Dr. Nandini Vasdev

Dr Nandini Vasdev is the Head of Lab Medicine, Histopathology and Cytology at Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, and one of North India's most experienced histopathologists in Gurugram, with 31 years of experience since completing her MBBS at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.

With over 30 years post-MD Pathology practice, Dr Vasdev specialises in GI and Liver Transplant Pathology, histopathology and cytopathology reporting, immunohistochemistry-based cancer diagnosis, and rapid donor and rejection biopsy interpretation for transplant programmes.

Surgeons, oncologists, hepatologists and patients searching for a lab medicine head in Gurugram, an expert pathologist for liver transplant biopsies in Sector 51, or a histopathology and cytology consultant in Gurugram will find that Dr Nandini Vasdev brings rare diagnostic depth and transplant-grade reporting accuracy to every case.

She is a Life Member of the Delhi Chapter of the Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists and a Fellow of the Academy of General Education, Manipal.

She has also been a DNB Pathology thesis guide and trained pathologists from upcoming liver transplant centres across India. Dr Vasdev consults in English and Hindi.

Specialty Areas and Diagnostic Services

Liver Transplant Pathology in Gurugram

A national-level area of expertise — Dr Vasdev has reported transplant pathology at two of India's largest liver transplant programmes:

• Donor Liver Biopsy evaluation (rapid 3-hour reporting protocol pioneered by her)
• Explant Liver Pathology (post-transplant native liver assessment)
• Liver Allograft Rejection Biopsies (acute and chronic)
• Post-transplant infection-related liver biopsies
• Recurrent disease assessment in transplanted livers
• Vascular and biliary complications on liver biopsy
• Training pathologists from new liver transplant centres in India

GI and Liver Histopathology

A long-standing research and reporting focus, with international publications:

• Liver Biopsy Reporting for hepatitis, cirrhosis, NAFLD, and autoimmune liver disease
• End-Stage Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD/MASLD) pathology
• Cryptogenic Cirrhosis evaluation on explant livers
• GI Biopsy Reporting (oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon)
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) histopathology
• Coeliac disease and malabsorption-related biopsies
• GI cancer diagnosis and staging on biopsy and resection specimens

Histopathology and Surgical Pathology

Dr N Vasdev oversees the full spectrum of histopathology services at Artemis:

• Routine surgical biopsies across all specialties
• Resection specimen reporting for cancer staging
• Frozen Section intra-operative reporting
• Small biopsy reporting with quick turnaround
• Lymph node biopsies and lymphoma workup
• Soft tissue and bone tumours histopathology
• Skin and dermatopathology reporting
• Breast pathology (benign, neoplastic, and post-neoadjuvant assessment)
• Gynaecological pathology (cervix, uterus, ovary)
• Genitourinary pathology (kidney, prostate, bladder, testis)

Cytopathology and FNAC Services

• Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of palpable and image-guided lesions
• Thyroid FNAC with Bethesda system reporting
• Breast FNAC and lump evaluation
• Lymph node FNAC for lymphoma and metastatic workup
• Effusion cytology (pleural, peritoneal, pericardial)
• Pap Smear for cervical cancer screening
• Liquid-based cytology
• Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and respiratory cytology
• Body fluid and CSF cytology

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Cancer Diagnosis

A core diagnostic strength integrated into the lab's daily reporting:

• IHC for tumour subtyping (carcinoma, sarcoma, lymphoma, melanoma)
• Breast cancer markers (ER, PR, HER2/neu, Ki-67)
• Colorectal and gastric cancer IHC panels
• Lymphoma IHC panels (B-cell, T-cell, Hodgkin)
• Soft tissue tumour markers
• Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) workup
• Predictive and prognostic IHC for targeted therapy decisions

Lab Medicine Leadership and Quality

Beyond reporting, Dr Vasdev manages the lab as a comprehensive diagnostic service:

• Lab administration and workflow design
• Quality control and ISO/NABL-aligned reporting standards
• Turnaround time (TAT) optimisation for biopsies
• IHC marker panel standardisation
• Lab planning and design for new diagnostic units
• Training of lab technicians and DNB residents

Common Conditions Diagnosed

Dr Vasdev's lab supports diagnosis across virtually every clinical specialty:

• Liver diseases (hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, liver cancer)
• GI cancers (oesophageal, stomach, colon, rectal)
• Breast lumps and breast cancer
• Thyroid nodules
• Lymphomas
• Cervical, ovarian, and endometrial pathology
• Prostate, kidney, and bladder cancers
• Soft tissue and bone tumours
• Skin lesions and dermatopathology

Credentials and Trust Signals

Dr Nandini Vasdev holds her qualifications from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, one of India's most respected medical institutions:

• MBBS from Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal
• MD Pathology from Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal (1995)
• Fellow of the Academy of General Education, Manipal

Awards, Publications, and Academic Contributions

Dr Vasdev has an active academic and research record in liver and GI pathology:

• Dr Ramalingaswami Award for the Best Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Delhi Chapter of the Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists
• Published in Human Pathology (2010): End-Stage Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Evaluation of Pathomorphologic Features and Relationship to Cryptogenic Cirrhosis from Study of Explant Livers in Living Donor Liver Transplant Program
• Co-author in Clinical Radiology (2015): Prospective Glioma Grading Using Single-Dose Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion MRI
• DNB Pathology Thesis Guide at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
• Trained pathologists from emerging liver transplant centres across India
• Pioneered 3-hour rapid reporting protocols for donor and rejection liver biopsies

Current Hospital Affiliations and Past Experience

Dr Nandini Vasdev currently serves as Head of Lab Medicine, Histopathology and Cytology at Artemis Hospital, Sector 51, Gurugram (since June 2015), where she leads diagnostic reporting across both benign and neoplastic case mixes, with immunohistochemistry as a routine reporting tool.

Before her current role, Dr Vasdev built her career across some of India's most respected hospital pathology departments:

• Senior Consultant, Department of Histopathology at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram (January 2010 to May 2011) – reporting liver transplant explants, donor and rejection biopsies, frozen sections and IHC for a 700-bed tertiary centre
• Chief of Medical Services, Senior Consultant and Head of Laboratory at Columbia Asia Hospitals, Gurugram (May 2008 to January 2010) – led both lab and hospital-wide medical administration
• Consultant, Department of Pathology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (March 1997 to April 2008)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology at Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal (July 1995 to March 1997)

About Artemis Hospital, Gurugram

Artemis Hospital, Sector 51, Gurugram, is a 525,000 sq. ft. multispecialty tertiary care hospital and the first JCI and NABH accredited super speciality hospital in Gurgaon.

Established in 2007 by the promoters of the Apollo Tyres Group, the hospital is known for its strong diagnostic, transplant, oncology, and GI / hepatology programmes.

The Histopathology and Cytology lab works closely with the Liver, Kidney, Cornea and Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, the Cancer Centre, and surgical specialties to deliver accurate, timely diagnostic reports for patients across India and more than 100 countries.

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