Introduction

The department of Hematology is a composite department provides both Clinical Hematology and Hemato-Pathology services to the Institute. Clinical Hematology service provides comprehensive management for patients with benign and malignant hematological illnesses. The department runs specialized outpatient clinics for patients with these illnesses. The department has been performing autologous and allogeneic Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation (HCT), including haploidentical donor HCT, for various benign and hematological illnesses like aplastic anemia, thalassemia, myeloma, lymphomas, leukemias, and myelodysplastic syndromes. Hemato-Pathology provides state-of-the-art evaluation of blood and bone marrow diseases. Expert hematopathology services offered by the department include: Bone marrow examination including immunohistochemistry and cytochemistry; Flowcytometry; molecular diagnostics; specialized hemolytic and coagulation tests.