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Biography

Dr. Shivani Patel is a renowned pediatric hematologist-oncologist. She completed her MBBS and MD in Pediatrics in Mumbai before specializing in Pediatric Oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital. With a fellowship from Apollo Cancer Institute, Chennai, she has extensive experience in managing pediatric hematological and malignant disorders. Dr. Patel established a bone marrow transplant unit at SAIMS, Indore, and now continues her impactful work at Choithram Hospital since 2021. She's a recognized expert, contributing to national and state-level pediatric Hemat-oncology programs and workshops.
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Speciality

-Pediatric Cancer Disorder;
-Pediatric Benign Haematological Disorder;
-Disorders of Immune System;
-Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant.
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Experience (In years)

9 Years
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Fields of Expertise

-one marrow transplant (autologous and allogeneic);
-Leukemias and lymphomas;
-Hemoglobinopathies (sickle cell anemia, thalassemia);
-Pediatric solid tumor (brain tumors, bone tumors, Neuroblastoma, wilms tumor, liver tumors and rare childhood cancers);
-Bleeding and clotting disorders;
-Aplastic anemia & bone marrow failure disorders (FANCONI anemia, DKC);
-Immunodeficiency disorders (SCID, XLA, WAS, HLH).
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Fellow Membership

-Life Member, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), India;
-Life Member, PHO (Pediatric Hematology Oncology) Chapter;
-IAP Member, SIOP (International Society of Pediatric Oncology);
-Indian Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.
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Past Positions

-Senior Registrar, Department of Pediatric Oncology – 2016-17, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai;
-Assistant Professor, Dept of Medical and Pediatric Oncology 2019 – 2021, SAIMS, Indore.
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Publications

- Quality matters: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation versus transfusion and chelation in thalassemia major – Indian Pediatrics, Dec 2018;
- Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disorder – Challenges to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation – Pediatric blood and cancer, Nov 2019;
- Affordable and safe health care for all children: lessons learned from the use of peg-asparaginase in a developing country – Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion – July 2017;
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for primary immunodeficiency disorders: Experience from a referral Centre in India – Indian Pediatrics -Aug 2018;
- Haploidentical stem cell transplantation in children with benign disorders: Improved survival and cost-effective care over 15 years from a single Centre in India – Indian Journal of Hematology and blood transfusion – Jan 2019;
- Ushering into a new era of Hepatitis C management in Thalassemia major – Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion – Oct 2018;
- Successful treatment of relapsed isolated extraocular retinoblastoma in right fibula with high dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation – Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology March 2019;
- Haploidentical stem cell transplantation with post-transplant Cyclophosphamide for primary immune deficiency disorders in children: Challenges and outcome from tertiary care center in south India – Journal of clinical immunology – Feb 2018;
- Successful remission induction in refractory familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with ruxolitinib as a bridge to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation – Pediatric Blood and Cancer – October 2019;
- Safety and efficacy of fresh whole blood donor lymphocyte infusion in children – Bone marrow transplantation – May 2019;
- FLAG with Bortezomib in childhood relapse/refractory leukemia: Remission induction with limited toxicity in the era of multi-drug resistant bacteria – Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology – Nov 2019;
- Matched Family versus Alternative Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Thalassemia Major: Experience from a Tertiary Referral Center in South India – Biology of bone marrow transplantation – March 2020;
- Treosulfan-based reduced toxicity Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in X-linked agammaglobulinemia: A cost-effective alternative to long-term immunoglobulin replacement in developing countries – Pediatric transplantation – Nov 2019;
- Convalescent plasma in the management of moderate covid-19 in India: An open-label parallel-arm phase II multicentre randomized control trial (PLACID Trial) – British Medical Journal – Sept 2020.
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Awards and Recognitions

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Appointment Days and Timings

MON to SAT (09:00 AM-05:00 PM)