Deep Kumar Raman
Professor / Head Of Department Of Pathology
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic healthcare professional with over 27 years of distinguished service in the Army Medical Corps, specializing in diagnostic pathology, research, and education. Proven leader and innovator recognized for exceptional organizational skills and a commitment to improving healthcare access for underserved populations through technology-driven solutions. Extensive experience in diverse environments, including high-stakes military operations and academic institutions, complemented by a robust portfolio of research in oncopathology and molecular techniques. Adept at fostering collaborative teams and crafting innovative curricula, consistently driving educational excellence while simplifying complex topics for enhanced learning outcomes.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
9
9
Languages
Work History
Independent Consultant, Health Care
Self Employed
Bengaluru, India (Remote)
04.2025 - Current
- Collaborated with NGOs Swasti to develop SOPs for their Call- for-Swasth Telehealth Program.
- Developed curriculum and implemented capacity building sessions for field health workers and telehealth Nurses of the Call-For- Swasth Program
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
MedLumos Private Ltd
Bangalore
01.2023 - Current
- Set up a for-profit social enterprise startup with a view to developing a viable and sustainable alternative rural healthcare model for the participation of private medical establishments in the current government/non-profit funded models in rural India.
- Established foundational processes for business operations, and responsible for business model innovations.
- Streamlined ethical clinical practice protocols and operational processes for improved efficiency and cost savings.
- Carried out successful rural talent identification and acquisition drives.
- Implemented effective and cost-efficient capacity-building and training modules for staff and doctors in resource-constrained rural environments.
- Developed a deep understanding of the needs and pain points of rural clientele, and grew the customer base through targeted outreach, networking events, and other strategies.
- Developed marketing materials and campaigns to boost brand awareness and customer engagement.
- Provided strategic direction for product development and fine-tuning of the EMR and Telehealth suite.
- Responsible for day-to-day operations, clinical leadership, development of protocols, and SOPs.
Professor, HoD & Senior Advisor, Pathology
Command Hospital (Air Force)
Bangalore
04.2021 - 12.2022
- Headed the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Blood Bank of a large 700-bedded tertiary care hospital, with an MD Pathology program under RGUHS, Bangalore.
- Mentored and supervised postgraduate students (MD), interns (MBBS), and paramedical students (DMLT), providing valuable guidance for thesis work, research projects, and professional development.
- Developed innovative teaching methods tailored to diverse learning styles, enhancing student comprehension and success rates with a focus on open-ended questions and analytical thinking to arrive at answers to clinical problems rather than rote learning or picture matching.
- Enhanced capacity and process flows of the Molecular Lab for COVID testing, with peak testing of 2,000 samples a day during the second wave.
- Established Flow Cytometry Lab in the hematology lab.
- Presided over and successfully achieved NABL re-accreditation of all lab parameters.
- Participated as Co-PI of a DBT-funded project for prenatal and neonatal screening for inherited disorders.
- Identified research opportunities for students, assisting with gathering data and drawing conclusions for projects.
- Used different learning modes and types of technology to engage students in achieving learning outcomes.
- Facilitated cross-disciplinary learning opportunities for students by collaborating with colleagues from other departments.
Professor, HoD & Senior Advisor, Pathology
Command Hospital (Central Command)
Lucknow
09.2018 - 04.2021
- I headed the lab of a large, 800-bedded tertiary care hospital with the MD Pathology program under KGMU, Lucknow.
- Mentored and supervised postgraduate students (MD), interns (MBBS), and paramedical students (DMLT), providing valuable guidance for thesis work, research projects, and professional development.
- Set up a COVID testing lab in a record time of 15 days, ramped up capacity to 1,000 tests per day and streamlined workflow and infection control protocols.
- Contributed to UP State COVID emergency preparedness as a member of the UP State Advisory Group for COVID RT-PCR testing.
- Implemented an online OPD appointment scheduling system for the hospital during the Covid pandemic.
- I headed the hospital innovation team during the first wave of Covid, overseeing the development of Covid protocols, setting up ad hoc wards with infection control practices, and training and capacity building of all hospital staff.
- Experimented with developing an in-house H2O2 vapor-based sterilization system, with the aim to reuse scarce N95 masks and PPE kits.
- Headed the Hospital IT section, handling hardware and software procurement, modernization of the internal LAN network, and the Hospital information system.
- As the Local Purchase Officer, I was responsible for the procurement of drugs and consumables for the entire hospital.
- Implemented the installation of the Lab Information System and integration with the HIS within the Army Intranet, as well as an innovative solution for transmitting lab results via SMS/email on the internet without violating the security conditions of the air gap between the intranet and the internet, as well as data protection and secrecy norms of the Army.
- Fostered collaborative academic environment, interdisciplinary research teams to explore innovative solutions in oncology and dematology with many published interdepartmental research papers.
Associate Professor and Senior Advisor Pathology
Armed Forces Medical College
Pune
02.2014 - 09.2018
- As Training officer for PG residents, collaborated with colleagues to share best practices, refine instructional strategies, and improve overall quality of UG / PG teaching .
- As Joint Secretary of Annual National Conference of IAPM and Annual Conference of Maharashtra State Chapter (MAPCON) was involved in the planning and flawless execution of an academic conference with over 1500 participants.
- Set up and standardized an RT-qPCR (IS) assay using armored RNA standard for the BCR-ABL gene, with 5 log sensitivity, enabling MMR monitoring of CML patients on TKIs, and a RCT for stopping TKIs in patients achieving sustained CR.
- Conceptualized and set up an advanced molecular lab with cytogenetics, PCR, RT-PCR, and Sanger sequencing.
- Initiated the process of making the AFMC Pathology Department future-ready and cutting-edge by initiating and following through on a statement of case for setting up next-gen sequencing, microarray lab, and whole slide imaging for archiving and teaching, which are now functional.
- Championed the use of technology in the classroom as an effective tool for enhancing student learning experiences. Conceptualized and implemented low-cost integrated AV teaching aids for pathology teaching like standalone kiosks for gamified pathology quizzes for undergraduate students and QR code-based archiving and retrieval of interactive content of the specimens in the pathology museum.
- As secretary of AFMC Alumini association, engaged with Alumni to set up Alumni social media channels, Alumni website, corpus funds and endowments for research and overseas intership of undergraduate students, streamlined and regularised process for alumni events and contributions.
Officer In Charge, Blood Bank
Armed Forces Transfusion Center
New Delhi
03.2012 - 01.2014
- Handled a large regional blood bank with over 800 donations and 2,000 blood products issued monthly.
- Led a team to successfully achieve ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Certification within 6 months, ensuring 100% compliance.
- Implemented flow cytometric enumeration and QC of stem cell and platelet products.
- Research associate on a pilot project for cryopreserved RBCs for long-term storage of PRBC products.
Asst Professor & Classified Specialist Pathology
Base Hospital
Delhi Cantt
03.2010 - 03.2012
- Classified Specialist is the equivalent of Senior Consultant
- Involved in pathology reporting and UG and PG teaching in Pathology.
- Undertook a research project on circulating tumor cells in breast carcinoma.
- Handled procurement of expendable and non-expendable medical stores for the entire Hospital.
Graded Specialist, Pathology
Military Hospital
Agra Cantt
04.2007 - 03.2010
- Graded Specialist is similar to Junior Consultant and is responsible for all functions of the laboratory, including Histopathology, hematology, microbiology, clinical chemistry, and the blood bank.
- Carried out large community-based research on early-stage silent CKD, with highly cited original papers that were also awarded the Chief of Naval Staff Award for best published paper among Armed Forces faculty.
- Established mycology and mycobacterial culture labs.
- Started component productions and apheresis products, resolved long-pending issues related to blood bank licensing, and renewed the blood bank license.
- Handled medical store procurement.
- Implemented patient welfare measures, like piped music, in the entire hospital.
- Contributed to the organizational goals by designing and conducting patient satisfaction surveys.
Consultant Pathologist
Level III Hospital, United Nations Mission in Congo
02.2006 - 03.2007
- Challenging experience of setting up and providing pathology services in field conditions in a Level III field hospital of the UN to a multinational peacekeeping contingent, amidst civil war conditions in Goma, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Researched, managed, and published a report on an epidemic of exotic zoonosis, Tungiasis.
- Developed standard operating procedures for the pathology lab, ensuring consistency and quality of results in field consitions.
Graded Specialist, Pathology
153 General Hospital
Ladakh
02.2002 - 01.2006
- Pathologist in a high altitude multi-specialty hospital in field.
- Initiated and successively got licensing for the blood bank becoming the first licensed blood bank in Ladakh region.
- Actively involved in rural outreach with multiple medical camps across Ladakh.
- Started a DRDO project to study cytokine levels in lung fluid obtained by Fine needle aspiration in Patients with High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema (HAPO) to elucidate the inflammatory pathways and cytokines involved in HAPO.
- Set up and manned one of the initial telemedicine nodes via a satellite link as part of a ISRO pilot project.
- Innovated a tubular spacer to acquire microphotographs from existing light microscope using a regular handheld digital camera for telepathology (an use-case for which neither the telemedicine system or microscope was not originally designed).
Resident Pathology
Armed Forces Medical College
Pune
12.1999 - 01.2002
- Undertook research for collection, enumeration, flow cytometric characterization of peripheral blood stem cells for bone marrow transplantation, that resulted in defining the protocols for peripheral blood stem cell collection and preservation in AFMC and the implementation of a successful peripheral blood stem cell transplantation program in both AFMC and Armed Forces Transfusion Centre, New Delhi.
Resident Pathology
Armed Forces Medical College
Pune
12.1999 - 01.2002
- Undertook research for collection, enumeration, flow cytometric characterization of peripheral blood stem cells for bone marrow transplantation, that resulted in defining the protocols for peripheral blood stem cell collection and preservation in AFMC and the implementation of a successful peripheral blood stem cell transplantation program in both AFMC and Armed Forces Transfusion Centre, New Delhi.
Medical officer in various medical units of Army
01.1995 - 11.1999
- Including counterinsurgency areas
Education
Training in Molecular genetics & Cytogenetics -
Tata Medical Center
Kolkata01.2014
DNB - Pathology
National Board of Examinations
01.2004
M.D - Pathology
Armed Forces medical College
Pune01.2002
MBBS - undefined
Armed Forces medical College
Pune01.1994
Skills
Effective team leadership
Histopathology (Dermatopathology, Oncopathology, Breast Pathology)
Molecular Pathology
Educational program design and curriculum development
Telemedicine / Telepathology
Critical / analytical thinking and problem solving
Cross-functional collaboration
Interests
Travelling
Nature photography
Angling
Bird watching
Reading
MS Office automation through visual basic coding
Important Links
deep-kumar-raman-83140799, Deep Kumar Raman, Deep-Raman
Personal Information
Gender: M
Awards
- Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card for distinguished service, 2018
- Chief of Naval Staff Award for Best Published Paper, 2012, Varma PP, Raman DK, Ramakrishnan TS et al. Prevalence of early stages of chronic kidney disease in healthy Soldiers. MJAFI 2011; (1):363 - 67
- General Officer Commander-in-chief Commendation Card, Strategic Forces Command, for Distinguished service, 2010
Publications
- Papillary endothelial hyperplasia in angiokeratoma, Mehta A, Sayal SK, Raman DK, Sood A, Indian J Pathol Microbiol, 2003-01-01, 46, 1, 90-1
- Chronic neutrophilic leukaemia: a case report, Lt Col Mehta A, Maj Raman DK, Lt Col Kumar R, Indian J. Hemat & Blood Trasnsf, 2003-01-01, 21, 2, 58-59
- Sarcoidosis - Lichenoid Variety, Sayal SK, Mehta A, Sanghi S, Sood A, Raman DK, Indian J Dermatol, 2003-01-01, 48, 1, 52-54
- Management of necrotizing myositis in a field hospital: a case report, Bharathi RS, Sharma V, Sood R, Chakladar A, Singh P and Raman DK, Scand J of Trauma, Resus and Emer Med, 2009-01-01, 17, 20, 10.1186/1757-7241-17-20
- Prevalence of early stages of chronic kidney disease in apparently healthy central government employees in India, Varma PP, Raman DK, Ramakrishnan TS, Singh P, Varma A, Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2010-01-01, 25, 3011-3017
- Prevalence of early stages of chronic kidney disease in healthy Soldiers, Varma PP, Raman DK, Ramakrishnan TS, Singh P, Medical Journal Armed Forces of India, 2011-01-01, 1, 363 - 67
- Renal damage should be unquestionable when defining early chronic kidney disease, Varma PP, Raman DK, Ramakrishnan TS, Singh P, Varma A, Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2011-03-01, 26, 3, 1110-1
- Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome: A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma, Col Surinder Mohan, Garima Kapoor, Lt Col Raman DK, MJAFI, 2011-01-01, 67, 382-84, 10.1016/S0377-1237(11)60093-2
- Autopsy findings in fatal dengue haemorrhagic fever - 06 Cases, Rathi KR, Arora MM, Sahai K, Tripathi S, Singh SP, Raman DK, Anand KB, Med J Armed Forces India, 2013-07-01, 69, 3, 254-9
- Tungiasis: Outbreak investigation of a zoonosis during overseas deployment, Sood A, Raman DK, Joshi RK, Gupta D, Med J Armed Forces India, 2017-10-01, 73, 4, 375-379, 10.1016/j.mjafi.2017.08.011
- Granulomatous Tissue Reaction, Khopkar U, Ramesh V, Arora S, Raman DK et al., IADVL Colour Atlas of Dermatopathology, 2017-01-01, 1st, Jaypee, New Delhi
- A study of BRAF mutation in colorectal carcinoma in Indian population, Saxena S, Srinivas V, Deb P, Raman DK, Jagani R, J Can Res J Can Res Ther, 2018-01-01, 14, 1403-6
- Dermatological manifestations in Patients Undergoing In Vitro Fertilisation: A Prospective Study, Sood A, Sahu S, Karunakaran S, Joshi RK, Raman DK, J Cutan Med Surg, 2018-01-01, 22, 3, 280-284, 10.1177/1203475417752370
- Basal cell carcinoma arising at tattoo site of radiotherapy field marking in a patient with multiple malignancies, Vashisht D, Anwita S, Sukriti B, Raman DK, Kohle VS, J Dermat Cosmetol, 2018-01-01, 2, 5, 71-73, 10.15406/jdc.2018.02.00088
- Unilateral Facial Telangiectasia Macularis Eruptiva Perstans mimicking as Rosacea, Sinha P, Sinha A, Raman DK, Sood A, Indian Dermatol Online J, 2018-09-01, 9, 5, 351-353
- Imatinib-induced IgA Pemphigus: Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis Type, Sood A, Sinha P, Raman DK, Sinha A, Indian Dermatol Online J, 2018-09-01, 9, 5, 331-333
- CD8+ T Lymphocyte Infiltration: A Favourable Prognostic Indicator in Indian Patients with Breast Carcinoma, Raman DK, Gupta N, Khanna S, Joshi R, Bharadwaj R, J Clin Diag Res, 2019-01-01, 13, 1, 12-17
- Primary Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Lumbar Spine: Rare Tumor Mimicking Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Spine, Kumar S, Maheshwari V, Mukherjee A, Raman DK, Asian J Neurosurg, 2019-07-01, 14, 3, 894-896
- Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Sood A, Raman DK, Das P, Dermatological Emergencies, 2019-01-01, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 347-352
- A Rare Case of Lichenoid Sarcoidosis Mimicking Papular Amyloidosis, Sinha P, Bhattacharjee S, Raman DK, Sood A, Indian J Dermatol, 2020-01-01, 65, 1, 50-52, 10.4103/ijd.IJD_501_18
- Cutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Presenting as a Progressive Disfiguring Lesion of the Face in an Immunocompetent Individual; A Rare Occurrence, Sood A, Sinha A, Raman DK, Singh AK, Das P, Indian Dermatol Online J, 2020-11-08, 11, 6, 975-978, 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_220_20
- Rare findings in a common tumor : A case of complex fibroadenoma with secondary changes in a young female, Saxena S, Varma K, Raman DK, Upadhyay V, Indian J Pathol Oncol, 2020-01-01, 7, 2, 327-330
- Trichilemmal cyst masquerading as thyroglossal cyst: a diagnostic nonplus, Madhava N, Gupta V, Raman DK, Basu A, Upadhyay K, UP State Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2020-01-01, 8, S, 53-55, https://doi.org/10.36611/upjohns/se/2020/8
- Cytomorphological Patterns of Nerve Aspirates in Pure Neuritic Leprosy-A Single Centre Cross-Sectional Observational Study, Sandhu S, Raman DK, Sood A, Sinha P, Singh PY, Dixit PK, J Cytol, 2021-01-01, 38, 1, 14-20, 10.4103/JOC.JOC_182_20
- Non-traumatic myositis ossificans, Rehman N, Sadashiva H, Madakshira MG, Raman DK, Autops Case Rep, 2021-08-20, 11, e2021316, 10.4322/acr.2021.316
- Chemo-Resistant Locally Advanced Left-Sided Pancreatic Cancer Encasing Portal Venous Confluence, Celiac and Superior Mesenteric Arteries: Management Strategy, Kumar SS, Biswas BK, Shukla R, Sharma S, Raman DK, Saranga Bharathi R, J Gastrointest Cancer, 2021-06-01, 52, 2, 797-801, 10.1007/s12029-020-00527-4
- Metastatic gallbladder carcinoma presenting as an ovarian mass, Rehman N, Sadashiva H, Madakshira MG, Raman DK, Autopsy Case Rep, 2021-04-06, 11, e2021248, 10.4322/acr.2021.248
- Pancreatic Involvement in a Case of Linear Immunoglobulin a Disease with Ulcerative Colitis: True or a Coincidental Association?, Sinha P, Ayub A, Dhiman P, Bhattacharjee S, Raman DK, Kumar A, Gastroenterol Hepatol Endo Prac, 2022-01-01, 2, 3, 112-114, 10.4103/ghep.ghep_13_22
- Cutaneous manifestations leading to a diagnosis of a case of severe disseminated histoplasmosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive child, Sood A, Raman DK, Sinha A, Vasudevan B, Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS, 2022-07-01, 43, 2, 185-188, 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_59_22
- Epidemiological and geographical profile of gall bladder cancer patients from a hospital-based registry of northern gangetic plains, Singh S, Bhatnagar S, Lohia N, Subramananiam A, Raman DK, Murthy HS, Prashar M, Viswanath S, Trivedi G, Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer, 2022-05-28, 5, 1, 3-10
- A Facial Micropapular Variant of Polymorphous Light Eruption: An Infrequently Reported Entity, Sinha P, Kharayat V, Raman DK, Madakshira MG, Clinical Dermatology Review, 2022-07-01, 6, 2, 154, 10.4103/cdr.cdr_69_21
- Primary extranodal lymphomas: five-year experience from a tertiary care center of North India, Mishra P, Prashar M, Rehman N, Sinha A, Raman DK, Indian J Cancer, 2023-04-17, 10.4103/ijc.IJC_1267_20
- Prevalence and spectrum of PIK3 mutations in breast cancer and their correlation with clinicopathological features: A cross-sectional observational study from South India, Darling HS, Sud R, Raman DK, Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment, 2025-01-01, 8, 1, 39-47
Timeline
Independent Consultant, Health Care
Self Employed
04.2025 - Current
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
MedLumos Private Ltd
01.2023 - Current
Professor, HoD & Senior Advisor, Pathology
Command Hospital (Air Force)
04.2021 - 12.2022
Professor, HoD & Senior Advisor, Pathology
Command Hospital (Central Command)
09.2018 - 04.2021
Associate Professor and Senior Advisor Pathology
Armed Forces Medical College
02.2014 - 09.2018
Officer In Charge, Blood Bank
Armed Forces Transfusion Center
03.2012 - 01.2014
Asst Professor & Classified Specialist Pathology
Base Hospital
03.2010 - 03.2012
Graded Specialist, Pathology
Military Hospital
04.2007 - 03.2010
Consultant Pathologist
Level III Hospital, United Nations Mission in Congo
02.2006 - 03.2007
Graded Specialist, Pathology
153 General Hospital
02.2002 - 01.2006
Resident Pathology
Armed Forces Medical College
12.1999 - 01.2002
Resident Pathology
Armed Forces Medical College
12.1999 - 01.2002
Medical officer in various medical units of Army
01.1995 - 11.1999
DNB - Pathology
National Board of Examinations
M.D - Pathology
Armed Forces medical College
MBBS - undefined
Armed Forces medical College
Training in Molecular genetics & Cytogenetics -
Tata Medical Center