Dr. Pavani Upendram
Consultant Geneticist and Genetic Counselor
OP Timings:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 10:00am - 04:00pm | 10:00am - 04:00pm | 1:00pm - 04:00pm | 10:00am - 04:00pm | 10:00am - 04:00pm | 10:00am - 04:00pm | Not Available |
Available at KIMS Hospitals, Gachibowli: From 9 am to 11 am (Only on Saturday)
Available at KIMS-Sunshine Hospitals, Begumpet: From 10 am to 12:30 pm (Only on Wednesday)
Qualifications:
- National Board of Genetic Counselors of India (BGCI) certified senior-level (Level II) Genetic Counselor (Reg #2015-10)
- Ph.D. in Human Genetics from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (2008-2014)
- Master's in Genetics (Specialization – Human Medical Genetics) from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (2005-2007)
Experience:
- Consultant Geneticist & Genetic Counselor, KIMS Hospitals, Hyderabad (June 2015 – till date)
- Genetic Counselor and Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Kamineni Life Sciences, Moula-Ali, Hyderabad (May 2012 to July 2014)
- Genetic Counselor and Senior Technical Officer, Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Kamineni Hospitals, Hyderabad (March 2008 to April 2012)
Professional Summary:
- Highly qualified Clinical Molecular Geneticist/Cytogeneticist/Genetic counselor/Genomics Consultant with sixteen years of experience
- Board-certified Senior (level II) genetic counselor- National Board of Genetic Counselors (BGCI)
- Elected General Secretary of BGC-I (2023- 2027), elected EC member BGC-I (2019-2023)
- Young Scientist awardee - Indian Society of Human Genetics, 2014
- NABL authorized signatory for Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics and Transplant Immunology
- Cancer genetics training at CGI and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer center, New York
- Counseling expertise – Cancer, pre-marital, pre-conception, fertility, neurology, personalized medicine, preventive genetics and lifestyle.
- > 6000 genetic counselings done in different areas of medical genetics
- Thirty presentations in National & International Conferences/Meetings and two best presentation awards
- Ten International publications in the area of Human Medical Genetics
- Mentoring Genetic counselling students
- Community genetic counselling and awareness on genetic disorders and their management
Skills:
- Genetic counseling/Consulting
- Ontogenetic
- Preimplantation Genetics
- Prenatal Genetics
- Preconception Genetics
- Precision Genetics
- Molecular Genetics
- Broad knowledge of Human Medical Genetics
- Reproductive Genetics
- Transplant immunology
- Patient and family advocacy
- Rare diseases awareness
- Patient-focused care Regulatory compliance
- Patient evaluation
- Quality analyst
- Medical research
- Lab result interpretation and analysis
- Laboratory procedures management
- Equipment calibration
- Medical laboratory procedures
- Strategic planning capability
- Strong presentation skills
- Supervisory training
- Molecular diagnostics
- External quality assessments
- Proficiency testing
- Analytical thinking
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in medical documentation and interpretation
- Trained Internal auditor
- NABL compliance
Life Membership:
- Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG)
- Board of Genetic Counseling, India (BGCI)
- Society of Fetal Medicine (SFM)
- Molecular Pathology Association of India (MPAI)
- Indian Society for Histocompatibility and Immuno genetics (ISHI)
- Hyderabad Science Society (HSS)
Workshop Participation:
- Six sigma and statistics in Clinical laboratory by Dr. Neeraj Jain at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad (2022)
- Molecular diagnostics – Covid 19 and lab safety by Dr. Neeraj Jain at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad (2022)
- Quality management systems and Internal audit in medical laboratories as per ISO 15189-2012 by MELAP at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad (2022)
- ICGCW workshop on Genetic counseling by ACTREC, Mumbai (2019)
- Genetic Counseling and psychology workshop by Can talk, headed by Dr. Sameer Kaul, Oncologist, Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi (2016)
- International workshop on dysmorphology, DBT- Centre for Human Genetics, Bangalore (2009)
- International workshop on radiological and clinical approaches to the diagnosis of skeletal Dysplasias and inherited bone disorders, Centre for Human Genetics, Bangalore (2010)
- Workshop on 50 years of Down syndrome, Centre for Human Genetics, Bangalore (2010)
Awards and Honours:
- Young scientist awardee by ISHG, 2014
- Elected General secretary - Board of Genetic counsleling India (2023-2027)
Other:
- NABL authorized signatory for Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics and Transplant Immunology
- Cancer genetics training at CGI and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer center, New York
- Cancer genetics counselling training from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
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