Prof. Dr. Gopi Aryal
Principal Consultant & HoD
Prof. Dr. Gopi Aryal is the Principal Consultant and Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Nepal Mediciti. Renowned as Nepal’s first Renal Pathologist, Dr. Aryal has made significant contributions to pathology and laboratory medicine in Nepal.
Before his current role, Dr. Aryal was a Professor of Pathology at Patan Academy of Health Sciences, where he played a pivotal role as a key member of the pioneering team that performed Nepal’s first successful kidney transplantation in 2008.
Currently, Dr. Aryal leads a groundbreaking international research project, “Collection and Characterization of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria from Low and Middle-Income Countries,” in collaboration with the University of Queensland, Australia. He is also the Founding Chief Editor of the Journal of Pathology and Nepal (JPN) and has previously served as Editor of the Journal of Nepal Medical Association (NMA).
With over 30 publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Aryal’s extensive expertise spans across academic research, clinical pathology, and healthcare leadership. His distinguished career includes leadership roles as Head of Department and Laboratory Director at Nepal Mediciti Hospital, professorship at Patan Academy of Health Sciences, and academic positions at KIST Medical College, Nepal Medical College, and Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
Prof. Dr. Gopi Aryal’s dedication and pioneering work continue to shape the future of pathology and laboratory medicine in Nepal and beyond.
Education
Area of Focus
- Renal (native and allograft) Pathology & Tissue typing
Language spoken
- ENGLISH
- NEPALI
- HINDI
- JAPANESE
He has done MBBS from the Institute of Medicines, Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), a Ph.D. in Surgical Pathology from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan, and a Post-Doctoral fellowship in Renal Pathology & Tissue typing from the University of Alberta, Canada. He attended a clinical observership in the Department of Orthopedics at Upsala University, Sweden. He was trained in liver pathology in the Arm Force Institute of Pathology, USA
Pathology
- Shrestha UK, Aryal G. Endoscopic resection of a giant symptomatic Brunner’s gland hamartoma in duodenal bulb. JAIM; 2019; 16 (8); 30-32.
- Karki P, Aryal S, Aryal G et al. Colloid cyst of third ventricle: histopathological and ultrastructural study. Journal of pathology of Nepal; 2019; 9(2); 1590-1594.
- Aryal, G. (2019). Artificial intelligence in surgical pathology. Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 9(1), I.
- Sameer Chhetri Aryal, Gopi Aryal. Early detection of cancer in Nepal: Role of liquid biopsy. Journal of the pathology of Nepal 2018; 8: 1399-1407.
- Gopi Aryal, Sameer Chhetri Aryal, Yurie Soejima, Victoria Sheckler, Yoshinobu Eishi, Motoji Sawabe. Immunohistochemical evaluation of GATA-3, pAKT, and Ki-67 in triple negative breast carcinoma. Journal of the pathology of Nepal 2017; 7: 1196-1201.
- Samir Singh, Aman Verma, Gopi Aryal, Santosh Thapa. Prevalence of thyroid hormone abnormalities in stage 5 chronic kidney disease: a tertiary care center study in Nepal. Int J Res Med Sci 2016; 4 (9): 3929-3933.
- Yashad Dongol, B L Dhananjaya, Rakesh K Shrestha, Gopi Aryal. Wasp venom toxins as a potential therapeutic agent. Protein and Peptide Letters. 2016; 23(8): 688-98.
- Yashad Dongol, B L Dhananjaya, Rakesh K Shrestha, Gopi Aryal. Animal Venoms and Nephrotoxic Effects. In: P Gopalakrishnakone et al. (eds.) Clinical Toxicology in Australia and the Americas. Springer Netherlands. 2015.
- Sushama Bhatta, Gopi Aryal. Primary Osteosarcoma of the Breast. Journal of Nepal Medical Association. 2014; 52(192): 631-3.
- Yashad Dongol, Rakesh K Shrestha, Gopi Aryal, B L Dhananjaya. Hymenoptera stings and acute kidney injury. European Medical Journal—Nephrology 2013; 1:68—75.
- Yashad Dongol, B L Dhananjaya, Rakesh K Shrestha, Gopi Aryal. Pharmacological and Immunological Properties of Wasp Venom. In: Siva Kumar Joghi Thatha Gowder. (ed.) Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Rijeka: InTech; 2013.
- 12.Aryal G, Singh D. Histopathological evaluation of renal allograft biopsies in Nepal: interpretation and significance. Journal of Pathology of Nepal 2012; 2: 172-179.
- 13. Acharya B, Aryal G, Banjade N, Sharma S, Pokharel BM, Gotoh A. VNTR molecular typing of Salmonella enterica serovar typhi isolates in Kathmandu valley. Journal of Pathology of Nepal 2012; 2: 220-223.
- 14. Pun CB, Aryal G, Basyal R, Shrestha S, Pathak T, Bastola S Et al. Histopathological pattern of esophageal cancer at BP memorial cancer hospital in Nepal: a three-year retrospective study. Journal of Pathology of Nepal. 2012; 2; 277-281.
- 15. Baral R, Aryal G, KC Shiva Raj. Idiopathic myelofibrosis mimicking hemolytic anemia. Journal of Pathology of Nepal. 2012; 2; 324-327.
- 16. Yashad Dongol, Yadab Prasad Paudel, Rakesh Kumar Shrestha and Gopi Aryal. Acute renal failure following multiple hornet stings. Clin Kidney J. 2012. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfr171.
- 17. Enns J, Aryal G. A path to renal transplantation in Nepal. Journal of Pathology of Nepal 2011; 1: 52 – 55.
- 18. Aryal G. Histopathological pattern of central nervous system tumor. A three-year retrospective study. Journal of Pathology of Nepal 2011; 1: 22-25.
- 19. Bhatta S, Aryal G. Anemia in chronic kidney disease patient in predialysis and post dialysis stages. Journal of Pathology of Nepal 2011; 1: 26-29.
- 20. Acharya B, Okada H, Aryal G, Shirakawa T, Hinata N, Gotoh A. Quntitation of alpha-1A and alpha 1D-adrenoreceptor mRNA in prostate tissues from patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. Journal of Pathology of Nepal 2011; 1: 1-7.
- 21. Aryal G, RK Kafle. Histopathological spectrum of glomerular diseases in Nepal. A seven-year retrospective study. Nepal Med Coll J. 2008 Jun; 10 (2): 126-128.
- 22. Jha A, Shrestha R, Aryal G, Ad Pant, RC Adhikari and Sayami G: Cytological diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis in lesion clinically anticipated as neoplastic. Nepal Med Coll J 2008 Jun 10 (2): 108-114
- 23. Jha A, Shrestha R, Aryal G, Ad Pant, RC Adhikari and Sayami G: Cytological diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis in lesion clinically anticipated as neoplastic. Nepal Med Coll J 2008 Jun 10 (2): 108-114
- 24. Tiwari M, Aryal G, Shrestha R, Rauniyar SK, Shrestha HG. Histopathological diagnosis of lymph node biopsies. Nepal Med Coll J 2007 Dec; 9 (4): 259-61
- 25. Tiwari M, Aryal G, Shrestha R, Rauniyar SK, Shrestha HG. Histopathological diagnosis of lymph node biopsies. Nepal Med Coll J 2007 Dec; 9 (4): 259-61
- 26. Adhikari RC, Aryal G, Jha A, Pant AD, Sayami G. Diagnosis of subcutaneous cysticercosis in fine needle aspirate: a study of 10 cases. Nepal Med Coll J 2007 Dec; 9(4): 234-8.
- 27. Aryal G, Sawabe M, Arai T, Kimula Y, Koike M, Takubo K, Tiwari M, Rauniyar S, Shrestha HG. Value of CK14 and CD56 immunostaining in distinguishing small cell carcinoma from squamous cell carcinoma in esophagus. Nepal Med Coll J. 2006 Jun; 8 (2): 75-81.
- 28. Takubo K, Vieth M, Aryal G, Honma N, Sawabe M, Arai T, Kammori M, Mafune K, Iwakiri K. Island of squamous epithelium and their surrounding mucosa in columnar lined esophagus: athognomonic features of Barrett’s esophagus? Hum Pathol 2005 Mar; 36 (3): 269-74.
- 29. Takubo K, Honma N, Aryal G, Sawabe M, Arai T, Takaka Y, Mafune K., Iwakiri K. Are there histologic changes that are invariably reflux associated? Arch pathol Lab Med 2005 Feb129 (2): 169-63.
- 30. Aryal G, Kimula Y, Koike M. Ultrastructure of Clara cell stimulated by isoproterenolol. J Med Dent Sci 2003 Sep; 50 (3): 195-202.
- Scholarship-Honjo Scholarship Foundation, Japan
- Fellowship Grant, ISN, Belgium
- Best International poster presentation award, 62nd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Pathology, Kanazawa, Japan
Senior Faculty of Pathology (Medical Education Commission of Nepal) at Nepal Mediciti Hospital
- Life member-Nepal Medical Association
- Associate member, American society of Nephrology
- Life member-Association of Clinical Pathologist of Nepal
- Member-International society of Nephrology
- Member-Renal pathology society (RPS), USA, Nepal Medical Council
- Licentiate of College of Physician and Surgeon of Alberta, Canada
- Assessor, National Accreditation Board for Laboratory & Testing Calibration (NABL), India
