Laboratory Medicine

Pratiksha Chheda

Dr. Pratiksha Chheda

Consultant
Department
Laboratory Medicine
Qualification

HMX Fundamentals/ Pro Online Certification – Genetic Testing and Sequencing Technologies – Harvard Medical School (June 2023); Variant Effect Prediction Training Course (VEPTC 2023) – Barcelona, Spain (Oct 2023)

Experience

 Extensive experience of 28 years in Molecular DiagnosisMetropolis Healthcare Ltd., SRL Diagnostics (Agilus Diagnostics); Reliance Life Sciences (RLS); Cancer Research Institute (CRI)

About Us:

Dr. Pratiksha Chheda is a Consultant Geneticist in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre.

Dr. Chheda is a Member of Indian Association of Cancer Research (IACR), Indian Society for Prenatal Diagnosis & Therapy (ISPAT), Molecular Pathology of India (MPAI), and Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP) US, She has ~40 publications in National and International journals.

Areas of Expertise & Special Interest:

  • Management of College of American Pathologists (CAP)/ National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited diagnostic lab
  • Evaluation, development & implementation of molecular tests & technologies
  • NGS variant classification
  • Conceptualization & implementation of research projects
  • Annotation & classification of genetic variants
  • Engagement with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and clinicians for genetic tests & post-test report discussion
  • Preparation of test/ product literature, brochures and flyers
  • Genomics, oncology and infectious diseases
  • High-end molecular test development & execution
  • Next generation sequencing (NGS), real time PCR, sanger sequencing,

droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA).

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