Vinita Agarwal, MD

Dr. Vinita Agarwal is a board-certified pathologist with a special interest and experience in breast pathology. Her other academic interests include gastrointestinal, thoracic, urologic and hematopathology. She has decades of pathology experience and has long served as medical director of labs and the chair of pathology at Putnam Hospital in Carmel, New York. She served as chair of the Commission on Cancer (CoC) Program, a member of the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) Certified Breast Program at Putnam Hospital and was president of the Westchester Pathological Society. She completed her residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, with a faculty appointment there. She completed medical school and pathology residency at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India.

Why should someone choose you to care for their health?
Pathologists are an important part of the clinical care team. We provide information to surgeons, oncologists and other physicians that is critical to the management of disease, especially cancer.

What is the most important thing your patients should expect from their professional relationship with you? What do you expect from them?
As a pathologist, I consult directly with your oncologist, surgeon or other treating physician and you can expect from me the latest, state-of-the-art pathology diagnostic report.

How do you spend your personal time when you're not caring for patients?
I love to read, travel and spend time with my family.

Why did you choose your specialty and what is its greatest reward?
I chose pathology because I like to use my knowledge and experience to detect abnormalities that are not evident to the naked eye. My greatest reward is when I know my diagnostic skills have helped a patient.