Alka Bhatia, M.D.
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
Department of Experimental Medicine & Biotechnology
Sector-12
Chandigarh - 160 012
E-mail: alkabhatia@ymail.com
Phone: +91-172-2755271
URL: http://pgimer.nic.in/code/profiles/ABhatia.htm
Positions Held:
Position Affiliation Time Period
Assistant Professor
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Present
Area of Specialization:
Pathology
Research Summary:
Detection of malignant atypical cells in urine smears including nuclear morphology, immunocytochemistry and morphometry
Identification of an invasive papillary carcinoma of breast on fine needle aspiration cytology
Publications:
1.
Bhatia, A. , Dey, P., Kumar, Y., Gautam, U., Kakkar, N., Srinivasan, R. and Nijhawan, R. Expression of cytokeratin 20 in urine cytology smears: a potential marker for the detection of urothelial carcinoma. Cytopathology . 2007. 18, 84-86. [PubMed]
2.
Bhatia, A. , Dey, P., Kakkar, N., Srinivasan, R. and Nijhawan, R. Malignant atypical cell in urine cytology: a diagnostic dilemma. Cytojournal. 2006. 3, 28. [PubMed]
3.
Bhatia, A. , Dey, P. and Kumar, Y. Logistic regression analysis of malignant atypical cells in urine. Acta Cytologica. 2009. 53, 120-121. [PubMed]
4.
Bhatia A. , Kumar Y and Kathpalia AS. Granulomatous inflammation in lymph nodes draining cancer: A coincidence or a significant association. The International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences. 1: 013-016.
5.
Bhatia A. , Dey P., Nahar U and Kumar Y. Fine needle aspiration cytology of papillary carcinoma of breast. Cytopathology . 2007.18: 319-26.
6.
Bhatia A. , Dey P. and Kumar Y. Morphometry of urinary cytology. Analytical & Quantitative Cytology & Histology . 2007. 29: 183.
Education
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M.D. in Pathology
Honors and Awards
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October 2005, First prize in paper presentation on morphologic and cytogenetic effects of imatinib mesylate in chronic myeloid leukemia at North- West Chapter of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine