Sankara Nethralaya
Sankara Nethralaya
Last Updated: April 2022
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, College Road, Nungambakkam, 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, Director, Email - drak@snmail.org
There are three other locations at Chennai

1. SNSC Collection Centre (JKCN Complex)
No. 21, Dr.S.S.Badrinath 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 - CUSSN)
No. 8, GST Road, St.Thomas Mount, Gunidy
Chennai 600 016, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ph No: 91-044-22346022, 22344474

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, Dr.S.S.Badrinath Road
  • 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 - CUSSN) No.8, GST Road, St.Thomas Mount, Guindy, Chennai 600 016.
The primary sample is collected at Main laboratory at SN main and at SNSC Clinical Laboratory, Pycorfts Road, CUSSN, RA Puram centers.
Renovated Main Laboratory November 2009
Lab Renovated 2009
Lab Renovated 2009
Clinical Haematology and Clinical Pathology
Lab Renovated 2009
Lab Renovated 2009
 
Lab Renovated 2009
Lab Renovated 2009
Clinical Biochemistry
Lab Renovated 2009
Lab Renovated 2009
Special Biochemistry
Lab Renovated 2009
Lab Renovated 2009
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
Department of Ocular Pathology
Department of Ocular Pathology
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
L & T Microbiology Research
L & T Microbiology Research
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
Department of Molecular Genetics
Department of Molecular Genetics
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

Sri Nathella Sampathu Chetty Clinical Laboratory (SNSC Collection Centre) at 21, Dr.S.S.Badrinath 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 – CUSSN since 22.10.2015.

 
 
 
 
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