Dr. Kunjal Patel

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About Me:

  • Address:

    E 304, Saamarth heaven 3, Shree rang city, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382424.

  • Contact:

    Phone: 9924891264
    Email: kunjal112@gmail.com

Dr. Kunjal Patel

Fellow Molecular Pathology | MBBS, DNB

QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. Graduation: MBBS.
  2. Post-Graduation: DNB (Diplomate of National Board) Pathology. (3 year)
  3. Training: Genetic Counselling Program. (1 year)
  4. Postdoctoral fellow (PDF): Fellow Molecular Pathology. (2 year)

MEDICAL CAREER:

  1. MBBS: Basic Medical Qualification, SBKS Medical College. Gujarat University. Passed in 2011.
  2. DNB Pathology (3yr): DeenanathMangeshkar Hospital, Pune (April 2012- May 2015). Passed in June- 2015 (1st Attempt). DeenanathMangeshkar Hospital is 850 bedded private hospital catering all the specialties and super specialties. Lab is NABL accredited since 2007.

EXPERIENCE:+7 YEAR

Dr Lal Path laboratory, Ahmedabad: Junior consultant from July 2015 to January 2016. (NABL and CAP Accredited).

Shreepathology laboratory, Santrampur: February 2016- December 2017.

Sterling Accuris Laboratory, Ahmedabad: Junior consultant pathologist from December 2017 to July 2019. (NABL and CAP Accredited).

TATA Medical Center, Kolkata: Fellow Molecular Pathology. (July 2019 to June 2021) 2year fellowship program)

North Star Diagnostics, Ahmedabad. Head of the Molecular department. (July 2021-December 2021)

Current Position: Head of Solid Oncology Molecular Department, Neuberg Centre for Genomic Medicine (NCGM), Ahmedabad. (January 2022).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

M.D. Dissertation: Morphological and Immunophenotypic (Flow cytometry) evaluation of 100 Acute Leukemias.

Poster Presentation:

  1. Neoplastic lesions of the placenta: Report of three cases. (APCON)

  2. Colorectal cancer germline testing: a tertiary care cancer center experience. (MPAICON 2020)

  3. Two cases of Germline EPCAM mutations as a rare cause of Lynch Syndrome. (AMP 2020 Europe)

  4. Application of sequencing in Myeloid Neoplasms. (1st prize in Poster, BeSHCON 2020)

  5. Implementation of combined DNA and RNA sequencing in Myeloid Neoplasms. (SOHO2020)

Targeted RNA gene Fusion variant sequencing metrics and clinical perspective in myeloid Neoplasms at Tertiary care center. (Haematocon2020)

Oral presentation: Validation and Implementation of combined DNA and RNA sequencing in Myeloid Neoplasms. (Haematocon2019)

Co-author of chapter: Mishra D.K., Patel K.R., Parihar M., Karpe A. (2021) Chimerism in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. In: Chandy M., Radhakrishnan V.S., Sukumaran R. (eds) Contemporary Bone Marrow Transplantation. Organ and Tissue Transplantation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64938-2_37-1.

Special interest: Preimplantation Genetics and Bioinformatics.

Awards:AMP International Molecular Pathology Award for Conference Travel (IMPACT).

WORKSHOPS/TRAININGS:

  • One year certificate course in Genetic Counselling at Pangenomics under Dr Shweta Dhar and Tanya Eble (ACMG certified Medical Geneticist and Genetic Counsellor). 2017
  • One month Observership at Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad. 2016
  • Indian Cancer Genetic Conference and Workshop (ICGCW); Indo UK genetic conference workshop December 2018. Mumbai
  • Six-day Molecular Pathology Workshop at TATA medical center, Kolkata, India. 2017
  • Bionivid bioinformatics short course training
  • Illumina NGS wet lab training

CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY OR NATIONAL PROGRAM:

  1. RNTCP and universal immunization program.
  2. Co-developer of Growth Book Application.

CME IN 2018-2020:

  1. Indian Cancer Genetic Conference and Workshop (ICGCW); Indo UK genetic conference workshop December 2018. Mumbai
  2. European Hematology Association (EHA) and Eastern Haematology Group (EHG). EHA HOPE Asia; August 2019. Kolkata
  3. 60th Annual conference of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (HAEMATOCON 2019). November, 2019. Delhi.
  4. Bengal Society of hematology. Kokata, West Bengal. BESHCON 2019