Dr. M.S.N. Prasad is an experienced surgical pathologist and laboratory leader with extensive expertise in surgical pathology, oncology diagnostics, immunohistochemistry, laboratory management, and blood banking. He holds an M.B.B.S. from the University of Mysore and an M.D. in Pathology from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. His career includes academic training at JSS Medical College, Mysore, and Christian Medical College, Vellore, followed by senior clinical and leadership roles at The Bangalore Hospital, where he served as Consultant Surgical Pathologist, Blood Bank Officer, Director of Laboratory Services, and subsequently Managing Director. He has also worked as Consultant Surgical Pathologist at Rangadore Memorial Hospital and headed the oncopathology team at Sri Shankar Cancer Hospital. Since 2018, he has been the Managing Partner and Chief Surgical Pathologist at CluePath Diagnostics LLP. Dr. Prasad has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications, particularly in breast cancer pathology, biomarkers, molecular profiling, BRCA1 deficiency, and cancer diagnostics, as well as research involving central nervous system tumours and emerging diagnostic technologies. He has moderated panel discussions and lectures on cancer and immunohistochemistry, delivered lectures on surgical pathology, and participated in numerous national and international CMEs. A strong team leader with an NCC leadership background, he played an important role in developing The Bangalore Hospital laboratory into a top-performing laboratory under Bio-Rad EQAS. Beyond medicine, he is a marathoner, trekker, wildlife photographer, health-camp organiser, and trustee of a centre for children with special needs.
