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Biochemistry

The Department of Biochemistry was set up in December 2001 at the inception of the Vardhman Mahavir Medical College. The Department is engaged in both academics, laboratory services and is actively involved in quality education, medical research, training and patient Care.

NABL Accrediation:-

Biochemistry lab is NABL Accredited

Quality Control Assurance Pragramme:

The Department is actively involved in quality control programme and participating in EQAS programme Internal quality is well maintained for all parameters. The department is also involved in conducting medical examination of the candidates during their selection by conducting their lab tests. The department is also actively involved in conducting screening programme for the welfare of technical staff of various departments of the hospital.

Location of Department in the Institution:

Department of Biochemistry
Location: College Building, 2 nd Floor, Safdarjung Hospital.

Its Sub-Unit-

  • Routine Biochemistry Lab – 3 rd Floor, Old Causality Building, VMMC & SJH
  • Emergency (24*7) Biochemistry Lab, Room No.1, 1 st Floor New Emergency Building, VMMC & SJH

Academic Services:

The Department of Biochemistry is consistently involved in imparting quality education to the students taking admission under various courses like M.D. (Biochemistry), MBBS, B.Sc. (Hons) Nursing and B.Sc. MLT, including training programs of MRT/MRO and short-term training to the Biotechnology students.

The Faculty members are also involved in thesis work of various MD, MS, DM, MCh and DNB students of the hospital. Mostly the work is focused on molecular and genetic research for which a well-equipped molecular biology lab has been established in the department

Routine Lab Services:

The total number of Investigations done in the Routine Biochemistry lab from (January 2023 to December 2023) were 13,67,301. There has been a significant increase in the total numbers of Investigations done. The lab is equipped with three auto analysers at present.

Emergency Lab Services:

An independent Emergency Biochemistry Lab was set up in New Emergency Block of VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, providing services to hospital round the clock. The lab is equipped with two fully automated analyzers with throughput of 1200 tests/hrs turn around time of less than 2.5 hrs. The lab performed 24,41,355 tests in the year 2023.

  • Routine Biochemistry Lab – Lipid Profile. Glucose, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, T.Bil, D.Bil, AST, ALT, ALP, Urea, Creatinine, CK,CK-MB, Amylase, CSF Sugar/Protein,Body Fluid Protein, Calcium , Phosphorus, Mg, LDH , Albumin, Total Protein, Urinary-(Creatinine, Electrolytes (Na, k ,Cl), Glucose , Phosphorus.)
  • Emergency (24*7) Biochemistry Lab –Glucose, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, T.Bil, D.Bil, AST, ALT, ALP, Urea, Creatinine, CK, CK-MB, Amylase, Lipase, CSF Sugar/Protein, Body Fluid Protein, Calcium , Phosphorus , Mg, LDH, Albumin, Total Protein, Cholinesterase.

Sr. No. Name of Faculty Designation Email
1 Dr. Charanjeet Kaur Director Professor
2 Dr. Anita Rani Director Professor
3 Dr. Amita Yadav Director Professor hod[dot]biochem[at]vmmc-sjh[dot]nic[dot]in
4 Dr. Rajni Dawar Professor
5 Dr. Megha Arora Professor
6 Dr. Surabhi Yadav Professor
7 Dr. Vandana Saini Professor
8 Dr. Shilpa Sunaja Professor
9 Dr. Sukanya Gangopadhyay Associate Professor
10 Dr. Vibha Uppal Associate Professor
11 Dr. Deepa Haldar Associate Professor
12 Dr. Khageshwar Mahato Associate Professor
13 Dr. Janvie Manhas Assistant Professor

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  • Dr. Sukanya Gangopadhyay:- Tanwar P, Kapoor K, Kumar A, Gangopadhyay S, Gera R. Clinical Profile and Outcome of Young Infants With Hypernatremic Dehydration Presenting to the Emergency Department. Pediatr Emer Care 2023;00: 00–00
  • Dr. Sukanya Gangopadhyay:- Mina S, Dhiman R, Singhal P, Gangopadhyay S, Verma P, Kathuria S. A study of brain-derived neuotrophic factor level in individuals with OCD and their first degree relatives as compared to the healthy population. Ind J Psy. 2023;65(9):922-7.
  • Dr. Anita Rani :- Puja Yadav, Kavita Agarwal, Anita Rani, Rupali Dewan and Harish Chellani, Procalcitonin levels in maternal serum and cord blood as marker for diagnosis of early onset neonatal sepsis., European Journal of Obsterics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X 19 (2023) 100221.
  • Dr. Anita Rani :- Raghav M, Suri J, Rani A, Debata P, Bachani S. Comparison of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group India (DIPSI) and WHO criteria for diagnosis of gestational diabetes by assessment of fetomaternal outcomes. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2023;00:1-8. DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.14921.
  • Dr. Anita Rani :- Rani A Kumar R. Choudhari OK, Bhatia P. Biochemical and Clinical profile of COVID-19 patients and its association with severity of the disease: A study at tertiary care centre. Panacea J Med Sci 2023; 13(2):262-268.
  • Dr. Anita Rani :- Jain D. R., Saini D. R. P., Chandan S. K., Rani A, & Jain S. Socio Demographic profile of Intracranial haemorrhage patients -A Tertiary care hospital based study. International Journal Dental and Medical Sciences Research 2023; 2(5): 666-674. https://doi.org/10.35629/5252-0502666674
  • Dr. Vibha Uppal :- Khurana DK, Choudhury A, Manisha, Mustafi SM, Rani A, Khurana H, Sachdeva H, Gupta N, Ganpathy U. Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care (Spring 2023); 9(2): 84-95.
  • Dr. Rajni Dawar:- Study of body mass index (BMI) in first year MBBS students in a Medical college in Delhi, India.Gupta Karan Tripathi Prashant, Dawar Rajni Ramteke Alka, Chakroborty Madhuti and Kaur Charanjeet. IJSRR, 12(2) April. – June, 2023:56-62.
  • Dr. Rajni Dawar:- Jigsaw Technique in Medical Education- Experience in a Medical College.International Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews.Ramteke Alka,Dawar Rajni, Chandran Nikhil, Chakraborty Madhuti Tripathi Prashant. Kaur Charanjeet. IJSRR, 12(3) July – Sept., 202386-92.
  • Dr. Shilpa Suneja :- Suneja S. Standardization of Objective Structured Practical Examination in Terms of Validity and Reliability in Biochemistry: Our First Experience. CHRISMED J Health Res. Aug 2023;10:167-71.

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In the last year:

  • Organized a one-day CME, "Cardiometabolic Health in Women," on 16 th March 2024 in VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital.

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