The Department of Pathology, KMC Manipal, under Manipal Academy of Higher Education is engaged in diagnostic work that caters primarily to the Kasturba Hospital and secondarily to private hospitals from adjacent localities and states. The department offers comprehensive state-of-the-art services in Histopathology, Cytology, Immuno-Histochemistry, immunofluorescence, HLA typing and lymphocyte cross-matching for renal transplantation, clinical pathology and Haematology. The department serves as a referral centre and receives slides and blocks for review from many centres. The department is fully air-conditioned with spacious air-conditioned practical laboratories for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Department has a state-of-the-art Museum (MAP) with separate public and student section.

• MCI Recognised UG and PG courses
• Is part of Kasturba Hospital which is ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management system) and ISO 14000 (Environmental Management System) certified
• Kasturba hospital, is also NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and health care providers under Quality Council of India) accredited
• Under Kasturba Medical College which is consistently ranked among the first 10 best medical colleges in India
• Affiliated to Manipal Academy of Higher Education
• Excellent infrastructure
• State-of-the-art services in Histopathology, Cytology, Immuno-histochemistry, immunofluorescence, lymphocyte cross matching and HLA typing for renal transplantation, clinical pathology and Haematology
• Experienced and dedicated faculty
• State-of-the-art Museum (MAP) with separate public and student section. The museum specimens are constantly updated with addition of new and refurbishing of old specimens
• Well-equipped labs with fully automated machines.

Key Features

State-of-the-art services in Histopathology, Cytology, Immuno-histochemistry, immunofluorescence, lymphocyte cross matching and HLA typing for Renal transplantation, Clinical pathology and Haematology

• Best infrastructure facility
• Experienced and dedicated faculty
• Well-equipped air-conditioned labs with fully automated machines
• Ten-headed and penta-headed microscope with plasma TV for postgraduate teaching
• 24 x 7 functioning clinical pathology laboratory
• Facility for hemolytic workup and coagulation studies 
• Department has an air-conditioned library with 120 books and academic CDS
• Curriculum designed to prepare not only competent pathologists but also to promote and prepare them for higher education
• Orientation to and promotion of research activities.

Collaborations

• MCI Recognised UG and PG course
• Is part of Kasturba Hospital which  is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14000 certified
• Under Kasturba Medical College which is consistently ranked among the first 10 best medical colleges in India
• Affiliated to Manipal Academy of Higher Education
• Collaborates  with other departments and other institutions
• Collaborated research projects with other departments and institutions of Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek, pathos which may be translated into English as either "experience" or "suffering" and logia - "An account of" or "the study of". Pathology refers to the process of defining a condition or behaviour as pathological. Pathologies (or pathoses) is synonymous with diseases. The suffix "path" is used to indicate a state of disease.

Pathology addresses four components of disease: cause/etiology, mechanisms of development (pathogenesis), structural alterations of cells (morphologic changes), and the consequences of changes (clinical manifestations). 

Pathology is further separated into divisions, based on either the system being studied or the focus of the examination 

Clinical pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of body fluids such as blood and urine. Clinical pathologists work in close collaboration with medical technologists, hospital administrations, and referring physicians to ensure the accuracy and optimal utilization of laboratory testing. Clinical pathology is one of the two major divisions of pathology, the other being anatomical pathology.

Anatomical pathology (or anatomic pathology) is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross, microscopic, examination of organs, tissues, and whole bodies (autopsy).

Anatomical pathology is itself divided into subspecialties, the main ones being surgical pathology, cytopathology, and forensic pathology.

Hematopathology is the study of diseases of blood cells (White blood cells, red blood cells, platelets) and cells/tissues/organs comprising the hematopoietic system.

Molecular pathology is an emerging discipline within pathology, and focuses on the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of molecules within organs, tissues or body fluids

Pathologists are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and characterization of diseases. based on the examination of tissues removed from diseased body parts or biopsy samples. They can also diagnose certain diseases and conditions through the laboratory analysis of various body fluids such as the blood, urine, saliva etc

Pathologists specialize in a wide range of diseases including cancer. Tissue samples are observed under a microscope and the cellular pattern observed to help determine if a sample is cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign). Pathologists also may employ genetic studies and gene markers in the assessment of various diseases.