The Department of Haematology deals with benign and malignant disorders of the haematopoietic system (blood) and runs a busy clinical service with over 80 in-patients, including 10-15 Stem Cell Transplant patients at any given time. The department runs outpatient clinics four days a week, with separate clinics for Post-Transplant Care, Leukemia / Lymphoma, Paediatric Leukemia / Lymphoma and General Haematology.
Other services include:
- 24-hour Chemotherapy Day Care facility
- Comprehensive services for diagnosis and treatment of haemophilia and ante-natal diagnosis of genetic haematological disorders.
- Treatment of all paediatric and adult haematological malignancies – leukaemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndromes
- Stem cell transplantation for thalassemia, lymphoid and myeloid malignancies
- Bone marrow failure syndromes
- Certain immune deficiency disorders and metabolic disorders
- Laboratory services related to leukemia – Flow Cytometry, Cytogenetics and Molecular Diagnosis.
- Services related to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of haemoglobin and haemostatic disorders.
Services:
The department provides services related to the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of haemoglobin and haemostatic disorders.
Training:
- Clinical and laboratory haematology – D.M (Clinical Haematology),
- Fellowship training in Bone Marrow Transplantation,
- Fellowship programme in Molecular Haematology and
- PhD programmes,
- Annual CME as an introductory course for post-graduate students and
- Annual hands-on workshop with training in molecular techniques.
- Laboratory services related to leukemia – Flow Cytometry, Cytogenetics and Molecular Diagnosis.
