Dr. Ponni Sivaprakasam: Pediatric Hemato Oncologist in Chennai

Dr. Ponni Sivaprakasam

Consultant
Pediatric Hemato Oncologist
23+ years of experience
Global Hospital, Chennai

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    About Dr. Ponni Sivaprakasam

    • Dr. Ponni Sivaprakasam has an overall experience of 23+ years and is currently working as a Consultant at Gleneagles Global Health City.
    • She is listed as a JACIE inspector by EBMT (European Blood and Marrow transplantation) group, which involves inspecting other centers applying for JACIE accreditation and maintaining it.
    •  She has diagnosed and worked with cancer patients. She has been responsible for ongoing management for the patient and continuity including follow-up care. 
    • She also plays a key role in teaching juniors in the Pediatric Haemato-Oncology Fellowship Program.
    • She has also taken up a managerial role in developing the pediatric oncology block (newly constructed). This involved recruiting new nurses, dietitians, social workers and an oncology pharmacist.

    Qualification & Training of Dr. Ponni Sivaprakasam

    • M.B.B.S – Madras Medical College, Chennai, India, January 2002.
    • MRCPCH (London), Dec 2005

    Areas of Clinical interests

    • Orthopedic Conditions
    • Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AMI)
    • Thalassemia
    • Aplastic Anemia
    • Spinal Injury
    • Sickle Cell Disease
    • Various Autoimmune Diseases
    • Neuromuscular Disorders
    • Hematological Disorders
    • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
    • Multiple Myeloma
    • Congenital Neutropenia
    • Lymphoma

    Memberships:

    • European Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)

    List of Treatments

    • Chronic and acute leukemia
    • Adrenoleukodystrophy
    • Bone marrow failure syndromes
    • Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
    • Hemoglobinopathies
    • Multiple myeloma
    • POEMS syndrome
    • Neuroblastoma
    • Primary amyloidosis
    • Myelodysplastic syndromes
    • Anaemia- such as Nutritional Anemias, 
    • Thalassemia 
    • Sickle cell disease 
    • Hereditary spherocytosis
    • Pure red cell aplasia
    • Diamond Blackfan anemia 
    • Bleeding disorders
    • Coagulation disorders
    • Thrombocytopenia or low platelets
    • Leucopenia (low white blood cell count) or neutropenia (low neutrophil count)
    • Aplastic anaemia
    • Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes
    • Splenomegaly and disorders of splenic function
    • Hemophagocytic Lymph histiocytosis (HLH)
    • Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH)
    • Primary Immunodeficiency disorders
    • Inborn errors of metabolism
    • Blood cancers

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