Media Release

Mangalore 21, 2022: Ganahoma Pooja to invoke the blessings of the Almighty was performed at the newly built Central Lab of Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore situated at Attavar on 21-03-2022.

The Central Lab which will house state of the art diagnostic facilities of Kasturba Medical College and Hospital Mangalore is set to open soon.

The five floored building will have a fully automated complete Lab integration system, one of the best in the country in terms of quality & modern technology to perform Immunoassays, Hormones, Hematology and Infectious Disease serology in the premises shortly.

Lt. Gen. (Dr.) M.D. Venkatesh - Vice Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE),  Dr. Dilip G. Naik – Pro Vice Chancellor, MAHE,  Mangalore Campus, Dr. Venkatraya M Prabhu - Pro Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences, MAHE, Capt. M C Belliappa – Director, Projects, MAHE, Col. Prakash Chandra B – Director, General Services, MAHE, Dr. B. Unnikrishnan – Dean, KMC Mangalore, Dr. Anand Venugopal – Medical Superintendent & Chief of Clinical Services, KMC Hospital Ambedkar Circle, Dr. John Ramapuram – Medical Superintendent, KMC Hospital Attavar, Associate Deans Dr. Pramod Kumar, Dr. B Suresh Kumar Shetty and Dr. Shrikala Baliga were present.

The Pooja was also attended by the HODs, Unit Chiefs, faculty from dept. of Pathology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, doctors and staff of KMC Hospitals Mangalore.