mysore
• Senior Resident – Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• Consultant Pathologist – Anand Diagnostics, Bangalore
• Consultant Pathologist – Vikram Hospital, Mysore

Research & Publications:

• Insight into the Neoplastic Thyroid Lesion by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology – Journal of Cytology, Jan 2013
• Isolated Cutaneous Sarcoidosis with Two Different Skin Lesions – Indian J Rheumatology, Nov 2016
• Histological Changes of Placenta in Normal and High-Risk Pregnancies – Int. J. Clinical and Diagnostic Pathology, 2021

Posters:

• Concomitant Hepatic and Bone Marrow Granulomas in Miliary Tuberculosis – A Case Report

Memberships:

• Member – Karnataka Chapter, Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists

Languages Known:

English, Kannada, Hindi