Rajiv Gandhi cancer Institute & Research Centre Dr. Dinesh Bhurani Bone Marrow Transplant

Dr. Dinesh Bhurani

Dr. Dinesh Bhurani – Sr. Consultant & Chief of Haemato-oncology Services

• MBBS
• MD
• DM (Haematology) – CMC Vellore
• FRCPA (Australia)
• Has attained training and Fellowship in Bone Marrow Transplantation & Haematology
• In-charge of the Haemato-oncology unit
• Extremely adept in the treatment of Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukaemia
• Has performed more than 400 transplants at the highly recognized Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre
• Has several publications in National and International Journals
• He is also known for being the first DM of Haematology in India
• Has special interest in Haplo (half matched) Transplant

Dr. Rayaz Ahmed – Consultant

• MD
• DM (Clinical Haematology)
• Ex-associate Professor from CMC
• Special areas of interest include Bone Marrow Transplants; particularly Thalassemia, Aplastic Anaemia Transplants, Leukaemia
• Many years of experience in treating Haematological disorders – Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, Lymphoma (Non-hodgkin and Hodgkin), Multiple Myeloma
• Numerous published papers in National and International Journals

Dr. Narendra Agrawal – Consultant

• Trained in Haematology and Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation from the reputed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi and Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), Lucknow, UP
• DM in Haematology at AIIMS Delhi
• He is associated with Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute for many years
• The types of BMT that he is well-versed with are:
  • Matched family donor
  • Allogenic Stem Cell Transplant
  • Unrelated Donor Allogenic BMT
  • 4.Haplo Identical Transplant – partially matched/partially mismatched family donor
  • Autologous BMT

Dr. Nishad Dhakate – Consultant

• MBBS from Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur
• Completed his internship from the same college
• Then joined Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital Mumbai as a MD resident in Internal Medicine
• Passed MD Medicine in 2010
• Worked as a Senior Resident in the Department of Haematology at Seth GS Medical college and KEM Hospital Mumbai with Dr Farah Jijina
• Got selected for the DM course in Haematology in Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow in 2011; completed DM in 2014 under the astute guidance of Dr.SoniyaNityanand
• Joined the Haemato-oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Fellowship at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre in 2011, under BMT Chief Dr. Dinesh Bhurani
• Has participated in more than 50 Bone Marrow Transplants till now