Clinical and Research Background
Dr. Kikkeri Naresh is a pathologist, an expert in the laboratory analysis of tissue samples for diagnosis or other medical purposes. He specializes in hemopathology — the pathology of blood tissues — especially lymphoma and bone marrow pathology. As a translational researcher, Dr. Naresh conducts laboratory studies to improve patient care. His focus is the biology of lymphoma, including its genome, formation and cellular environment (or microenvironment). He also develops new algorithms to improve lymphoma diagnosis and precision medicine. His other research interests include lymphoma-causing viruses, blood stem cell transplantation and plasma cell myeloma.
Board Certifications
Royal College of Pathologists London, UK, 2008, FRCPath -Haematology, by published work
Specialist Training Authority (STA) of the Royal Colleges certified specialist in Histopathology (Anatomic Pathology; Board certification equivalent), London, UK, 2003
Royal College of Pathologists London, UK, 2001, MRCPath -Haematology, by published work
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India, 1988, M.D. –Pathology (Board certification equivalent)
Government Medical College, Mysore, India, 1985, Diploma in Clinical Pathology (D.C.P.)
Government Medical College, Mysore, India, 1980, M.B.B.S (M.D. equivalent)
Research Interests
Lymphoma biology: Genomics of various lymphomas; Early steps and lesions in lymphomagenesis and pathways of evolution; biology of Immune deficiency lymphoid proliferations including proliferations in post-transplant and HIV setting; biology of Hodgkin lymphoma
Lymphoma diagnosis and precision medicine: Developing diagnostic and precision medicine algorithms using contemporary technologies; biomarker discovery
Tumor microenvironment: Lymphomas & lymphoproliferative disorders and other hematological malignancies
Biology of oncogenic viruses: in lymphomagenesis and patient outcomes
Immune biology of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Disease evolution following stem cell transplantation
Epidemiology and molecular epidemiology of lymphomas and hematological malignancies
Translational research in plasma cell myeloma
Academic and Medical Appointments
Academic Appointments
Full Member / Full Professor & Section Head of Pathology, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, 2020-present
Full Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2020-present
Pathologist, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance & University Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 2020-present
Honorary appointment: Visiting Professor, Imperial College London, UK. 2020-present
Professor (Professor of Practice / Visiting Professor), Department of Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Imperial College London, UK, 2004-2020
Professor / Additional Professor of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (Bombay), India, 1998-2003
Associate Professor of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India, 1992-1998
Lecturer in Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India, 1989-1992
Lecturer in Pathology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore, India, 1988-1989
Medical Appointments
Section Head, Pathology, Fred Hutch, 2020-present
Clinical Lead, Molecular Diagnostic Services, North West London Pathology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK, 2017-2020
Clinical Director, West London Genomics Medicine Centre, London, UK. 2016-2020
Clinical Director, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. 2016
Divisional Director, Division of Investigative Sciences and Clinical Support (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Imaging, Theatres, Outpatients, Pharmacy & Therapies), Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. 2014-2016
Director, Specialist Integrated Haematological Malignancies Diagnostic Services (SIHMDS) & Molecular Pathology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. 2012-2020
Chief of service, Directorate of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK, 2011-2014
Lead, Haematopathology, Hammersmith Hospital & Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK, 2004-2020
Consultant Haematopathologist, Department of Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK, 2004- 2020
Pathologist, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (Bombay), India, 1992-2003
Assistant Pathologist, Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India, 1992-1998
Pathologist, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India, 1989-1992
Pathologist, St. Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore, India, 1989
Pathologist, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore, India, 1988-1989
Education and Training
Royal College of Pathologists London, UK, 2008, FRCPath -Haematology, by published work
Specialist Training Authority (STA) of the Royal Colleges certified specialist in Histopathology (Anatomic Pathology; Board certification equivalent), London, UK, 2003
Royal College of Pathologists London, UK, 2001, MRCPath -Haematology, by published work
Visiting Fellow under International Exchange Fellowship Program, Lymphoma Pathology & Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. 1994
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India, 1988, M.D. –Pathology (Board certification equivalent)
Demonstrator (Residency), Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India. 1985-1988
Postgraduate (Residency), Government Medical College, Mysore, India. 1983-1985.
Government Medical College, Mysore, India, 1985, Diploma in Clinical Pathology (D.C.P.)
Government Medical College, Mysore, India, 1980, M.B.B.S (M.D. equivalent)
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