Faculty & Staff

Qualification/ Education

• MBBS – University of Madras (1983)
• MD (General Medicine) – University of Madras (1987)
• FRACP – Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Internal Medicine (Haematology) (1993)
• FRCPA – Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, Haematology (1993)
• FRCP (Hon.) – Royal College of Physicians, UK (2004)
• Advanced training in Haematology & Transfusion Medicine at Christian Medical College, Vellore and Westmead Centre, Sydney, Australia.

Experience

• Senior Consultant, Department of Clinical Haematology, St. John’s Medical College Hospital
• Head, Haematology Research Unit, St. John’s Research Institute
• Chairman, Asia Pacific Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group
• Chairman, Association for Haemophilia & Allied Disorders – Asia Pacific
• President, Indian Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders
• Chair, Haematology Expert Group, Rare Diseases Consortium (ICMR, Govt. of India)
• Chair, Technical Evaluation Committee (Human Genetics, Genome Engineering & Nanotech in Health), DBT, Govt. of India

Field of Expertise

Dr. Alok Srivastava – Senior Consultant & Head, Haematology Research Unit, SJRI
Internationally recognized expert in hemophilia, stem cell transplantation, and gene therapy with 400+ publications and global leadership rol

Extramural portfolios/ Committees

• Head, Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore (2006–2014)
• Vice President (Medical), World Federation of Hemophilia (2012–2014)
• Chair, WFH Guidelines for Management of Hemophilia (2005–2020)
• Vice‑Chair, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplantation Research (2011–2014)
• President, Indian Society of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (2019–2021)
• President, Indian Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (2023–2024)

Awards and Recognitions

• Henri Chaigneau Medal – French Association of Haemophiliacs (2006)
• Inga Marie Nilsson Award – World Federation of Hemophilia (2012)
• International Society on Thrombosis & Haemostasis – Esteemed Career Award (2024)
• Multiple national and international orations including Manorma Sapre Oration, J.G. Parikh Oration, Malathi Sathe Oration
• Founding Teacher of the DM Haematology course in India (1999).
• Guided multiple PhD theses in genetics, stem cell biology, and bone marrow failure syndromes.
• Holds 7 patents in gene therapy, stem cell biology, and recombinant factor VIII production.
• Over 400 peer‑reviewed publications in leading journals including The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, Haemophilia, J Thromb Haemost, Mol Ther.
• Editorial roles: Associate Editor (Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Frontiers in Alloimmunity and Transplantation), Editorial Board member (Haemophilia, J Thromb Haemost).
• Key contributor to World Health Organization (WHO) initiatives on hemophilia and von Willebrand disease.
• Leadership roles in World Federation of Hemophilia and International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH).
• Active in Asia‑Pacific Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group, shaping regional transplant policies and registries.