| Last Updated: August 2021 |
Sri Nathella Sampathu Chetty Clinical Laboratory
(A unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya) |
| Sri Nathella Sampathu Chetty Clinical Laboratory was established on 5th March 1982 |
| The Legal name of the parent organization is “Medical Research Foundation”. The Organization is Registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 (S.No. 25 of 1978). |
| Address of SNSC Clinical Laboratory |
No 41, (OLD No: 18), College Road, Chennai – 600 006, Tamil Nadu, India
Ph: 2823 3556 / 2827 1616 / 2831 1913
Fax: 91-044-2825 4180
Email: snsclab@snmail.org
Contact Person: Dr.N. Angayarkanni, Quality Manager, Email - drak@snmail.org |
| There are three other locations at Chennai |
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1. SNSC Collection Centre (JKCN Complex)
No. 21, Pycrofts Garden Road (off. Haddows Road), (JKCN Complex)
Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ph No: 91-044-28271616
Fax No: 91-044-282541800
2. Sankara Nethralaya RA Puram (SNSC Collection Centre – R.A. Puram)
New No. 30, Old No.73, Kamarajar Salai, Raja Annamalaipuram,
Chennai: 600 028, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ph No: 91-044-49083500, 49083501
3. C.U.Shah Sankara Nethralaya (SNSC Collection Centre - REH)
No. 8, GST Road, St.Thomas Mount, Gunidy
Chennai 600 016, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ph No: 91-044-22346022, 22344474
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Sri Nathella Sampathu Chetty Clinical Laboratory
Quality Policy and Objectives |
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| The laboratories under SNSC Clinical lab includes |
- Clinical Biochemistry: Main laboratory
- Clinical Pathology: Main laboratory
- Clinical Hematology: Main laboratory
- Microbiology and Serology: 6th floor, Kamal Nayan Bajaj Institute for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (KNBIRVO)
- Histopathology and Cytopathology: 3rd floor, KNBIRVO block
- Genetics and Molecular biology: 4th floor, KNBIRVO block
- Special Clinical Biochemistry: 5th floor, KNBIRVO block
- SNSC Collection Centre: 21, Pycrofts Garden Road
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Sankara Nethralaya R.A. Puram (SNSC Collection Centre – R.A. Puram):
New No. 30, Old No.73, Kamarajar Salai, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai - 600 028.
- C.U. Shah Sankara Nethralaya (SNSC Collection Centre - REH) No.8, GST Road, St.Thomas Mount, Guindy, Chennai 600 016.
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| The primary sample is collected at Main laboratory at SN main and at SNSC Clinical Laboratory, Pycorfts Road and NSN centers. |
| Renovated Main Laboratory November 2009 |
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| Clinical Haematology and Clinical Pathology |
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| Clinical Biochemistry |
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| Special Biochemistry |
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| Department of Biochemistry was started in 1985 as a Biochemistry Research Department supporting the need of the hospital by carrying out several special investigations related to ocular diseases such as screening for Inborn errors of metabolism and aminoaciduria by HPLC and trace elements analysis by atomic absorption spectroscopy |
| Histopathology and Cytopathology |
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| The department of Ocular Pathology, Vision Research Foundation, a unit of Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai started in 1986 supporting the need of the hospital by carrying out routine pathological diagnosis and investigations related to ocular diseases. |
| Microbiology and Serology |
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| L & T Microbiology Research Centre including SAIL Molecular Microbiology (Established on 10th March 1989) runs the microbiology/serology and PCR based diagnostics and conducts Microbiology-EQAS as a National programme |
| Genetics and Molecular biology |
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| The Molecular Genetics department had its humble beginning as a Cytogenetics laboratory in the year 1993. Since then it has achieved rapid growth with the inclusion of a Molecular Biology set up, and mutation screening to evolve as the SNONGC department of Genetics & Molecular Biology |
| SNSC Collection Centre |
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Sri Nathella Sampathu Chetty Clinical Laboratory (SNSC Collection Centre) at 21, Pycrofts Garden Road was established on 10th February 1999. It is Converted into SNSC Collection Centre and now operates at the 1st floor of Sri Sivasailam Block since 02.05.16. NABL Audit was completed for SNSC Collection Centre on 17th August 2019.
Sri Nathella Sampathu Chetty Clinical Laboratory at 73, Venkata Krishna Road (Navasuja Sankara Nethralaya) was established on –17.6.2004 & converted into SNSC Collection Centre - NSN since 07/02/2015. Navasuja Sankara Nethralaya has been shifted to New Premises on 15.07.2021. Sankara Nethralaya RA Puram, New No. 30, Old No.73, Kamarajar Salai, Raja Annamalaipuram, Sri Nathella Sampathu Chetty Clinical Laboratory established Collection Centre at New Premises, Sankara Nethralaya RA Puram, New No.30, Old No.73, Kamarajar Salai, Raja Annamalaipuram,, It is functioning as SNSC Collection Centre – RA Puram since 15.07.2021.
Sri Nathella Sampathu Chetty Clinical Laboratory established Collection Centre at 8, GST Road (C.U.Shah Sankara Nethralaya – Rural Eye Hospital). It is functioning as SNSC Collection Centre – REH since 22.10.2015.
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| Heads of the Laboratories |
01. Dr.S.B.Vasanthi
Director, SNSC Laboratory, Management Representative (MR) NABL
02. Dr.N.Angayarkanni
Quality Manager(QM) - NABL, HOD - Clinical & Sp Biochemistry
03. Dr.Doreen Gracias
HOD–Cl.Hematology & Cl.Pathology, Deputy Quality Manager–NABL
04. Dr.J.Biswas
Director – Histopathology
05. Dr.S.Krishna Kumar
HOD – Histopathology
06. Dr.A.R.Anand
Incharge –Microbiology & Serology
07. Dr.S.Mathavan
HOD – Cytogenetics
08. Ms.R.Punitham
Senior /Technical Manager
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| Deputy Technical Managers |
Ms.R.Punitham
TM - Clinical Biochemistry |
Ms.Saumya.T.S
Dy.TM – Clinical Haematology |
Ms.K.Vanitha
Dy.TM – Ocular Pathology |
Ms.Caroline
Dy.TM–Microbiology &Serology |
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| Current Certified Internal Assessors: NABL (ISO 15189:2012) |
| S.No. |
Name |
Department |
From |
| 01 |
Dr.N.Angayarkanni |
Clinical / Sp. Biochemistry |
20.06.2014 |
| 02 |
Dr.Doreen Gracias |
Cl.Hematology & Cl. Pathology |
20.06.2014 |
| 03 |
Ms.R.Punitham |
Clinical / Sp. Biochemistry |
20.06.2014 |
| 04 |
Ms.K.Vanitha |
Ocular Pathology |
14.10.2014 |
| 05 |
Ms.Saumya.T.S, |
Cl.Hematology & Cl. Pathology |
14.10.2014 |
| 06 |
Ms.Rajalakshmi |
Cl.Hematology & Cl. Pathology |
25.11.2014 |
| 07 |
Ms.U.Jayanthi |
Sp. Biochemistry |
23.04.2015 |
| 08 |
Dr.S.Krishna Kumar |
Ocular Pathology |
07.05.2015 |
| 09 |
Dr.S.Sripriya |
Cytogenetics |
14.05.2016 |
| 10 |
Dr.S.R.Bharathi Devi |
Special Biochemistry |
14.05.2016 |
| 11 |
Dr.R.Harini |
Clinical Biochemistry |
24.10.2017 |
| 12 |
Dr.A.R.Anand |
Microbiology & Serology |
26.08.2018 |
| 13 |
Ms.V.Gayathri |
Microbiology & Serology |
26.08.2018 |
| 14 |
Dr.A.V.Kavitha |
Microbiology & Serology |
18.11.2018 |
| 15 |
Ms.R.Gayathri |
Clinical Biochemistry |
09.02.2019 |
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