About the Department:
The department of Clinical Haematology Oncology and HCT is one of the largest haematology services in the country. We provide evidence-based care for patients with haematologic disorders from across the region, led by nationally recognised and experienced clinicians. Our department incorporates one of eastern India’s largest hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT, aka, bone marrow transplantation) services, and a comprehensive clinical research program dedicated to generating new data through patient disease registries, bringing new therapies through clinical trials and deliver precision medicine driven treatment modalities through bench-to-bedside research to our patients. We have a dynamic and very active translational research program that links the clinical and research labs of TMC and our partners to the research we do in the clinics.
The head of the division is Prof. Mammen Chandy, who is also the director of Tata Medical Center. He is ably supported by Prof. Reena Nair, who is a senior consultant in the department and also heads the medical oncology academic program. Patient care within our service is delivered by experienced clinicians and an multidisciplinary teams focused and specialised in treating diseases that fall within each disease cluster, and may include opportunities for participation in clinical trials. The clinical faculty includes