Dr. Namritha Nayak
CONSULTANT PATHOLOGIST & DIAGNOSTICS SPECIALIST
Dr. Namritha Nayak
Dr. Namritha Nayak completed her MBBS from Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, in 2003, and her postgraduation in Pathology from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, in 2008. In 2009, she co-founded Hi-Tech Diagnostics, Kumta, along with Dr. Nitish Shanbhag, introducing newer diagnostic modalities to Uttara Kannada district for the first time as a 24×7 facility; the lab has since grown from five branches to eleven across the district. She has served as Honorary Blood Bank Officer at the Uttara Kannada District Blood Bank since 2012, and has held leadership roles including IMA Kumta Secretary (2017–18) and IMA Kumta President (2019–20), during which IMA received the State IMA’s Best Girl Child Programme Award, as well as President of Rotary Club Kumta (2021–22), leading the district blood bank’s component separation upgradation project inaugurated in October 2022. Her lab has provided diagnostic tests worth over ₹10 lakhs free of cost to government hospitals and underprivileged patients, and she is currently working towards NABL accreditation for Hi-Tech Diagnostics.
Dr. Namritha Nayak
Dr. Namritha Nayak was born on 5th September 1979 in the city of Mangalore, to Smt. Sumana Nayak and Shri Sudhakar Nayak. She completed her schooling at Canara Primary and Canara Girls High School, followed by her PUC at Canara P.U. College (1995–97). She went on to complete her MBBS from Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, in 2003, and worked at A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, until 2004.
In 2004, she married Dr. Nitish Shanbhag, and between 2006 and 2008 completed her postgraduation in Pathology from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli. In 2009, together with Dr. Nitish, she founded Hi-Tech Diagnostics, Kumta, introducing newer diagnostic modalities to Uttara Kannada district as a 24×7 facility for the first time. Under her leadership, the lab has grown from five branches to eleven across the district, with tests worth over ₹10 lakhs performed free of cost for government hospitals and underprivileged patients to date.
Professional Contributions
Leadership & Service
Qualifications
Education
PUC
Canara P.U. College
1995–97
MBBS
Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur
Completed in 2003
Postgraduation in Pathology
Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
2006–2008