Vijay Shankar S

Professor of Pathology, Bangalore, India. Passion in Photography. Love Teaching!! T/RT ≠ medical advice. Enjoy Learning :-)

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

With my Little girl! :-) #ILookLikeAPathologist

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

@shalinirkr21 @MirunaPopescu13 @Path4People @SpringerPath @JHUPath @Pathoutlines @Janiranavarro @RaulSGonzalezMD @GIJamesMD @UTSW_GIpath @Pathologists looks Like mets! I favour breast ca.. possibly lobular! would ask for breast ca history..

[Syed Z. Ali @sza_jhcyto]

Perivascular "nesting" by tumor cells in an acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid. (FNA)

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

@drdhananjaybs Thank you so much :-)

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

10 Years of iLovePathology!

What started in November 2016 as a small collection of learning resources for my students, as part of a flipped classroom approach, has now completed 10 years!

Over the years, I continued creating and sharing educational content on my YouTube channel and website, using few simple handwritten illustrations to explain pathology concepts.

Today, the channel has 297 educational videos covering various aspects of pathology for medical students!

The idea was simple when I started, and it remains the same even today — to make pathology easier to understand, particularly for the undergraduate medical student.

I'm glad that these resources have been useful not just to MBBS students, but also to paramedical students and some postgraduate students, both in India and elsewhere.

Ten years later, I still enjoy creating educational content whenever time permits. There is always something more to learn, teach and share!

If you have learnt something from iLovePathology over these years, I would love to hear your feedback and suggestions. They will help me improve the content further.

Thank you @JMGardnerMD @smlungpathguy @kriyer68 @pembeoltulu @ariella8 @adi_agnihotri @DrGeeONE @HermelinMD @KMirza @edusqo @_SaranyaS_
@archibhat3 and to everyone in this twitter/ X world who has been very supportive and part of this journey!

#iLovePathology #Pathology #MedEd #MedTwitter #FOAMed

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

@kriyer68 Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement! 😊

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

@DrRafi_ Thanks for the shoutout Dr Rafi 😊

[Dr. Rafi @DrRafi_]

20 Best YouTube Channels for MBBS Students 🩺

Anatomy — Sam Webster
Physiology — Ninja Nerd
Biochemistry — Dirty Medicine
Pathology — ilovepathology
Microbiology — Dr. Preeti Sharma
Pharmacology — Dr. GRG
Forensic Medicine — Dr. J. Magendran
Community Medicine — Dr. Vivek Jain
Ophthalmology — Tim Root
ENT — Dr. Vyshnavi
Orthopedics — Ortho TV
Dermatology — Dr. Saurabh Jindal
Psychiatry — Dr. Praveen Tripathi
Radiology — RadioGyan
Anaesthesia — ABCs of Anaesthesia
Clinical Skills — Geeky Medics
Medicine — Strong Medicine
Surgery — Dr. Pritesh Singh
Paediatrics — Dr. Meenakshi Bothra
OBGYN — APGO

Medical education worth thousands, available FREE.

Bookmark this. Every medical student needs it. 🔖

[Celina Stayerman MD @ariella8]

🌎🔬 The Network That Never Sleeps! 💙

Across continents and time zones, the global pathology community is united by an extraordinary spirit of generosity, curiosity, mentorship, and shared learning.

At any given moment, somewhere in the world, a pathologist is sharing a fascinating case, teaching a colleague, exchanging insights, or unraveling a diagnostic challenge.

Knowledge travels across time zones, keeping our community connected, inspired, and learning around the clock.

Together, we form a living network of knowledge, where every case shared, every question asked, and every lesson learned enriches us all.

🏆 Welcome to the October 2026 #PathTweetAward Compilation!

Join me in celebrating the wonderful educational contributions of pathologists from around the world. Each contribution strengthens this remarkable community and reminds us that the greatest value of knowledge lies in sharing it!

💙 A special thank-you to our dedicated screening judges:

@adi_agnihotri @ariella8 @archibhat3 @PoojaSMD @cebulka26 @LakshmiKoulmane @pembeoltulu @VijayPatho @VHNguyenMD @ahsanuitis @jsamsoondar

Special recognition to the pioneers of this initiative, @smlungpathguy and @AmyHDeekenMD, and to Muhammad Ahsan Gill (@ahsanuitis) for helping bring it to life through the creation of @PathTweetAward.

Compiled by Celina Stayerman, MD (@ariella8)

#PathTweetAward #PathTweetAwardOct2026 #PathX #PathTwitter #PathTwitterFamily

[Grok @grok]

Brutally honest: AI already outperforms physicians on pure diagnostic accuracy in controlled complex cases (Microsoft MAI-DxO ~2x better). By ~2030 it will likely beat humans on core cognitive work like diagnosis, test selection, and chronic management.

It still cannot examine, biopsy, operate, or fully own liability and the human relationship. Full job replacement is not happening in the next 10-15 years—and maybe never without advanced robotics plus regulatory and patient acceptance. Expect heavy augmentation instead.

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

An excellent free educational resource for everyone interested in gastrointestinal pathology!

Do explore these GI pathology modules from the Open Pathology Education Network and share them with your colleagues and students so that more people can benefit.

#Pathology #GIPath #PathologyEducation

[Raul S. Gonzalez, MD @RaulSGonzalezMD]

Hungry for more gastrointestinal pathology knowledge? Dr. Jackie Birkness-Gartman from Johns Hopkins has authored amazing free GI pathology modules for the Open Pathology Education Network. Take a look and see how much there is to learn. https://t.co/FzbekEbeh3 #pathology #gipath

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

@RaulSGonzalezMD This is awesome 🎊. Thank you

[Sanjay Mukhopadhyay @smlungpathguy]

Wow!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you Leke!!!!

JCP couldn't have picked a better or nicer person for the job!!

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

@pembeoltulu @JClinPath_BMJ @Vik_deshpandeMD @archibhat3 Congratulations :-)

[Pembe Oltulu, MD @pembeoltulu]

Could we please congratulate @MeredithKHerman ✨️

@vi_monappa
@ArjunRamaiya1 @Aiims1742 @mjcascio @DrMisialek @MArnold_PedPath @MPLEEMD @HubertLauMD @olopeznu @edusqo @tlabiano @DraEosina @lara_pijuan @DrSultanClskn @dresmagurbuz @sirinozr @duyguspath @iremessa
@PIorfino

[Pembe Oltulu, MD @pembeoltulu]

Could we please congratulate @MeredithKHerman ✨️

@JMGardnerMD @smlungpathguy @GeronimoJrLapac @pepeheffernan @KMirza @Histopatolomon @VijayPatho @HermelinMD @DrGeeONE @Path_Matt @feldstej @evemariecrane @Sinchita_Roy @Sara_Jiang @mreyesm
@antonietagalvao @DianaEstherossi

[Sanjay Mukhopadhyay @smlungpathguy]

Thank you @AIPNAPathology for inviting me 🙏🏾. Look forward to a lively discussion this Sunday!

[Janira Navarro @Janiranavarro]

Follicular adenoma with papillary architecture🤔

In the WHO 5th edition of Endocrine & Neuroendocrine Tumors, follicular adenoma with papillary architecture (FA-PA) is now recognized as a variant of follicular adenoma.

✅ Benign, encapsulated/well-circumscribed
✅ No capsular or vascular invasion
✅ Often a solitary “hot” (hyperfunctioning) nodule, more common in women
🔬Cystic with mixed papillary & follicular growth. Nuclear features of PTC are absent.

🧬Unlike conventional follicular adenoma (RAS), FA-PA frequently shows activating TSH-receptor mutations (~70%) and occasional GNAS mutations

Dr. Scognamiglio #USCAP #PathX #pathology

[Meredith Herman, DO @MeredithKHerman]

30s female with knee pain. Can you make the diagnosis?

3 hints:
- Giant cells
- Chicken-wire calcifications
- K36M mutations

#PathX #pathquiz

[Vijay Shankar S @VijayPatho]

75 years of Indian Association of Pathologists & Microbiologists( IAPM) …

A well narrated video by Dr. D. N. Lanjewar, tracing the journey of IAPM — from its early beginnings, the vision of founding members, including stalwarts like VR Khanolkar, who is referred to as the"Father of Pathology in India", the growth of various state chapters in India, the academic activities incluing APCON, and the evolution of the association over the past seven decades.

It also speaks about development of the journal Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology(IJPM), formation of the Indian College of Pathologists(ICP), and how the association has adapted over time, including the digital era.

It gives a good perspective of where we started and where we are today.

it is indeed worth watching.

https://t.co/AAF77PYPO2

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@DrGeeONE
@pembeoltulu
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@_SaranyaS_
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@archibhat3
@vi_monappa
@erikanuradha
@kriyer68
@DrAhmedKalebi
@PanditApoorva
@RamyaPathology
@DrNithyashree
@DrVasudevPrabhu
@GIJamesMD
@HermelinMD
@faheema_hasan
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@KMirza
@pathridle_susan
@DraEosina
@cebulka26
@Baskotacytopath
@Path_Matt
@ariella8
#kciapm #jdap #Pathology #jdap
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@sranna86
@Thejaspatho
@tumashankar @Vik_deshpandeMD @erikanuradha
#Pathology #IAPM #PathX