Dr Femela Muniraj

Brief Profile

Dr Femela Muniraj is a proud alumnus of the prestigious Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, where she completed her post-graduation in Pathology. She is also the alumnus of Madurai Medical College where she finished her undergraduate degree.

With an overall experience of 13 years following her post-graduation, she gathered significant administrative experience by serving in various key positions such as Technical Manager in Pathology and Medical Director of Department of Transfusion Medicine in a reputed hospital. On the academic front, she has 25 articles published in national, international and local indexed journals so far.

Dr Femela has also conducted tutoring and mentoring for courses such as MBBS, BDS, Allied Health Sciences, MD, MDS, and Nursing, and engaged in teaching and conducting interactive discussions with lab technicians.

Educational Qualification

• B.B.S. at Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
• D. Pathology at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
• DNB Pathology
• MNAMS
• FRCPath Part I

Relevant Training

• XC Internal Auditor & Quality Management Systems Certificate course as per ISO 15189-2022 conducted by Foundation for Quality India in February 2023
• Basic Course Workshop in Medical Education Technologies conducted by CMC, Vellore, in April 2012
• Curriculum Implementation Support Program in June 2019
• Basic Course in Biomedical Research in December 2020
• Pre- and Post-test Counselling on HIV/AIDS in October 2021
• Effective Leadership and Excellence in Technical Education, by NPTEL, in November 2021
• Online Course in Molecular Pathology “Molecular Laboratory Management and Reporting: A Short Course for Laboratory Professionals” by Association for Molecular Pathology, Maryland, USA, in March 2022
• Online Course in Genetics, “Genetic Testing and Sequencing Technologies” by Harvard Medical School, in July 2022
• Online Course in Genetics, “Cancer Genomics and Precision Oncology” by Harvard Medical School, in August 2022
• Observership in Ophthalmic Pathology at LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, on August 2022
• Certificate (online) Course on “Clinical Gastrointestinal Pathology”, conducted by MEU India, from January to August 2022
• Certificate (online) Course on “Hepatopathology”, conducted by MEU India, from March to October 2022
• Certificate Course on “Surgical Oncopathology”, conducted by MEU India, from March 2022 to December 2023
• Hands-on Training in ISH Techniques (Molecular Pathology) at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, in March 2023

Professional Credits

• Best Postgraduate Award with Gold Medal in JIPMER
• Best Poster Award in ISHTM National Conference
• CARE Seed Grant for Research
• Speaker for Internal CME titled ‘HITTING THE TRAIL OF AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA’ on 28 May 2021 at Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute
• Invited as Speaker for Induction and Skill Development Program for Registered Nurses on the topic “Blood Safety and Transfusion” on 16 September 2021 at Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute
• Invited as Judge for Postgraduate Oral Paper Presentation in CHETPATHCON on 18 December 2021 at Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute
• Invited as Judge for Quiz Program for Postgraduates on “A to Z of Hemoglobinopathies 2022” organized at MIOT International Hospital on 29 April 2022, Chennai, India
• Invited as Speaker for CME in commemoration of “National Dengue Day” on the topic “Pathological Findings in Dengue Fever” at Tagore Medical College & Hospital, Rathinamangalam, Chengalpattu District, on 16 May 2022
• Quiz Master for the CME on “Soft Tissue Tumors: Diagnostic Updates” on 11 June 2022 at Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute
• Invited as Speaker for the CME and Workshop on “Adult & Fetal Autopsy, Grossing Techniques” and Slide Seminar on “Overview and Approach to Fetal Autopsy” on 23 August 2022, and conducted a “Workshop on Fetal Autopsy”, at ACS Medical College, Chennai, India
• Invited as Speaker for the Pathology PG Refresher Course ‘CARE-PARE’ (Chettinad Academy of Research and Education Pathology Annual Review par Excellence) on the topic “Slide Discussion in Hematology” on 14 October 2022 at Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute
• Invited as Chairperson for ‘HEMATOCONF’, National Hematology Conference at JIPMER, Puducherry, India, on 12 February 2023
• Invited as Judge for Poster Presentation by postgraduates at GIPCON 2023 on 15 August 2023 at Panimalar Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Publications:

2009:

• Neelaiah Siddaraju, Neha Singh, Femela Muniraj, Prabhavati Jothilingam, Surendra Kumar, Debdatta Basu, Sunil Kumar Saxena. “Preoperative Cytodiagnosis of Pleomorphic Adenoma with Extensive Lipometaplasia”: A Case Report. Acta Cytologica 2009; 53(4): 457-9

• Neelaiah Siddaraju, Sarath Chandra Sistla, Neha Singh, Femela Muniraj, Qutubuddin Chahwala, Debdatta Basu, Surendra Kumar. “Pure Neuritic Leprosy with Nerve Abscess Presenting as a Cystic, Soft Tissue Mass”: Report of A Case Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2009; 37(5): 355-8

2010:

• Neha Singh, Neelaiah Siddaraju, Surendra Kumar, Femela Muniraj, Satvinder Bakshi, Suryanarayanan Gopalakrishnan. “Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy as an Initial Diagnostic Modality in a Clinically Unsuspected Case of Invasive Maxillary Fungal Sinusitis”: A Case Report. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2010; 38(4): 290-3

• Neelaiah Siddaraju, Gopi Krishna Yediapati, Tanmaya Talukdar, Vinod Kumar Saka, Femila Padmavathy, Debdatta Basu. “Cytodiagnostic Aspects of Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma Manifesting with Small Cell Morphology on Respiratory Specimens”: A Case Report. Acta Cytologica 2010; 54(5 suppl): 1018-22

2011:

• Femila Padmavathy, Neelaiah Siddaraju, Sarath Chandra Sistla. “Role of Brush Cytology in the Diagnosis of Barrett’s Esophagus”: An Analysis of Eight Cases. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2011; 39(1): 60-4

• Femila Padmavathy, Neelaiah Siddaraju, Sarath Chandra Sistla. “Distinction of Intestinal and Diffuse Types of Gastric Adenocarcinoma on Brush Cytology”. Acta Cytologica 2011; 55(2): 187-92

2012:

• Femila Padmavathy, Rajesh Nachiappa Ganesh, Bhawana Ashok Badhe, Arshad Jamal. “Synchronous Presentation of Sporadic Angiomyolipoma and Renal Cell Carcinoma in Contra Lateral Kidneys in Patient with No Evidence of Tuberous Sclerosis”. Chettinad Health City Medical Journal 2012; 1(4): 192-5

2014:

• Sushma Nayar, Murli Manohar Reddy, Vijayashree R, Femila Padmavathy, Ramijan Begum, Arudra P. “Haematological Parameters Including Platelet Indices in Vivax and Falciparum Malaria”. Chettinad Health City Medical Journal 2014; 3(3): 95-100

2015:

• Femela Muniraj. “Classification of Acute Leukemias – Past, Present and Future”. IJSS Case Reports & Reviews 2015; 1(12): 61-66

• Femela Muniraj, Vijay Amritraj. “Pseudobasophilia in Paediatric Age Group”. Int J Sci Stud 2015; 3(3): 5-10

• Femela Muniraj, Vijay Amritraj, Govindaraju Soundararajan. “Auto Analyzer Generated Spurious Basophilia in Adolescents and Adults”. Int J Sci Stud 2015; 3(4): 1-5

• Femela Muniraj, Balamurugan Senthilnayagam. “The Smallest Adenomatoid Tumour of Fallopian Tube Ever Reported”. British Biomedical Bulletin 2015; 3(4): 492-9

2016:

• Femela Muniraj, Neelaiah Siddaraju, Sarath Chandra Sistla. “Role of Brush Cytology in the Diagnosis of Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Upper Gastrointestinal Lesions”. Cytopathology 2016 Dec; 27(6): 407-417. DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12333

2018:

• Sarah Premraj, Femela Muniraj, Juhi Riyaz, Balamurugan Senthilnayagam. “Recurrent Atypical Meningioma with Pleural Metastases”. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology 2018; 39(2): 241-3

2019:

• Femela Muniraj, Rajeswari Thivya Dhanabalan. “Assessment of the Platelet Counting Techniques in Cases of Erythropenia”. MedPulse International Journal of Pathology 2019; 11(1): 55-60

2020:

• Femela Muniraj, Radhalakshmi Thiagarajan, Vijayashree Raghavan. “Bedside Screening of Body Fluids – Comparison of Convenient and Conventional Methods”. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Oct 2020; 23(15): SP231505
• Femela Muniraj, Vijayashree Raghavan, Jane B Isaac. “The Smallest Choroid Plexus Papilloma at the Youngest Age of Presentation Ever Reported”. Chettinad Health City Medical Journal. 2020; 9(3): 205-207

2021:

• Balapriya BS, Anantharamakrishnan R, Senthil Kumar K, Femela Muniraj, Vijayashree Raghavan. “A Rare Case of Malignant Transformation of Keratinous Cyst in Gluteal Region”. JCDR. 2021; 15(3): 4-6
• Femela Muniraj, Divya C, Vijayashree R, Rajesh Kanna NR, Sailatha R, Shery Angel R. “Cervical Angiomyolipoma Coexisting with Endometrial Carcinoma in the Absence of Tuberous Sclerosis”: A Rare Case Report. Indian Journal of Medical and Pediatric Oncology June 2021; 42(3): 305-308
• Vijayashree Raghavan, Femela Muniraj. “Study of the Impact of Leucocyte Reduction on the Coagulation Factors in Fresh Frozen Plasma”. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 2021; 14(4): 427-432

2022:

• Femela Muniraj. “Evaluation of Platelet Parameters Post-transfusion”. Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice. 2022; 11(3): 95-101
• Femela Muniraj. “Diff Quik: A Reliable Stain for Rapid Onsite Evaluation and Differentiation of Round Cells In Semen”. Cytojournal 2022; 19(59)

2023:

• Vimal Manickam Durairaj, Femela Muniraj, Vijayashree Raghavan. “A Study to Estimate and Compare PDGF and VEGF in PRF Across the Spectrum of Ages in Healthy Volunteers”. Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice 2023; 12(2): 57-62
• Sudha Srinivasan, Femela Muniraj, Vijayashree Raghavan. Case Series of Keloidal Dermatofibroma – A Rare Entity. National Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2023; 12(4): PS01-PS03; DOI: 10.7860/NJLM/2023/64805.2771
• Femela Muniraj, Sudha Srinivasan, Vijayashree Raghavan. “Challenge in the Cytological Interpretation of a Not-So-Typical Breast Carcinoma”. Cytojournal 2023