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Overview
The Department of Paediatric Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant is one of the first units in India to be set up in an academic teaching hospital for the care of children with blood diseases and cancer. The children cared for include various types of anaemia and haemoglobin disorders, a plastic anaemia, bleeding disorders, platelet disorders, acute and chronic leukemia and lympho-proliferative disorders. Solid tumours cared for include sarcomas (bone and muscle tumours), kidney tumours, liver tumours and other rare tumours.
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Unit Head
Professor and Head
MBBS, MRCPCH, FRCPath, CCT (Hematology, UK)Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and BMT
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MBBS, MD, FNB (Paed Haem Onc) Fellowship Haem Onc and BMT (Sickkids, Toronto)Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncol...
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MBBS, MD, DM, Fellowship Pediatric BMTDept. of Paediatric Haematology Oncology & BMT
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MBBS, MD, DMDepartment of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and BMT
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Dr. Somdipa is a highly accomplished Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology at St. Jo...
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Out Patient Services
We see approximately 1000 new patients and 15,000 consults each year. These include over 100 children with new cancer diagnosis every year, and over 400 children on follow up after cancer treatment. We treat 75-80 paediatric patients each year with new diagnosis of bleeding disorders (ITP, haemophilia, rare bleeding disorders), with over 500 such patients on follow up. We also look after over 200 children with tha...
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In Patient Services: New extension B Block , 1st Floor
We have specifically allotted 30 beds in an exclusive Paediatric Haematology- Oncology general ward for the care of admitted patients. These patient areas are equipped with procedure rooms and designated chemotherapy preparation area. These wards are separate from the general Paediatric wards to decrease the risk of cross infections. Single and shared room facilities and specialized isolation room facilities for n...
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Autologous stem cell transplant for high-risk neuroblastoma: Achieving cure with low-cost adaptations
Jain R, Hans R, Totadri S, Trehan A, Sharma RR, Menon P, Kapoor R, Saxena AK, Mittal BR, Bhatia P, Kakkar N, Srinivasan R, Rajwanshi A, Varma N, Samujh R, Marwaha N, Bansal D. Non-Tubercular Mycobacterial (NTM) Infections in Children; One Game, Many Players Case series from a Tertiary Pediatric Centre
Bharadwaj V, Indumathi CK PEST domain NOTCH mutations confer a poor relapse free survival in pediatric T-ALL: Data from a tertiary care centre in India
Bhatia P, Totadri S, Singh M, Sharma P, Trehan A, Bansal D, Jain R, Varma N, Sachdeva MS, Patra N Re-thinking treatment strategies for febrile neutropenia in paediatric oncology population: the perspective from a developing country
James V, Prakash A, Mehta K, Durugappa T Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children Clinical profile and outcomes.
Paul V, Ittoop AL, Prakash A Twenty nail dystrophy in a child with Langerhans cell histiocytosis and tuberculosis
James V, Prakash A, Indumathi C Fixed-dose combination therapies with and without aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: an individual participant data meta-analysis
Philip Joseph, Gholamreza Roshandel, Peggy Gao, Prem Pais, Eva Lonn, Denis Xavier, on behalf of the Polypill Trialists’ Collaboration et al Tuberculosis coexistence in pediatric Hodgkin’s lymphoma: A tropical country experience
Maneya Padma, Nuthan Kumar, Jyothi Munireddy, Arun Kumar, Pooja Chebbi Gujjal, S. Chennagiri Premalata Complete Peripheral Blast Clearance is Superior to the Conventional Cut-Off of 1000/µL in Predicting Relapse in Pediatric Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Cherian T, John R, Joseph LL, Srinivasan HN, Boddu D, Geevar T, Mathew LG, Totadri S Postchemotherapy tumor volume as a prognostic indicator in Wilms tumor: A single-center experience from South India.
Joseph LL, Boddu D, Srinivasan HN, Regi SS, Antonisamy B, John R, Mathew LG, Totadri S The Unique Balancing Act of Managing Children With Cancer and COVID-19 Infection: A Single Center Experience From South India
Totadri S, Srinivasan HN, Joseph LL, Boddu D, Suresh Kochath P, Moorthy M, Mathew LG, John RR A single assessment of methotrexate levels at 42 hours permits safe administration and early discharge in children with lymphoblastic lymphoma and leukemia receiving high-dose methotrexate
Totadri S, Srinivasan HN, Joseph LL, Boddu D, Mathew LG, John R A Case of Novel GATA-1 Mutation-positive Transient Abnormal Myelopoiesis With Life-threatening Complications in a Neonate With Down Syndrome
Sah RR, Ray S, Bhatia P, Dhir SK, Totadri S, Kumar N, Kumar P Effect of 3-6 months of Systemic Glucocorticoids on Bone Mineral Density in Children
P Kukreja, S Pal, N Sachdev, T Yadav Evaluation of enthesitis in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis by power color and spectral Doppler ultrasonography
A Yadav, N Mehra, S Pal, J Hlawndo, N Sachdev , T P Yadav Magnetic resonance imaging findings in the sternoclavicular joint in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and comparison with prl examination
P Brijendra, M Sudhakar, S Pal, JL Hlawndo, N Sachdev , T P Yadav et al Outcomes of COVID-19 in children with cancer – Report from the Indian Pediatric Oncology Group (InPOG) COVID-19 registry in India
Revathi Raj, Anand Prakash, Vandana Bharadwaj Leukocyte adhesion defects Type III: A rare association of primary immunodeficiency and platelet functional defect
Prakash A The Nutritional Trajectory of Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A 10-Year Follow up Study from a Referral Center in South India
Joseph LL, Srinivasan HN, Robert M, Boddu D, John R, Mathew LG, Totadri S Colo-Colic Intussusception as the Presenting Feature of Neutropenic Typhlitis during Induction Phase of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in an 8-Year-Old Child
S Pal, Y Krishnan, Gazel S, V P Krishnan Effect of 2–6 weeks of systemic steroids on bone mineral density in children,
A Kuniyil, S Pal, N Sachdev, TP Yadav The reliability of Juvenile Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring system in the evaluation of the shoulder joint in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
M Sudhakar, S Deswal, N Sachdev, S Pal, TP Yadav Covid-19 Pandemic and Childhood Cancer: Lessons Learnt from a Pediatric Oncology Unit in a Developing Country
Kakunje M, Bharadwaj N, Alex KS, Bharadwaj V, Prakash A Clinical Profile of Congenital Factor XIII Deficiency in Children
Nadakuditi NK, Peters EF, Subramanian S, Prakash A Oral Iron Chelation (DOIC) in children with Transfusion-dependent Beta Thalassemia – real-world efficacy data
Amitoj SC, Abaan UH, Naveen KN, Surbi A, Kenson SA, Namratha SN, John MR, Anand P. The Outcome of Pediatric Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Experience from a Referral Center in South India
Amitoj SC, Abaan UH, Naveen KN, Surbi A, Kenson SA, Namratha SN, John MR, Anand P. What happens to children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in low- and middle-income countries after relapse? A single-center experience from India
Sankar S, Srinivasan R, Bharadwaj V, Devi S Real time-PCR a diagnostic tool for reporting copy number variation and relative gene-expression changes in pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia-a pilot study.
Sadaqat Z, Joseph S, Verma C, Muni Reddy J, Prakash A, Thomas T, Bharadwaj V, Vyas N Nutritional Status and Body Composition at Diagnosis, of South Indian Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)
Puttaswamy D, Ramesh V, Raj T, Bhat KG, Selvam S, Bharadwaj V, Prakash A, Murphy-Alford AJ, Kuriyan R Pyruvate kinase deficiency: A case series of congenital non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia
A.C. Shreyas, M. Jyothi, Vandana Bharadwaj, Anand Prakash Dapsone for paediatric chronic immune thrombocytopenia: Short report from a tertiary centre in South India
Bharadwaj N, Munireddy J, Selvam S, Bharadwaj V, Prakash A Rethinking the Ironclad Approach to Iron Deficiency Anemia
Totadri S Pericardial Effusion Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: A Life-Threatening Complication with Myriad Causes
Totadri S, Badiger S, Mallya P Psychosocial issues faced by children with cancer: Lessons learnt from a tertiary care center in South India
Shajan S, Srinivasan HN, Joseph LL, Boddu D, John RR, Mathew LG, Totadri S The Implications of Musculoskeletal Manifestations in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Decade's Experience from a Referral Center in Southern India
Lyngdoh KS, Dhruti P, Totadri S, Pal S, Munireddy J, Bharadwaj V, Prakash A Safety and Tolerability of Interval Compressed Chemotherapy Schedule in Children Receiving Treatment for Ewing Sarcoma: A Real-world Experience From India
S Pal, Y Krishnan, V P Krishnan, Gazel S Dual Oral Iron Chelation (DOIC) in Children with Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia: Real-World Efficacy Data
Chadha AS, Mohammad AUHK, Nadakuditi NKD, Agrawal S, Alex KS, Naik NS, Raj JM, Prakash A Clinical profile and utility of biomarkers in children with cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency: A cross-sectional study
Sruthi Sankar 1, Ranjini Srinivasan 1, Vandana Bharadwaj 2, Sarita Devi No Data available for Book chapters.
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Parotid gland Ewing Sarcoma in a child – A case report and review of literature
M. Jyothi a , Anand Prakash a , A.M. Shubha News
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Schedule
FACULTY ROTATION FOR DEPT OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY
| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | |
| OPD | Dr Anand Prakash | Dr Vandana Bharadwaj | Dr Jyothi. M | Dr Anand Prakash | Dr Vandana Bharadwaj | Dr Jyothi. M | - |
| Dr Somdipa Pal | Dr Sidharth Totadri | Dr Somdipa Pal | Dr Sidharth Totadri |
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