Dr. Firdos Saba is an experienced pathologist with over 15 years of academic, diagnostic, and international clinical exposure. She has worked in India and abroad, including King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah. Her work spans histopathology, cytology, immunohistochemistry, frozen sections, and molecular diagnostics. She has held academic positions and participated in seminars, journal clubs, and conferences. She speaks English, Hindi, Kannada, and Urdu.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore
• MD (Pathology) – JSS Medical College, Mysore
• DNB (Pathology), New Delhi
• FRCPath – Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (UK)

Professional Experience

• Consultant – Histopathology, Manipal Hospitals Old Airport Road, Bangalore
• Assistant Consultant – King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah (2018–2025)
• Consultant Pathologist – SRL / Dr. Deshpande’s Laboratory, Bangalore
• Assistant Professor – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College
• Lecturer – KLE Dental College
• Contributed to SOP preparation, staff interviews, laboratory accreditation, seminars, journal clubs, and conferences

Awards & Achievements

• Contributed to successful CAP accreditation at King Abdullah Medical City
• Presented papers and posters at national and international conferences

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal College of Pathology

Fellowships

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath)

Publications

• Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma of the Cervix – Indian Journal of Gynaecological Oncology, November 2008.
• Primary Mucinous Carcinoma of the Skin – Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, June 2009.
• Anemia Among Hospitalized Children – Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Jan–Mar 2014; 3(1): 48–53.
• Retroperitoneal lipoblastoma with cord compression in an adult patient: A case report – Cureus 14(9): e29292.
• Primary Synovial sarcoma in gastric fundus: A case report – Cureus 14(4): e24407.
• Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient – IJPM 2022.
• Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: A Case Series – Cureus 16(2): e55008.
• Malignant collision tumours of thyroid: Two case reports – Bulletin of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, December 2024.