Pathway to USMLE: Volume I - General Pathology

By Vishal Tayade

Mechanism-first pathology for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK. Volume I covers the general principles that underlie every systemic chapter that follows: how cells injure and adapt, how inflammation resolves or persists, how immunity protects or attacks, and how neoplasia subverts normal tissue.

Each chapter follows the same triage that the boards reward - molecular trigger, histological consequence, clinical pattern - so that buzzwords and discriminators slot into a coherent logic instead of an unrelated list. Designed for the IMG candidate who wants the depth of a postgraduate textbook with the precision of a high-yield review.

KEY FEATURES
- Mechanism → morphology → clinic logic in every chapter
- WHO 5th classifications and current guideline alignment
- Buzzwords, closing discriminators, ultra-high-yield summaries
- Integrated vignette blocks with USMLE-style stems
- Cross-referenced with Volumes II (Haematology) and III (Systemic Pathology)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vishal Tayade is Assistant Professor of Pathology at Grant Government Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. He trained in oncopathology at Tata Memorial Centre and holds Part 1 of the FRCPath. His research and teaching span haematopathology, molecular diagnostics, and surgical pathology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8168673093
• ISBN13: 9788168673090
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Vayden Academic Press
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"