Vayden Academic Press

Vayden Academic Press publishes mechanism-first medical and pathology textbooks calibrated for Indian postgraduate training. Founded by Dr. Vishal Tayade — Assistant Professor of Pathology, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. Books that postgraduate students actually use: WHO 5th Edition–native, exam-frequency calibrated, written from the lectern.

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Dr. Vishal Tayade — Founder. Assistant Professor of Pathology, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. MD Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre.

Our standard. Vayden builds books the way Indian postgraduates actually train — mechanism-first, WHO 5th Edition–native, exam-frequency calibrated, and priced for stipend-bound students. Built from the lectern, not for the lectern.

IN PRINT FROM 2026.

Featured Titles

Two flagship pathology textbooks ship in 2026, with companion volumes for immunohistochemistry and USMLE Pathology following. Each title is editorially calibrated against a specific examination syllabus and clinical workflow, with all classifications native to the WHO 5th Edition (2022).

Vayden publishes in two streams: India editions priced for postgraduate stipends and distributed via Amazon.in and Flipkart, and international editions on Amazon worldwide via KDP Print.

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570 pages, full-colour. Calibrated MUHS-base to DNB-ceiling, with WHO 2022 classifications, table-based flowcharts, and coloured pedagogical boxes (amber/green/red/blue/teal) for high-yield material. ₹2,999 paperback.

WHO 2022 classifications

48 chapters

Exam-frequency calibrated

ISBN: pending

1,122 pages, full-colour, single volume. 43 chapters spanning general, systemic, and applied pathology — mechanism-first, WHO 5th Edition–native, with slide-approach algorithms and IHC decision trees. ₹5,499 paperback.

43 chapters

WHO 5th Edition-native

Mechanism-first approach

ISBN: pending

Algorithmic Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry (472 pages, 32 chapters) — content-complete, in production. Mechanism Pathology USMLE Companion — three-volume TIGHT edition, 1,520 pages, in active production.

EDITORIAL COMMITMENTS.

Why Vayden Books

Four editorial commitments that shape every Vayden title — from manuscript to print.

CLASSIFICATIONS

WHO 5th Edition–native

All Vayden pathology titles are written natively to the WHO 5th Edition (2022), not retrofitted from earlier classifications. Tumour biology, molecular markers, and diagnostic categories follow current consensus, not legacy frameworks.

PEDAGOGY

Mechanism-first

Each chapter starts from molecular and cellular mechanism, then builds to morphology, classification, and diagnostic algorithm. Students who learn this way retain longer and reason better at the microscope and in the exam.

CONTENT WEIGHTING

Exam-frequency calibrated

Every section is weighted against actual MUHS, DNB, and INI-CET question frequencies from 2018–2025. High-yield material is foregrounded; rare entities are present but appropriately scaled. No dead weight, no missing essentials.

ACCESS

Stipend-priced

India editions are priced for postgraduate stipends, not international markets — V1 at ₹2,999 and V2 at ₹5,499 paperback, substantially below comparable imports, without compromise on print quality, paper, or colour fidelity.

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Contact

For institutional and bulk orders, manuscript submissions, endorsement requests, or general questions — write to us. Vayden is a small imprint and every email reaches the founder directly.

We respond to all enquiries within 48 hours, usually faster. For urgent academic deadlines (course adoption requests, library orders), mark the subject with [URGENT] and we’ll prioritise.