Biochemistry

Infrastructure:

Location of Department in the Institution:

• Department of Biochemistry Location: 2^nd Floor, VMMC Building, Safdarjung Hospital. New Delhi (Timming – General Shift 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM)

• Clinical  Biochemistry Lab: 

Location: 2^nd Floor, Main O.P.D. Building, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital. New Delhi (Timming – General Shift 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM)

• Emergency Clinical Biochemistry Lab (24x7 hours): 

Location: Room No.111, 1^st Floor New Emergency Building, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital. New Delhi (Timming – 24x7 )

Services: 

• 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 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. We are also co-supervisor to other laboratory department. 

• Clinical  Lab Services: The total number of Investigations done in the Clinical Biochemistry lab were approx.. 14 Lakh . There has been a significant increase in the total numbers of Investigations done. The lab is equipped with two auto analyzers at present.

Clinical  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 Lab Services:

  An independent Emergency Clinical Biochemistry Lab was set up in New Emergency Block of VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, providing services to hospital round the clock. The Turn around time of less than 2.5 hrs. The lab performed approx. 30 lakh Test in the year 2025

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.

OPD, and specialty clinics Schedule

The Department of Biochemistry is a diagnostic and laboratory-based department, as it primarily provides diagnostic laboratory services by analyzing patient specimens referred from various clinical departments.

Research and Publication:

• 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.

• 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.

• Yadav P, Agarwal K, Rani A, 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.

•  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. 

• 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.

• 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.

•  Khurana DK, Choudhury A, Manisha, Mustafi SM, Uppal V, Khurana H, Sachdeva H, Gupta N, Ganpathy U. Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care  (Spring 2023);9(2):84-95.

•  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, 2023;April-June;12(2):56-62.

• 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, 2023;July – Sept.12(3):86-92.

• 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.

• Interplay of Vitamin D and Thyroid Hormone: A pilot study. Kaur J, Gangopadhyay S, Gupta A. Ind Jour of Clin Biochem. Sep 2023;38(1S): 93-4.

• Sen R, Thakur MB, Rani A. Correlation Between Serum Copeptin and NTproBNP levels in Heart Failure, American Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024:9(4):45-49. 

• Ramteke A, Suneja S, Muntakhab Md, Gangopadhyay S, Kaur C. Association of KCNJ11 gene (rs 5219) polymorphiam with HOMA-IR and HOMA B values in type 2 diabetes mellitus in India: A Case-contrd study. Ann Natl Acad Med Sci (India). 2024;60:218-24.

• Suneja S. Assessment of Knowledge & Practices on Fire Safety among Health Care Professionals in Clinical Laboratory of Tertiary Care Hospital in North India - A Cross Sectional Study. GJRA. 2024(Jan);1(1):31-5.

• Suneja S, Kaur C. Introduction of objective structured practical examination (OSPE) for formative assessment of medical undergraduates in Biochemistry. Natl Med J India.2024;37:205-8.

• 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 Emerg Care. 2024 Apr 1;40(4):e10-e15 

• Ramteke A, Suneja S, Muntakhab M, Gangopadhyay S, Kaur C. Association of KCNJ11 gene (rs5219) polymorphism with HOMA-IR & HOMA B values in type 2 diabetes mellitus in India: A case-control study. Ann Natl Acad Med Sci (India). 2024;60:218-24

• Selvaraj D, Pandey PK, Vashisth T, Gangopadhyay S, Bindal U, Kumar K. Adiposity: A Seed of Depression. Proceedings: 3rd International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules 2024;103(1):57

• Kaur R, Uppal N, Uppal V, Sharma A. Impaired glycemic control as a risk factor for reduced lung function in the Indian diabetic population. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 2

• Palaniyappan, G., Mandal, S. & Rani, A. Decoding the Link between Serun Magnesium and Tinnitus- a Research Perspective. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Nec Surg (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-025-05951-1

• Saxena U, Yadav P, Lachyan A, Rani A. Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on N Terminal Pro B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in the Third Trimester. Am J Perinatol. 2025;42(9):1 141-1151. doi: 10.1055/a-2463-44 10.

• Kiran N.C., Manisha Bais Thakur, Anita Rani Diagnostic accuracy of serum-ascetics albumin gradient in esophageal  varices in cirrhosis. Int  J Res Med Sci. 2026;14(1) :130-4

• Vashistha M, Capoor MR, Khanna G, Rani A, Chaudhary N. Revisiting clinicomycological and immunological aspects of fungal rhinosinusitis during COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2025 Dec 10;59:101036. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.101036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41380975.

• Anbhule, A.P., Ramteke, A., Porwal, Y. et al. Exploring the Role of TLR2 and TLR4 Adaptor Proteins in Type 2 Diabetes: Implications for Inflammation and Disease Progression. Ind J Clin Biochem (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-025-01338-9

• Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Hospitalized Children (1–12 Years) with Malignancy.Vinay Kumar.Amitabh Singh. Neha Goel. Rajni Dawar. Shobha Sharma. Indian Journal of Medical and Pediatric Oncology Feb 2025.https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1801768.

• Childhood Obesity in India: A Growing Concern .Huda Naaz, Rajni Dawar. Journal of Applied Biochemistry & Laboratory Medicine ;March 2025:62-63.

• Singh R, Tasnim S, Chandra S, Puthan Peedikakkal R, Choudhary A, Dawar R, Goyal P, Meena MK, Bhattacharjee J, Tyagi S. Association Between Genetic Variants and Circulating Biomarkers of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Indian Patients With Acute and Recurrent Myocardial Infarction. J Lipid Atheroscler. 2025 Sep;14(3):339-349. doi: 10.12997/jla.2025.14.3.339. Ep ub 2025 Jul 2. PMID: 41048609; PMCID: PMC12488798

• Gupta, K., Uppal, V., Ish, P., CHAUHAN, S. S. A., & Gupta, N. (2025). Interleukin-18 cytokine gene polymorphism 137G/C (rs187238) and susceptibility to tuberculosis in north India. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease. https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2025.3545

• Mina S, Dhiman R, Singal P, Gangopadhyay S, Verma P, Kathuria S. A study of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor level in individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder and their first-degree relatives as compared to the healthy population. Indian J Psychiatry. 2023 Sep;65(9):922-927. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_290_23. Epub 2023 Sep 5. PMID: 37841544; PMCID: PMC10569320.

• Suneja S, Kaur C. Introduction of objective structured practical examination (OSPE) for formative assessment of medical undergraduates in Biochemistry. Natl Med J India.2024;37:205-8.

• Suneja S, Dhivya S, Haldar D, Rohit Kumar R, Ramteke. Association of PON-1 genes (Q192R and L55M) polymorphism with cardiovascular disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Indian population. Journal of Medical Sciences and Health. 2025;11(2):136-46

• Suneja S, Khanna G, Kapoor R. Program Evaluation of Electives in the new CBME Curriculum in Indian Medical Education. Med Sci Edu. 2025;35(3):1385-1392.

• Singh SK, Gupta M, Mahato K, Shrivastava S, Pandey VK, Kumar D, Mardi J, Priya D, Baek KH, Mishra AK. A systematic analysis of various clonal lineages of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with mgr B mutations. Molecular Biology Reports. 2025 Dec;52(1):1029.

Achievements and events: 

The Department of Biochemistry at VMMC and SJH has recently achieved several significant milestones, including 

• The Successful Organization Of a CME On "Digital Era Biochemist" Under The Aegis Of AMBI-DC On August 28, 2025. 

• The Successful Organization Of a CME On "BEYOND COMPLIANCE :NEW ERA OF QUALITY" Under The Aegis Of ACCLMP On April 25, 2026. 

• The Department Has Officially Renewed Its NABL Accreditation 

• We Secured Confirmation to Introduce New Diagnostic Tests, Further Enhancing Its Clinical Capabilities. 

• The Department has received approval to Increase Its Post Graduate (PG) Strength from 6 To 8 Seats, Ensuring a bright future for medical education and Research at the Institution.

Achievements and events: 

The Department of Biochemistry at VMMC and SJH has recently achieved several significant milestones, including 

• The Successful Organization Of a CME On "Digital Era Biochemist" Under The Aegis Of AMBI-DC On August 28, 2025. 

• The Successful Organization Of a CME On "BEYOND COMPLIANCE :NEW ERA OF QUALITY" Under The Aegis Of ACCLMP On April 25, 2026. 

• The Department Has Officially Renewed Its NABL Accreditation 

• We Secured Confirmation to Introduce New Diagnostic Tests, Further Enhancing Its Clinical Capabilities. 

• The Department has received approval to Increase Its Post Graduate (PG) Strength from 6 To 8 Seats, Ensuring a bright future for medical education and Research at the Institution.