Dr. Annapurneswari Subramanyan

Dr. Annapurneswari Subramanyan is a highly respected Oncopathologist with over 25 years of experience in diagnostic pathology and laboratory medicine. She currently serves as the Head and Senior Consultant – Pathology at Iswarya Hospital, OMR, Chennai. She specializes in Hemato-Oncopathology and Neuropathology, with extensive expertise in diagnosing complex cancer cases through advanced histopathology and immunohistochemistry techniques. Over the course of her career, she has played a key role in strengthening pathology and laboratory diagnostic services in leading hospitals.

• 1Diplomate – National Board of Examinations (DNB Pathology)
• 2Active participant in pathology academic and research forums

• 1Peripheral T-cell lymphoma of the tongue – Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (2016)
• 2Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma with osseous involvement – Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (2018)
• 3Metastatic breast carcinoma to uterine cervix – International Journal of Scientific Research (2018)
• 4Well-differentiated liposarcoma in pregnancy – Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (2018)
• 5Flow cytometry in marrow involvement detection – Leukemia & Lymphoma (2022)
• 6Cytokeratin-based tumor budding assessment – Apollo Medicine (2025)
• 7Pulmonary Adenofibroma and Head & Neck dendritic sarcomas – Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology (2021–2023)

• Head and Senior Consultant – Pathology, Iswarya Hospital, OMR, Chennai
• Former Chief of Lab Services and Head of Histopathology – Apollo Specialty Hospital, Chennai
• Consultant in Oncopathology – SIMS Hospital, Chennai
• Trainer and mentor for DNB postgraduate students
• PG Guide for thesis mentoring, research papers, and poster presentations
• Auditee for NABL, NABH, ISO, OSHA, and EMS quality audits
• Contributor to advanced pathology diagnostic protocols and laboratory quality standards