Associate Professor Thomas Putti

Senior Consultant and Clinical Director, Department of Pathology, NUH

A/Prof Thomas Putti graduated from the Osmania University, Hyderabad, India in 1985 with M.B,B.S. His initial training in Histopathology was at the Department of Pathology, Osmania Medical College and he obtained his specialist degree in pathology from the Osmania University, India in 1989. Subsequently, he did his anatomic pathology residency from Long Island Jewish Medical Centre, New York and obtained his American Board Certification in 1997. He did a year of fellowship in Immunopathology from Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, New York from 1997 - 1998. He had a six-month stint as clinical fellow at Nottingham City Hospital, UK under the guidance of Prof. Ian Ellis. He has been with department of pathology, NUH for the last 13 years (joined in 1998).

Education and Fellowships

MB,BS, MD (Path), Diplomate (American Board)

Specialty Interests

• Breast pathology
• Immunohistochemistry
• TMA

Professional Highlights

• Over 80 publications in peer reviewed journals
• Member of Residency Advisory Committee for Pathology, Singapore
• Member of MOH national guidelines for the treatment of breast cancer in 2005
• Chairman of the Department of Pathology Safety Committee
• Member of the BSS Audit Committee

Professional Memberships

• Fellow, College of American Pathologists
• Member, Singapore Society of Pathologists