Dr. Jyothi Chowdhury

Dr Jyothi Chowdhury is a consultant pathologist in Kolkata with over 30 years of expertise in histopathology, cytopathology, and haematopathology, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, Kolkata.

She has held senior positions including Head and Director of Pathology at the Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, and has served as a haematologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary and Kettering General Hospital in the UK, with a focused clinical interest in gynaecological pathology, breast pathology, and thyroid cytology.

She consults in English, Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil.

Area of Expertise

Histopathology

Patients requiring tissue-based diagnostic evaluation for tumours, inflammatory conditions, and organ pathology are managed with detailed histopathological assessment:

• Surgical specimen reporting
• Tumour histopathology
• Gynaecological tissue pathology
• Breast tissue histopathology
• Thyroid histopathology

Cytopathology

Patients requiring cell-based diagnostic assessment including FNAC and exfoliative cytology are evaluated with structured cytopathological techniques:

• Fine needle aspiration cytology
• Thyroid nodule cytology
• Breast FNAC and cytology
• Cervical and gynaecological cytology
• Serous fluid cytology

Haematopathology

Patients with blood disorders and haematological malignancies are assessed with clinical and laboratory haematology expertise:

• Peripheral blood film evaluation
• Bone marrow examination and reporting
• Haemato-oncology diagnostic support
• Haematological malignancy assessment
• Laboratory haematology interpretation

Gynaecological Pathology

Patients with gynaecological conditions requiring histological and cytological evaluation are managed with specialised gynaecological pathology expertise:

• Cervical biopsy and colposcopy pathology
• Endometrial pathology
• Ovarian tumour histopathology
• Gynaecological malignancy diagnosis
• Cytogenetic correlation in gynaecological disease

Breast Pathology

Patients with breast lesions requiring pathological characterisation are evaluated with comprehensive breast pathology assessment:

• Breast lump FNAC
• Core biopsy histopathology
• Benign and malignant breast lesion diagnosis
• Breast tumour grading and staging
• Pathological correlation with imaging findings

Thyroid Pathology

Patients with thyroid nodules and thyroid malignancies are evaluated with specialised cytological and histological thyroid assessment:

• Thyroid FNAC and cytology
• Thyroid nodule diagnostic correlation
• Thyroid carcinoma histopathology
• Mixed medullary and follicular carcinoma evaluation
• Thyroid pathology reporting and clinical correlation

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliation

Dr Jyothi Chowdhury currently practises at:

• Manipal Hospital (Formerly Medica Superspecialty Hospital), EM Bypass, Kolkata

Previous Associations

• Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, Head and Director, Department of Pathology and Professor
• Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, Haematopathologist and Consultant
• Suraksha Diagnostic Centre, Kolkata, Clinical Pathologist and Haematopathologist
• Kettering General Hospital, UK, Locum Consultant Haematologist
• Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK, Senior House Officer, Department of Haematology
• Nightingale Hospital, Kolkata, Consultant Pathologist and Laboratory Director
• Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, Department of Cytogenetics

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Calcutta University (1986)
• Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta University (1990)
• DNB Pathology, Calcutta University (2015)
• PLAB Exemption granted by the Royal College of Pathology, UK

She has served as President of the Calcutta Association of Practising Pathologists.

Research and Publications

• "Role of Chromium Supplementation in Indians with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus" — Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2002
• "A Study on Thyroid Nodules: Diagnostic Correlation between Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Histopathology" — Journal of Indian Medical Association, 2008
• "Diabetic Myonecrosis: An Indian Experience" — Clinical Diabetes, 2013
• "Skull Metastasis as the Presenting Feature of Mixed Medullary and Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma" — Acta Endocrinologica, 2014
• "The Importance of Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Dyslipidaemia Management" — Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism, 2015
• "Prevalence of COVID-19 Infection and Identification of Risk Factors among Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers in West Bengal" — Journal of Indian Medical Association, 2021
• "High Molecular Weight Adiponectin and DXA-Derived Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue May Independently Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes" — International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, 2023

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