Ritu   Aggarwal,                               M.D., D.N.B. 
                               
                              Associate Professor  
                           
                         
                                  
         
                                                    
                                                    
                            Postgraduate Institute of  Medical Education & Research 
                           
                                                                              
                            Immunopathology Department 
                           
                                                                              
                            Sector-12 
                           
                                                    
                            160 012                                  
                           
                                                    
                            Chandigarh                                 
                           						  
                                                            
                           
                                                    
                            E-mail: ritu_immunopath@yahoo.co.in 
                           
                                                                              
                            Phone: +91-172- 2745193 
                           
                          
                               
                           
                          
                            URL:   http://pgimer.nic.in/code/profiles/rituaggarwal.htm  
                           
                          
                          						  
                              
                           
						  
	                                                       
                            Area of Specialization:  
                           
                          
                          
  
     
    Immunology/Immunogenetics 
   
     
                          
                        
                           
                           
                         
                         
                                                    
                                                    
                          
                             
                           
                                                    
                             Research Summary:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                                                
                                   
                                  Study of the prevalence of Human Papillomavirus in cervical smears using polymerase chain reaction in a hospital based setting   
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                    
                            Publications:  
                           
                          
                            
	
		
			
				1. 
			
				Gagneja, D., Goel, N., Aggarwal, R . and Chaudhary, U.  Changing trend of antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative bacilli isolated from lower respiratory tract of ICU patients: A 5-year study. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine.  2011.  15, 164-167. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				2. 
			
				Aggarwal, R ., Goel, N., Chaudhary, U., Kumar, V. and Ranjan, K. P.  Evaluation of microbiocidal activity of superoxidized water on hospital isolates. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology.  2010.  53, 757-759. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				3. 
			
				Minz, R. W., Chhabra, S., Aggarwal, R. , Das, A., Saikia, B. and Chawla, Y. K.  Incipient primary biliary cirrhosis/autoimmune hepatitis overlap or hepatitic form of primary biliary cirrhosis: a case report. Cases Journal.  2009.  2, 7491. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				4. 
			
				Gupta, S., Aggarwal, R. , Gupta, S. and Arora, S. K.  Human papillomavirus and skin tags: is there any association? Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology.  2008.  74, 222-225. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	 
  
                           
                         
                                                
 
                      
                          
                            
                                                                 
                                   
                             
                            
                                
                             
                            
                              
                                  
                                     
                                   
                                  
                                                                            
                                        
                                                                                    
                                            Education  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
                                            :: 
 
                                            M.D.                                                    				
				 
                                                                                                                            
 
                                           
                                                                                    
                                            :: 
 
                                            D.N.B.                                                    in Pathology				
				 
                                                                                                                            
 
                                           
                                                                                    
                                            Honors and Awards  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
                                            :: 
 
                                            Life member of Indian Immunology Society   
 
                                           
                                                                                    
                                            Member 
 
                                           
                                                                                    
                                            :: 
 
                                            Life member of the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists