Dr. Loma Parikh

Industry Experience

Expertise and specialities

• Surgical pathology (Range of Nonneoplastic & Neoplastic specimens) with special interest towards Gynec onco-pathology and Gastrointestinal Biopsies & Medical Liver Biopsies.
• > 1000 Frozen sections (Of various systems including rare variety) handling and reporting.
• Cytopathology including Body fluids, Pap smears, FNAC.
• Reported more than 130 Peritoneal malignancies -including Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP)
• Expertise in Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Biopsies & Medical Liver Biopsies
• Expertise in Developing a new test (Including Immunohistochemistry)
• Hematopathology
• Bone marrow examination of various non neoplastic conditions.
• Expansion of Test Scope, Maintain Quality Standards, Team Building & Cost Optimisation
• Utilise all Academic as well as professional knowledge & Experience towards the Organizational Objectives
• Help Team to achieve company Goals

Area of Interest

• Surgical oncopathology with Immunohistochemistry and molecular studies.
• Medical Liver Biopsy & Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Biopsies, - Peritoneal Malignancies
• Quality control in pathology
• Development of newer tests in the laboratory
• Digital Pathology & Developing Artificial Intelligence in Pathology
• Newer Technology with Total automation in laboratory
• Leadership & Strategy Building for Business Expansion

Professional Bio

Dr. Loma Parikh is currently working as a Consultant - Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology at Zydus Cancer Hospital & Zydus Hospitals, Ahmedabad.

Previously, she has worked as a consultant at HCG Cancer Hospital, Ahmedabad & Sanket Metropolis Healthcare, Ahmedabad.

She did Senior Residency at Prestigious cancer institute of India At Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. She did Fellowship in Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary pathology from KEM Hospital, Mumbai.

Academic Details

• MBBS (2007)
  Smt NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad
• MD Pathology (2011)
  Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad
• SR- Oncopathology (2012)
  TATA Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• Fellowship-Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary (2013)
  KEM Hospital, Mumbai

Papers

• Clinical and Radiologic Predictors of a Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NACT) in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery for Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases: Results of a Prospective Multi-center Study. Ann Surg Oncol.
• 2020 Nov 18 Essentials for Pathological Evaluation of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies and Synoptic Reporting of Cytoreductive Surgery Specimens-A review and evidence-based guide. Indian J Surg Oncol.
• 2020 Mar Essentials for Pathological Evaluation of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies and Synoptic Reporting of Cytoreductive Surgery Specimens-A review and evidence-based guide. Indian J Surg Oncol.
• 2020 March Pathological assessment of cytoreductive surgery specimens and its unexplored prognostic potential-a prospective multi-centric study. Eur J Surg Oncol.
• 2019 Dec Prospective correlation of the radiological, surgical and pathological findings in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery for colorectal peritoneal metastases: implications for the preoperative estimation of the peritoneal cancer index.
• Colorectal Distribution of residual disease in the peritoneum following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer and its potential therapeutic implications. Eur J Surg Oncol.
• 2021 Jan The Pathologic Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI) Strongly Differs From the Surgical PCI in Peritoneal Metastases Arising From Various Primary Tumors. Ann Surg Oncol.
• 2020 Aug Extent and distribution of peritoneal disease in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery for first platinum sensitive recurrence in ovarian cancer and its potential therapeutic implications. Eur J Surg Oncol.
• 2020 Target region resection in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery for peritoneal metastases-is it necessary in absence of visible disease? Eur J Surg Oncol.
• 2020 Apr Patterns of pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and its clinical implications in patients undergoing interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced serous epithelial ovarian cancer
• A study by the Indian Network for Development of Peritoneal Surface Oncology (INDEPSO). Eur J Surg Oncol. c
• 2019 Lacrimal Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma with High Grade Transformation: A Case Report and Current Concepts in Multi-Modality Management.
• Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (2020) CO-AUTHOR IN BOOK
• Glehen, Olivier & Bhatt, Aditi. (2020). Pathology of Peritoneal Metastases: The Unchartered Fields.