Dr. Tester F. Ashavaid
Professional Experience
This section has one of the largest test menu in the country and carries out tests that range from most frequently required tests to the esoteric ones, some of which are not available in the country. The lab has some of the top-notch state-of-the-art equipment ranging from routine analysers to electrophoresis to various immunoassays to High Performance Liquid chromatography to Tandem Mass Spectrometry. The department also has various subsections like TDM which has the largest drug menu in the country and handles biologics with antibodies immunology labs which does hormonal assays, vitamins, food intolerance, and tumor markers and Toxicology which handles drugs of abuse . The lab also specialises in Neurotransmitters, CDG, screening and aminoacidopathies. The department maintains a great synergy with the clinicians and makes every effort to reach out to the clinicians to solve complicated patient results. The department is NABL and CAP accredited and also has EQAS with ERNDIM for esoteric testing.