Haematology Mumbai India

Special day today as we felicitate our generous unrelated stem cell donors!

Many patients with blood cancers (Leukaemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma), aplastic anaemia and Thalassemia need stem cell transplant but don’t have matched donor in family. They then need to get stem cells donated by these donors through stem cell registry like DATRI. We at Nanavati Hospital are collection /apharesis centre for these transplants.

I salute to these donor who volunteer to come forward and help their fellow human beings.

http://datri.org/how-to-register/

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Dr Niranjan Rathod

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/300-stem-cell-donors-feted-for-saving-lives/article20119887.ece

https://youtu.be/eBfUUSRgmDc

World Lymphoma Awareness Day September 15th

Small Things Make the Biggest Difference.

THE CONCEPT
The globally-branded campaign uses a central theme to speak to key audiences:

* Patients and caregivers: When people with lymphoma and their family and friends pay attention to the small things – like emotional support, lending a hand or knowing your subtype – it can make the biggest difference. Join the conversation online and share your story of how EverythingChanges.

* Health care professionals: Make time for the small things that make the biggest difference for patients, like making time to discuss their specific subtype. When lymphoma patients know their subtype, EverythingChanges

* The public: Pay attention to the small things and speak to your doctor if you notice the signs and symptoms of lymphoma. They can be similar to other less serious illnesses and can be mistaken for flu or fatigue. When we pay attention to the small things, everything changes

Dr Niranjan N Rathod DM MD FACP
Haematologist & Haemato-Oncologist
Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai

Successful Thalassemia Transplant-
Pleased to inform successful allogeneic ABO bidirectional mismatch bone marrow transplant for a 5 year old boy with Thalassemia major at Nanavati hospital. With this we have performed 5 transplant in first 4 months of start (2 Auto for Myeloma, Allo for Thalassemia, PRCA & Myelofibrosis) at Nanavati Hospital.

We have also recently collected stem cells from unrelated donor, as apharesis centre for unrelated donor registry, for international patient, successfully transplanted in Colombo.

It was possible with multidisciplinary contribution with significant roles played by Blood bank, Pathology and microbiology labs, ICU, Transplant nursing, Surgeons and other supporting departments. I take this opportunity to thank them all.

We are doing stem cells transplant for patient with malignancy like leukaemia, Myeloma, Lymphoma, MDS etc; and major hematological diseases like Aplastic anaemia, Thalassemia, PRCA, Immunodeficiency etc.

So far I have done 50 plus successful transplants in city of Mumbai.

Looking forward to your continued support to do many more transplants in future.

Thank you,

Dr Niranjan Rathod
DM,MD,FACP,Fellowship in BMT, Fred Hutch, Seattle, USA
Department of Haemato-Oncology & BMT
Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai
M: 9930767546

Please watch my live chat show 'Arogyam Dhansampada' on blood cancers and treatment options including stem cell transplant in simple terms on TV9 Marathi which was broadcasted on 19th May at 4.30pm on following youtube link.

https://youtu.be/FKKIuSjRUcc

Please share.
Thank you,
Dr Niranjan Rathod DM MD FACP(USA)
Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai
Ph-02226140046

Blood Cancer & Bone Marrow Transplant Treatment-TV9 AROGYAM DHANSAMPADA : Blood Cancer & Bone Marrow Transplant Treatment Dr. Niranjan Rathod ..... For more videos go to https://www.youtube.com/tv9marathi Like...

First successful Haplo identical stem cells transplant at Gleneagles Global Hospitals Mumbai

Unfortunately, many of patients who require bone marrow (stem cells) transplant don’t have a fully HLA matched donor, as there are only 25% of chances that one has sibling matched donor. Unrelated donor transplant are not only prohibitively expensive but also take long time which these patients don’t have. HLA, in simpler terms, is our genetic identity which we inherit from both parents as haplotype (half from each parents) and pass on to our children as haplo. So one has much higher probability of finding haplo (half) matched donor in family, expanding transplant possibilities.

One of such patients is our 8 years old boy Upendra (name changed) who was in desperate need to get transplanted as last ditch option to teat his relapsed acute leukaemia. Being single child to resources limited young parents was anything but helpful. As costly unrelated transplant was out of question, haplo (half matched) transplant although more risky was the only practical option for us at Gleneagles Global Hospitals Mumbai.

After understanding potential risks and benefits, parents finally agreed as he was running out of the time with his leukaemia refusing to budge down. Number of pre transplant tests were performed to ensure every possible preparations are made to go through this challenge. Patient was admitted in special HEPA filtered transplant rooms and received vey high dose chemotherapy to destroy his diseased bone marrow. Father was better suited as haplo donor in this case and received few injections before stem cells were removed by apharesis (filtering) procedure. Upendra was infused these stem cells on day 0, the transplant day. Wbc counts plunged to below 100 for many days, infections were controlled by using higher antibiotics. He also needed extensive support with blood transfusions, nutrients along with pain killers to keep his pain under control. Finally twelve days after infusing stem cells his own new cells are back and everything started to fall in line. And today he is ready for discharge.

I am so happy to see we could offer him a new type of high risk haplo transplant in Mumbai in almost same cost as routine allogeneic transplant. I owe credit to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, Seattle, USA where I was trained in these type of transplant under able guidance of Dr. Prof. O’Donnell. Although higher in risk due to higher chances of graft failure and GVHD, these transplant offers great option to our patients in dire need for transplants for cure of their leukaemia, lymphoma or aplastic anaemia etc.

I would like thank to my team (nurses, ward boys, technicians) and multiple department (HLA lab, regular lab, blood bank, Nephrology, ICU, clinical services) involved in making this successful.

I hope, we will continue to offer our services to many more needy patients.

Dr Niranjan Rathod DM MD FACP (USA)
Head of Dept, Haematology & BMT,
Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Mumbai

We can - Prevent Cancer

Changes in the way we live means that more and more people around the world are exposed to cancer risk factors like smoking, poor diet, and sedentary lifestyles. Educating and informing individuals and communities about the links between lifestyle and cancer risk is the first step in effective cancer prevention.

Smoking is still the biggest cancer risk factor. To***co use accounts for five million deaths every year, or 22% of all cancer deaths. Reducing the rates of to***co use will significantly decrease the global burden of a large number of cancers, including of the lung, oral cavity, larynx, pharynx, oesophageal, pancreas, bladder, kidney, cervix and stomach, and acute myeloid leukaemia.
Consuming alcohol is linked to an increased risk of six cancers. There is now strong evidence that consuming alcoholic drinks increases the risk of seven cancers: mouth, pharynx, larynx, oesophageal, liver, breast, and pancreas.

The rising levels of obesity are of concern in many countries around the world. Overweight and obesity are strongly linked with an increased risk of bowel, breast, uterine, ovarian, pancreatic, oesophagus, kidney, and gallbladder cancers later in life. Yet, about a third of common cancers can be prevented through a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight and being physically active. Specifically, the World Cancer Research Fund International estimates that for the 13 most common cancers, about 31% of cases in the United States are preventable through a healthy diet, being physically active and maintaining a healthy weight. The estimates for other countries are 32% for the UK, 25% for Brazil and 24% for China.

Equipping individuals and communities with the latest knowledge of the links between lifestyle and cancer can empower people to adopt healthy choices. Individuals and communities need to be informed that more than a third of cancers are preventable through adopting healthy behaviours.

Dr Niranjan Rathod

It was my privilege to be part of APICON 2017 Mumbai - annual conference of Association of Physicians of India with more than 10000 physicians from all over India attending it. I contributed with lecture and two chapters in educational books. Thank you. Dr Niranjan Rathod Haematologist

Dear friend, please watch my interview to understand bone marrow or stem cell transplant in very simple language. Thank you
Dr Niranjan Rathod

Hitguj: Dr Niranjan Rathod On Stem Cell Treatment 14th April 2016 For more info log on to www.24taas.com Like us on https://www.facebook.com/Zee24Taas Follow us on https://twitter.com/zee24taasnews

Please watch my interview on Bone marrow transplant on 14 April (tomorrow) on Zee 24 tas: Hit Guj Tv Show-
Time 3:30pm To 4:00 pm
Thank you
Dr Niranjan Rathod

Pleased to inform you about our first successful major ABO incompatible allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells transplant at Global Hospital Mumbai. This is my sixth transplant at Global & 34th overall in Mumbai.
Thank you for all those involved.
Dr Niranjan Rathod

Pleased to inform you about our first successful Allogenic (From sibling donor) peripheral Blood stem cell transplant for patient with high risk MDS (Myelodysplastic syndrome) at Global Hospital & Transplant Centre, Parel, Mumbai.
Patient engrafted on day +12 and doing well.
This is my 30TH transplant in Mumbai.
Thankful to multidisciplinary contribution by blood bank, pathology lab, HLA lab, nursing staff, admin and support staff.
Regards,
Dr Niranjan Rathod DM MD FACP
Hematologist
Global Hospital, Mumbai