Dr Rahul has performed more than 400 haematology related transplants in his career of 15 years. He is currently associated with Fortis Memorial Hospital, Fortis Esco More..
Dr Gouri Sankar Bhattacharya is a Consultant in Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology at Fortis Hospital, Anandapur in Kolkata. Dr Gouri Sankar Bhattacharya More..
Dr Dharma Choudhary is amongst the best bone marrow transplant doctors in India, who is currently practicing at BLK Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi. He is the More..
Dr Satya Prakash Yadav is currently associated with Medanta-The Medicity in Gurugram, Delhi NCR where he works as the director of Bone Marrow Transplant & Pediatri More..
Dr Ashish Dixit is currently associated with Manipal Hospital in Bangalore as the Hematology Consultant at their Cancer Care Department. Dr Ashish Dixit has be More..
Dr Dinesh Bhurani is currently working at BLK Hospital in New Delhi, where he works as the Director of Hemato-Oncology Department. He is amongst the best More..
Dr Stalin Ramprakash is currently practicing at Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore as the Consultant of their Pediatric Hemato Oncology Department. Before joining Aster C More..
Dr Santosh is currently working with Fortis Hospital, Bangalore as the director of their Medical Oncology department Dr Santosh Gowda is certified by four American b More..
Dr. Prof. Manorama Bhargava, is currently working as Senior Consultant of Haematology and Clinical Pathology Department at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi. Adorned wit More..
Dr Sameer A Tulpule is currently working at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in Mumbai, as a Hematology Oncologist. Dr Sameer specializes in performing allogeneic More..
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Description
Hematology is an extension of medicine concerned with the study of finding the cause, cure and prevention of blood disorders and diseases. The medical specialist who helps in diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases concerning blood is called a Hematologist. Hematologist in India are trained to treat blood diseases through surgical and non-surgical means. They are also responsible for treating organs that are function through blood like lymph nodes etc.
FAQ
1. How do I know who is the right doctor for me? Is the doctor board certified? In what field? – “How do I study a doctor’s profile”?
Things to consider while selecting a hematologist:
• Does a registered medical association certify the doctor? Patients should always ensure that the doctor has a license to practice in the state and is approved by Medical Council of India.
• What are the qualifications of the hematologist? Does the hematologist have a particular specialization? Patients can compare career profiles of some of the best hematologist in India on our website. Ensure that you select your doctor based on your condition and their specialty like oncology, radiology etc.
• What is the experience of the hematologist? How many said procedures has he/she performed? Patients tend to feel more comfortable in the hands of an experienced doctor who has performed multiple successful hematology treatments.
Patients can study the career profiles and additional details about the doctors on our website, which includes their career highlights, qualifications, experience, and acquaintance with different medical equipment.
2. What is the difference between a Hema-pathologist and a hematologist?
A hematologist focuses on direct care of the patient and concerns with the diagnosis and management of hematologic diseases, which primarily includes blood-related cancers. Hematopathology is the study of blood disease and bone marrow, and it also concerns with the tissues and organs which use blood cells for performing their physiologic functions. This includes lymph nodes, thymus, spleen and other tissues.
3. What are the special interests/procedures that some of these doctors are performing?
Blood Transfusion – helps in fulfilling blood and blood component related deficiencies in anemic or injured patients. It helps in balancing the blood ratio in the patient's body.
Stem-Cell therapy – helps in treating and preventing blood-related diseases in a patient with the use of stem cells.
CAR T Cells (Chimeric Antigen Receptor) Therapy – used for treating and preventing the growth of cancer cells in the blood. They are protein receptors which have been designed to provide T cells with an ability to attack a specific protein. It modifies T cells into recognizing cancer cells so that they can be effectively targeted and destroyed by them.
Virotherapy – is engineered biotechnology which helps in converting viruses into therapeutic agents that are reprogrammed to attack the damaged cells or diseases in the body without affecting the healthy blood cells.
To gain more information regarding other blood related problems and treatment, users can refer to our blogs.
4. On selecting the doctor, how do we book the appointments? Can I video consult with him/her before arriving?
We understand that patients might feel the need to contact the doctor before traveling to India. So, we arrange a video consultation for them with their selected doctors to help them feel reassured to travel overseas for their treatment.
Once they are satisfied with their selection, they might contact us to book an appointment with the doctor for their treatment, and we make travel and accommodation arrangement for them and their caretaker or co-traveler.
5. What happens during a typical doctor consult?
A hematologist might do the following things during a typical consult:
• A discussion about the history of the disease (including the patient’s family history).
• Analysis of the previous medical reports of the patient.
• A physical examination for evaluating the patient’s current condition.
• Analysis of the previous medical reports of the patient.
• Recommendations for getting a few tests for determining the current state of infection and count of blood cells in the patient.
• A discussion about forming a suitable treatment plan.
Patients can discuss their concerns about the treatment or the side effects of the medications during this session. They can also ask the doctor to explore other treatment options if they are not happy with their initial treatment approach.
6. If I do not like the opinion given by the doctor, can I get a second opinion?
Patients are free to explore and consider different opinions for their treatment. They can contact us to discuss these concerns, and we will fix their appointment with a different doctor, to allow them to sleep over a different opinion.
7. How do I stay in touch with my doctor after the surgery?
Upon availing our services, patients become eligible to contact us for arranging medical telephonic or video calls appointment with their Hematologist in India, for discussing any concern or receiving follow-up care after going back to their country.
8. Will Medmonks help me avail any discounts from the hospital?
Upon using our service patients become eligible for availing discounts on their hotel rooms and medication cost. However, the discount might vary for different conditions and medicines. We will help our patients obtain the best price deal for their treatment at the hospital without comprising with the quality treatment by guiding them to the door of best hematologists in India.
9. How can a patient determine which is the best hematology hospital in India?
The patient can browse through our website to research different hospitals within a country to compare the cost, facilities available there or to compare the qualifications and specialties of different hematologists. Patients will find the majority of reputed hematologists in well-established hospitals. We would recommend patients to select a hospital located in metro cities to ensure the availability of the necessary facilities and technology which can significantly help in increasing their chances of recovery.
10. Why select Medmonks?
Medmonks was established to help international patients receive quality healthcare facilities at an affordable cost. We have a network of some of the most reputed hospitals and doctors in over 14 different countries. Patients will be able to travel without any hassle by using our services, wherein we will arrange flight tickets, accommodation and doctor appointment for them.
Others reasons to choose us:
Free Videos Consultations – Patient can contact their Hematologist in India before arriving and after going back to their country through video call to get a consultation or follow up care
Free Translators – Travel the country without any language barrier, using our free translator services.
Religious & Diet Arrangement – We don’t want our patients to feel homesick so we ensure that they are able to access their favorite foods and are able to follow their culture during their stay in India.