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Dr. Anurekha M is an experienced hematopathologist with over 8 years of expertise at a tertiary cancer care center. Her core strengths lie in hematolymphoid pathology, including advanced flow cytometry–based immunophenotyping and measurable residual disease (MRD) evaluation in leukemias and lymphomas.
She has extensive experience in reporting peripheral blood smears, bone marrow aspirates, coagulation studies, and clinical pathology specimens, and works closely with clinicians to support accurate diagnosis and patient-specific treatment planning.
Dr. Anurekha has also played a key role in quality management system implementation, laboratory operations, and NABL accreditation processes, along with supervising technical teams. Actively involved in academic teaching and research, she has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications in reputed international journals.
Educational Qualifications
- DNB – Pathology
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
(Regional Cancer Centre, Karnataka)
2016 - MBBS
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
2009
Clinical Expertise
- Hematolymphoid pathology
- Flow cytometry and immunophenotyping
- Measurable residual disease (MRD) assessment
- Leukemia and lymphoma diagnostics
- Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy reporting
- Peripheral blood smear evaluation
- Coagulation studies
- Clinical pathology reporting
- Quality management systems in laboratories
- NABL accreditation processes
Accomplishments
Affiliations and Memberships
Present position
Honors and Awards
Editorial Work and Reviewer
Innovation
Associated Publications
Research and Publication
- Deciphering stage 0 hematogones by flow cytometry in follow-up bone marrow samples of pediatric B-Acute lymphoblastic leukemia cases: A potential mimicker of residual disease after anti-CD19 therapy.
Thulasi Raman Ramalingam, Lakshman Vaidhyanathan, Anurekha Muthu.
Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry, January 2024.
- Role of high acquisition flow cytometry in the detection of marrow involvement in patients with extramedullary B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: A comparison with marrow aspirate cytology, trephine biopsy, and PET.
TR Ramalingam, Anurekha Muthu, A Lakshman, S Narla, A Subramanyan.
Leukemia & Lymphoma, July 2022.
- Independent diagnostic utility of CD20, CD200, CD43, and CD45 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
TR Ramalingam, S Mohanraj, Anurekha Muthu, V Prabhakar, B Ramakrishnan.
Leukemia & Lymphoma, October 2021.
- Immunophenotypic modulation in pediatric B lymphoblastic leukemia and its implications in MRD detection.
R Thulasi Raman, M Anurekha, V Lakshman, R Balasubramaniam.
Leukemia & Lymphoma, April 2020.
Experience
- Consultant – Surgical Gastroenterology
Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre (RIMC), Chennai
2025 – Present - Associate Consultant – Hematopathology & Flow Cytometry
Apollo Cancer Centre, Chennai
2016 – 2024