Best Hematologist in India
Last updated: April 15, 2026
MediTrawell the best haematologists in India chosen by MediTraWell have deep understanding of hematologic diseases and have advanced skills in diagnosis and treatment. These haematologists have been trained at some of the best medical schools in India and across the world.
Here are some of the best Hematologists in India that MediTraWell associates with:
Dr. (Brig) Anil K Dhar
Medical Oncologist and Hematologist
MBBS, MD
Gurgaon
Dr. Anil Dhar is the Director and Head of the Medical Oncology and Surgical Oncology Unit at FMRI hospital, Delhi. He has rich clinical experience of over 28 years in this discipline and has provided treatment to over 30,000 patients suffering from Solid and Hematological Malignant Cancers.
has provided treatment to over 30,000 patients suffering from Solid and Hematological Malignant Cancers
Moreover, he has over 70 autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplants under his belt. He was instrumental in establishing the BMT Unit and Day Care Centre at Army Hospital, for which Dr. Anil Dhar has been honoured with the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) from the President of India.
Dr. Anil Dhar has been honoured with the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) from the President of India
Dr. Amita Mahajan
Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist
MBBS, MD, MRCP
New Delhi
Dr. Amita Mahajan is a skilled doctor specializing in Pediatric Oncology and Hematology. She is currently associated with Indraprastha Apollo Hospital as a Senior Consultant in Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Unit.
She has gained extensive experience in this discipline while working as a consultant at Llandough Hospital, Cardiff. She has also worked in one of the busiest bone marrow transplant units- Royal Hospital for Sick Children in the UK where she was involved in the management of both children and adults.
Dr. Ashok Vaid
Pediatric Hematologist & Medical Oncologist
MBBS, MD, DM (Clinical Hematology)
Gurgaon
Dr. Ashok Vaid is the Chairman of the Division of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Bone Marrow Transplant at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon. He is one of the distinct doctors to be bestowed the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award, for contributions to the area of medicine by the President of India in 2009. He is highly respected by his peers and counted amongst the best haematologists in India.
He is one of the distinct doctors to be bestowed the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award, for contributions to the area of medicine by the President of India in 2009. He is highly respected by his peers and counted amongst the best haematologists in India.
Treatment of organ-specific malignancies, leukemia, and lymphomas are among Dr. Ashok K Vaid’s specialties. In 1984, he received his MBBS from Jammu University, and in 1993, he finished his DNB in internal medicine and DM Medical Oncology. From 1987 to 1989, he completed his Senior Residency at the Govt. Medical College in Jammu. He also worked as the Head of the Medical Oncology Department at Artemis Health Institute in Gurgaon.
He is a member of renowned organizations such as the Breast Cancer Foundation of India and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of India.
Dr. Dharma Choudhary
Pediatric Hematologist & Medical Oncologist
MBBS, MD, DM, Fellowship (Leukemia/ BMT program of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital and BC Cancer Agency, Canada.)
New Delhi
Dr. Dharma Choudhary is a well renowned and a highly accomplished medical oncologist and bone marrow transplant physician.He is a popular figure in India when it comes to Bone Marrow Transplant. He is well-known for his adaptability and patient-centered approach.
‘Healthcare Excellence Award’ for excellence in Oncology and Hematology
At the Indo Global Healthcare Summit and Expo 2014, he received the ‘Healthcare Excellence Award’ for excellence in Oncology and Hematology. His special interests include allogeneic bone marrow transplant, Hemato-Oncology Graft Versus Host Disease, and high-risk Thalassemia Major with a new conditioning regimen.
Previously, he worked at prestigious Indian institutions such as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. He is a member of the renowned Indian Society of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine. He has almost 35 publications to his name.
Dr. Rakesh Chopra
Hematologist & Medical Oncologist
MBBS, MD
Gurgaoni
Dr. Rakesh Chopra has an extensive experience of over two decades in the field of hematology and medical oncology and regarded as one of the best haematologists in India. He is a medical graduate from Delhi University and pursued his advanced training in oncology from prestigious medical institutes such as the Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, the Jewish Long Island Hospital, New York, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute, New York.
Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, the Jewish Long Island Hospital, New York, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute, New York
Dr. Chopra further specialized in cancer research and treatment by undertaking great opportunities to advance his knowledge and skills in the treatment of cancer. He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology and has most recently been appointed as Hon. Adjunct Professor, Internal Medicine, and University of Nebraska Medical Center Nebraska’s Health Science Center.
Chemotherapy and targeted chemotherapy for cancer treatment are his specialties. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy, Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine), Gastroenterology Operations, and Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags are some of the major procedures he works on.
He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology and has most recently been appointed as Hon. Adjunct Professor, Internal Medicine, and University of Nebraska Medical Center Nebraska’s Health Science Center
Dr. P Anoop
Hematologist And Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist
MBBS, MD, DCH, FRCPCH, FRCP, CCST
Bangalore
Dr. Anoop is an internationally trained Hematologist and Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist having received his training from a few of the world-renowned Hemato-Oncology centers in the UK such as St George’s Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Royal Marsden Hospital.
training from a few of the world-renowned Hemato-Oncology centers in the UK such as St George’s Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Royal Marsden Hospital
He worked for around a decade in the United Kingdom where he pursued extensive skills under the leadership of many internationally renowned experts in Hematology and Oncology. Blood disorders in adults and children, as well as solid organ malignancies in children, are his areas of expertise.
He is also affiliated with a few of the reputed professional bodies such as the British Society for Hematology, Royal College of Pathologists, Royal College of Pediatrics & Child Health, European Hematology Association, etc. He has given talks on lymphoma (Lugano, Switzerland), leukemia (London, UK), stem cell mobilization (Baltimore, USA), autoimmune hemolytic anemia (Guildford, UK), and clinical trials at scientific conferences (Oslo, Norway). Dr. Anoop has been published in both international and national medical journals, making him one of the best haematologists in India.
British Society for Hematology, Royal College of Pathologists, Royal College of Pediatrics & Child Health, European Hematology Association
Dr. Gaurav Kharya
Hematologist And Pediatric Oncologist
MBBS, DCH, DNB, Fellowship in Pediatric hemato-oncology & BMT
New Delhi
Dr. Gaurav Kharya is the one of the most dynamic and coveted Pediatric Hemato-oncologist currently working as a Senior Consultant & Head of Pediatric Hemato-oncology Immunology & Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi.
he went to the United Kingdom and worked at the Great North Children’s hospital, Newcastle as a fellow in pediatric hemato-oncology, immunology & bone marrow transplant
He completed his graduation and post-graduation from a few of the prestigious medical institutes in the country following which he went to the United Kingdom and worked at the Great North Children’s hospital, Newcastle as a fellow in pediatric hemato-oncology, immunology & bone marrow transplant. He gained further skills and expertise in the field of pediatric hematology and BMT by serving at St Mary’s hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom for a few years.
Dr. Kharya has extensive skills and expertise in the transplantation of the children suffering from different benign or malignant blood disorders and immunological diseases. Dr. Kharya has to his credit the first haploidentical bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease in India. He has also performed the in vitro TCR alpha beta CD 19 depleted haploidentical BMT in a 4-month-old baby suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency who is the smallest child transplanted in the country so far.
pediatric hematology and BMT by serving at St Mary’s hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom for a few years
Dr. Kharya has to his credit the first haploidentical bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease in India. He has also performed the in vitro TCR alpha beta CD 19 depleted haploidentical BMT in a 4-month-old baby suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency who is the smallest child transplanted in the country so far
Dr. K R Gopi
Medical Oncologist
MBBS, MD, DNB
Chennai
Dr. K R Gopi is an extensively trained and skilled medical oncologist in India with rich professional experience spanning over 30 years. Having worked for over 15 years in a few of the leading medical facilities both in India and UK has further added to his expertise in this discipline.
He is currently empanelled with Global Hospital in Chennai as a Senior Consultant in the Department of Medical Oncology. He has expertise in Haemato-oncology, Medical Oncology, and Palliative Medicine.
His areas of expertise include Haemato-oncology, Palliative medicine, Chemotherapy, management of all types of malignancies, Elderly/Frail patient management in Oncology.
Dr. Vinod Raina
Medical Oncologist
MBBS, MD, MRCP, FRCP
Gurgaon
Dr. Vinod Raina is one of the foremost medical oncologist and haematologist in India. He has rich and extensive experience of more than three decades and has over 600 transplants- under his belt for various cancers which is the largest number in India in the last 20 years. He also has to his credit the first high dose chemotherapy and peripheral blood stem cell transplant in India.
He also has to his credit the first high dose chemotherapy and peripheral blood stem cell transplant in India
Concurrent Bio-Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancers, Hematology, Medical oncology, high dose chemotherapy, peripheral blood stem cell transplant are the areas of his expertise. Concurrent Bio-Radiotherapy, Pediatric Chemotherapy, and Palliative Bio-Radiotherapy are some of his special interests.
Dr. Prof Suresh H Advani
Medical Oncologist
MBBS, MD, FICP, MNAMS, FNAMS, Fellowships
Mumbai
Prof. Dr. Suresh Advani, is one of the most renowned and acclaimed medical oncologists in India. Dr. Advani has 43 years of expertise as a physician, pediatric-oncologist, and hemato-oncologist.
He is credited with being the first to perform hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in India. The wheelchair-bound doctor was diagnosed with poliomyelitis when he was eight years old and went on to study at Grant Medical College in Mumbai (where he earned his MBBS and MD Medicine degrees), after which he served as a medical oncologist at Tata Memorial Centre for several years.
He is credited with being the first to perform hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in India.
He went on to receive a Fellowship in the field of bone marrow transplantation from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington where he worked with Dr. E Donnall Thomas, renowned as the “Father of BMT” and winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1990. He also received the Fellowship of Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grant of the International Union Against Cancer in 1986.
Dr. Advani is credited with becoming the first oncologist in India to perform a successful bone marrow transplant, and establishing the first bone marrow transplantation setup in India. He also took part in clinical trials for lymphoblastic leukemia patients. The trials, which involved 1,200 patients, managed to increase therapy success rates from 20% to 70%.
Dr. Advani is credited with becoming the first oncologist in India to perform a successful bone marrow transplant, and establishing the first bone marrow transplantation setup in India.
Dr. Bhawna Sirohi
Medical Oncologist
MBBS, DCH, FRCP,
Chennai
Dr. Bhawna Sirohi is a renowned Medical Oncologist in India with more than 25 years of experience in the field of Oncology. She is a well-known senior consultant who specializes in treating Breast cancers and Gastrointestinal cancers all over the world.
Dr. Bhawna has collaborated with some of the world’s best oncology centers and oncologists. She is presently working with Apollo Proton Cancer Center as the Lead – Medical Oncologist. Dr. Sirohi is also an honorary consultant at London’s Queen Mary’s University and has over 100 publications published in national and international journals.
She is the President of Royal Society of Medicine’s and the Chairman of the ICMR Task Force for Cancer Guidelines on Colorectal Cancer, NET, HCC, Pancreatic cancer, and Esophageal cancer, and an advisor to the NCI-AIIMS committee.
Dr. Randeep Singh
Medical Oncologist
MBBS, MD, DM
Gurgaon
Dr. Randeep Singh is an extensively trained doctor specialized in the management of cancer patients at the prestigious Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), Mumbai.
He did his DM (Medical Oncology) and then worked as a consultant at TMH, Mumbai with the solid tumor-working group. He worked with Max Healthcare for five years. Thereafter he headed the department of Medical Oncology at HCG cancer center, Delhi before joining Artemis Hospitals, Gurgoan followed by Narayana Hospital.
He has vast experience in managing solid and hemato-lymphoid tumors with a special interest in breast, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers. Dr. Singh has more than 30 publications in national and international journals of high impact factor. He has also attended and presented various scientific papers in national and international journals.
Dr. Meenu Walia
Medical Oncologist
MBBS, MD, DNB
Delhi
About Doctor: Dr. Meenu Walia has an experience of more than 27 years in the field of Medical Oncology and Hematology. She is the keen Clinical researcher and principal investigator for several randomized multi-centric international clinical research trials.
She is highly skilled in treating Abdominal Solid Organ Cancers, Gastro-Intestinal Cancers, and Leukemia/Lymphoma. She is a Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists and the European Society for Medical Oncology, among other important organizations (ESMO). Clinical research is a specific focus of hers. She has served as the Principal Investigator for a number of randomized multicenter international clinical trials.
She is a Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists and the European Society for Medical Oncology, among other important organizations (ESMO). Clinical research is a specific focus of hers. She has served as the Principal Investigator for a number of randomized multicenter international clinical trials.
Dr. Walia is the first DNB Medical Oncologist in the country and has been honored with various awards during her tenure. India Today Group has honored her with the certificate for excellence in recognition of the exemplary work and dedication in the field of healthcare. She was also awarded the “Bharat Jyoti Award” and certificate for excellence by Dr. Bhishma Narain Singh- The former Governor of Tamil Nadu and Assam for her meritorious services, outstanding performance, and remarkable role in healthcare.