Surgical Pathology of the Gastrointestinal System

Perspectives in gastrointestinal tract pathology.- Normal anatomical and histological basis for interpretation in gastrointestinal tract.- Endoscopic gastrointestinal biopsies and cytology samples: indications, endoscopic technique, collection, orientation, processing and handling of samples.- Grossing techniques of gastrointestinal tract specimens.- Diagnostic special stains, immunohistochemical markers and special techniques used in gastrointestinal tract pathology.- Pathology of diseases of esophagus.- Pathology of diseases of stomach.- Pathology of malabsorption syndrome.- Pathology of intestinal motility disorders.- Pathology of other infectious, inflammatory, autoimmune, immunodeficiency, vascular and drug induced diseases of small and large intestine.- Lesions of appendix.- Systemic diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract.- Diagnostic cytology of benign lesions of the gastrointestinal tract.- Pathology of pre-neoplastic lesions of gastrointestinal tract.- Pathology of epithelial lesions of gastrointestinal tract.- Pathology of lymphoid lesions of gastrointestinal tract.- Pathology of neuroendocrine lesions of gastrointestinal tract.- Pathology of mesenchymal lesions of gastrointestinal tract.- Neoplastic pathology of appendix.- Diagnostic cytology of malignant lesions of the gastrointestinal tract.- Molecular classifications of gastrointestinal tract tumors.- Setting up and management of a gastrointestinal tract pathology laboratory.

Dr Prasenjit Das (MD, DNB, MNAMS, MNASc) is currently working as an Additional Professor of Pathology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He did his pathology training from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Research and Education, Chandigarh, India and thereafter was trained in gastrointestinal pathology under several eminent mentors. His research areas are celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal tuberculosis, colorectal and pancreato-biliary carcinomas, non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, vascular diseases of the liver, liver failures, and chronic liver diseases. He has more than 18 years of teaching and research experience and has published more than 197 peer-reviewed articles, including 109 original research articles to date. He also has many book chapters to his credit. He is a member of several national and international academic societies including the Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society, and the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), USA, International Academy of Pathology-Indian Division, Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologist, and Indian Association of Gastroenterologists to name a few. He is serving as an associate editor of the Indian Journal of Pathologists & Microbiologists. He has received several awards including Prof N C Nayak Talented Young Pathologist Award (2012) from the Delhi chapter of IAPM, the Young Investigator Award from Indian Society of Gastroenterology, India (2015), ISG Abbott Presidential Poster Award (2015), Prof. KC Basu Mallick Award (2011) of IAPM, Research Excellence Award (2017) from AIIMS, New Delhi, Professor VR Khanolkar award (2018) and Professor Kunti Devi Mahrotra award (2019) from the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists. He was a core committee member for formulating the joint IAPM-ISG consensus practicing guidelines on handling and interpretation of small bowel biopsies in patients