BioChemistry

Introduction

The Department of Biochemistry at PGICH was set up when the Institute was established as a centre of national importance for Paediatric teaching, research and patient care in 2015. Currently Department of Biochemistry, PGICH is providing state of the art laboratory testing facilities 24hrs for all routine biochemistry, specialised immunoassays including thyroid profile, reproductive profile,cardiac profile, Covid Profile including CRP, DDimer, PCT, IL6, covid Antibodies (both natural and vaccine related immunity), immunoglobulins, complete iron profiling, therapeutic drug monitoring, diabetic profile including HbA1c and specialised tests including Anti TTG.

Faculty Details
	Dr Usha Dudeja Bindal Designation : Associate Professor & Head Qualifications : MBBS ( MAMC), MD(Clinical biochemistry, MAMC) Fellowship in flowcytometry from Duke University, USA.
	Dr Abhishek Dubey Designation : Assistant Professor Qualifications : MBBS, MD Residency from MAMC

Patient Services

Clinical Biochemistry tests (LFT,KFT,Lipid profile, Serum electrolytes, diabetic profile including HbA1c, OGTT
Iron Profiling
Anti TTG
Reproductive profiling (LH,FSH, Prolactin, Testosterone, Estradiol)
Thyroid profiling
Covid profiling (CRP, D-Dimer, PCT, IL-6, Serum ferritin, covid antibodies)
Specialized tests e.g. Serum ceruloplasim, Lactate, Magnesium, Phosphorous
Cancer Markers e.g. AFP, CA-125, CEA
Immunoassay tests and many other tests

Cashless Scheme Available

As per institute policy

Details of Service charges

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Academic Activities

Intradepartmental and interdepartrmental teaching activities and seminars
Conducting various workshops, seminars and CMEs

Courses and Training offered

Providing observer ship for trainees of different laboratory technician courses
Teaching and training to lab staff

Frequently Asked Questions

Timing of laboratory – Currently we are providing testing facilities for 24 hrs
Turnaround time – 2 hrs for emergency samples
Sample collection facility for patients – Available in sample collection centre PGICH for OPD, and in wards for IPD. We receive precollected samples

Research Projects

Title of Project	Associated Departments	Status
Beta endorphin and cortisol response to the addition of dexmedetomidine in the ilio-inguinal ilio-hypogastric block in pediatric inguinal surgeries:a prospective randomized trial	Pediatric anasthesia	Ongoing
Prevalence of Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among adolescent girls attending endocrine clinic of SSPHPGTI Noida	Department of Radiodiagnosis	Ongoing
Clinical profile of adult Covid-19 Patients: a retrospective study	Department of Pediatric Gastro	Completed
Correlation of biochemical parameter with severity of disease in COVID-19 Patients	Biochemistry	Completed
Correlation of CRP, D Dimer, Procalcitonin and Ferritin with disease severity in 0-60 years COVID positive patients admitted in tertiary care hospital in Noida	Department of Pediatric Gastro	Completed
Inflammatory makers and disease severity in COVID positive pediatric patients	Biochemistry	Completed
Developing an algorithm to discriminate isolated iron defeciency and megaloblastic anemia from combined nutritional anemia and validating it using a phone based application (extramural from SERB)	PHO	Ongoing

Future Plans

Setting up Metabolic laboratory with facility of inborn errors of metabolic (IEM) disorders screening and diagnosis.
Providing the facility of Electrophoresis and densitometry reporting.
To develop a Molecular Biochemistry laboratory to perform analyses on the nucleic acids ( DNA or RNA )for genetic diseases diagnosis.
To provide conducive environment for interdisciplinary research program and various project works.
To start fellowship and certificate courses in Clinical Paediatric Biochemistry
To start MD, DNB, PHD courses in future.

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