People Behind

People Behind

40 years ago, when doctors relied on stethoscope and pulse as their primary investigation tool, one man set up a diagnostic laboratory believing that the future of investigative medicine will rely upon laboratory tests as a primary diagnostic tool.

Businesses can be started over night, but it takes years to build an Institution. Decades ago, one man had the burning desire to set up a testing Laboratory that will become the leading institution to symbolise quality, good ethics and good laboratory medicine.

The management team
The team that reports to the customers

DR.A.V.RAMAPRASAD, MD IN PATHOLOGY
FOUNDER DIRECTOR

Dr.Ramaprasad is the founder Director of Anand Diagnostic Laboratory. From its humble beginnings in 1974, Anand Lab has grown leaps and bounds over the years under his vision and leadership. Dr. Ramaprasad started Anand Lab at a time when laboratory medicine was just emerging as a new speciality. He saw the future of lab medicine and dedicated his life to building an institituion on the foundation of good ethics and values to build a brand that will epitomise good laboratory medicine To this day, Anand Diagnostic Laboratory sustains these values in all its interactions within the organisation and outside.

Prior to this venture, Dr. Ramaprasad was a well respected teacher in the academic field. He taught Biochemistry, Pathology and Microbiology at prestigious institution like Bangalore Medical College, KMC Hubli and JNMC, Belgaum – to graduate and post graduate students, many of whom are currently either practising or in laboratory business.

Dr. Ramaprasad obtained his MD in Pathology and Bacteriology from Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Mangalore in 1966.


DR. N. JAYARAM, MD IN PATHOLOGY.
DIRECTOR.

Dr. Jayaram, is the silent force behind the operational excellence of the lab. He joined Anand Diagnostic Laboratory in 1988 and has ever since followed the footsteps of his mentor Dr. Ramaprasad. Together they were instrumental in bringing operational excellence in the laboratory and expanding into specialized tests ranging from renal transplantation, cytopathology and histopathology to many other areas.

Dr. Jayaram is a certified lead assessor for NABL accreditation. He is also actively involved in training other laboratory personnel on accreditation and internal audit requirements. He is also academically very active and participates regularly in national and international scientific meetings as faculty.

Dr. Jayaram obtained his MD in Pathology from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and research, Chandigarh. Subsequently he also also obtained special certification in Cytopathology and Immunopathology from the same Institution.


DR. SUJAY R PRASAD, DNB, MD IN PATHOLOGY
DIRECTOR

Dr.Sujay Prasad is the creative force behind new innovations, technology initiatives and business process improvements. He has been instrumental in expanding the service capability of the lab from facility expansion to acquisition of state of the art equipments. With his zero tolerance attitude to errors, he has designed innovative methods with focus on minimising errors across all operating processes. He oversees all IT initiatives and has implemented interesting IT enabled ideas such as automated report printing kiosks and online results reporting, much ahead of the industry adoption. He is also a certified lead assessor for NABL accreditation and has conducted technical assessments overseas.

Dr.Sujay Prasad obtained his MD in Pathology from the Mumbai University and joined Anand Diagnostic Laboratory thereafter in 1995.

head of department
The people who manage people, process and productivity

Here are the key people who manage the major departments within the lab, handling operations, process and people, ensuring smooth running of the lab and customer satisfaction.

Dr. Vidya M N
Qualification: MBBS, MD (Pathology)
MBBS from Adichunchangiri Institute of Medical Sciences
MD from M.S. Ramaiah Medical college , Bangalore
Post PG 3 years experience
Special interests: Oncopathology and IHC
Dr. Uma Devi K.P
Qualification: MBBS, MD (Pathology)
MBBS at JJMMC Davangere
MD at MMC Mysore
Post PG 2 years experience
Special interests: Flow cytometry and Dermatopathology
Dr. Preethi Sridharan Chari
Qualification: MBBS, MD (Pathology)
MBBS at KIMS, Bangalore
MD at Madras University (IBMS, Taramani)
Post PG 1 year experience
Special interests: Renal pathology and Oncopathology

Dr. Vivek Kumar
MBBS, MD (Pathology)
MBBS at Sh.V.N.G.M.C, Maharashtra
MD from M.S. Ramaiah Medical college , Bangalore
Post PG 2 years experience
Special interests: Cytopathology and Immunofluorescence

Dr.Zubair Hasan
Qualification: MBBS, MD (Pathology)
MBBS at B. R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore
MD at KMC, Mangalore
Post PG 1 year experience
Special interests: Lymph node pathology
Mr. James
Director – Customer Relations
Qualification: B.A, (Bangalore University) and Diploma in hospital administration
Extensive well rounded experience in Accounts, Administration, Customer care,
purchase and HR in multivarious healthcare institutions spanning a few decades.
Long standing experience in handling customer care with special focus on Corporate and Insurance customers at Anand Lab.

Special interests: Healthcare administration

Key staff profile
Good competent people – The life blood of diagnostic business

What is not widely known about Laboratory business is the necessity to have good staff, who are skilled and competent with appropriate expertise. We are dealing with human lives and investigative results are anticipated with great expectation both by the patients and doctors to make informed decision about the course of treatment. So we take great care in the selection of our staff. Their personal attributes, education, knowledge and expertise are carefully evaluated. We also reinforce good laboratory practices to the staff through continuous training.
Selection of technical staff:
In the selection of our technical staff, we have adopted a competency model that emphasizes professional skills, knowledge and certain character traits. We look for the following:

Qualification:Should have the right professional qualifications, should possess appropriate skills acquired through experience and practice.

Professional skills:A good understanding of testing requirements, diagnostic procedures and ability to handle appropriate machinery, equipments

Personal attributes:A confident approach, quality conscious, attention to details and the ability to handle samples.

Work techniques:Should be fully conversant with the nature of work involved in diagnostic laboratories and demonstrate good work techniques.

Team players:Should be able to work in a team with other staff.