Dr. Manju Prasad

Biography

Manju Prasad, Professor Emeritus of Pathology at Yale School of Medicine, is an oncologic surgical pathologist with a lifelong interest in cancers of the head and neck and endocrine organs such as the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. After obtaining an MBBS and MD in Pathology from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, he served as a Senior Demonstrator in the Department of Pathology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and later became an Assistant Professor at Lady Harding Medical College in New Delhi, India. After moving to the USA in 1994, he underwent further training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. His research interests include head and neck melanomas, HPV-associated cancers, and genotype-phenotype correlations of tumors in endocrine organs. Dr. Prasad has served on the editorial board of leading pathology journals and has contributed chapters to the World Health Organization’s Blue Book series on the Classification of Tumors. He has been actively involved in various societies, including serving as a treasurer, secretary, and president of the North American Society of Head and Neck Pathologists, and is a member of the European Society of Pathology. His commitment extends to patient care and teaching future physicians, and he has received multiple awards throughout his career, including a Teacher Award and the Hubert Wolfe Award for outstanding paper in endocrine pathology.

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