Dr. Velu Nair
Head - Medical Services & Chief Consultant - Hemat-Oncology
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Dr. Velu Nair, is the Group Head – Medical Services & Chief Consultant – Haematology& BMT of Apollo Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad and is one of the leading Haematology-Oncologist in the country with over 27 years of experience in BMT &Haematology. He has significant experience in treating adult and pediatric patients with various blood cancers and other blood disorders. A teacher of eminence with over 25 years of teaching experience in Medicine &Haematology who is a recognized examiner for MBBS, MD & DNB (Medicine), DM (Clinical Heamatology) and PhD in various universities in the country. He was awarded the NBE Teacher award for Excellence in Medical Education (Scroll of Honor) in 2014.
Areas of Expertise
- Paediatric & Adult Benign Haematological Malignancies
- Bone Marrow Transplantation – Autologous, Allogeneic (Matched Related/Unrelated, Haploidentical)
- Acute & Chronic Leukemia (Paediatric& Adult)
- Lymphomas & Myelomas
- Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Thrombosis and Bleeding Disorders
- Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Anaemia and other genetic disorders
- Clinical Research, Clinical Trials and Accreditations
Education & Training
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- Presidents Gold Medal and Kalinga Trophy for Best outgoing student in MBBS, AFMC and Pune University
- MD (Medicine – 1987) AFMC – 1st Rank
Fellowship in Haematology & Bone Marrow Transplantation:
- Christian Medical College & Hospital Vellore
- King’s College & Hospital, London
- Stanford Medical Centre & Stanford University, USA
- FRCP (London), FRCP (Glasgow) FACP (USA)
Professional Work
- Group Head – Medical Services & Chief Consultant Haematology-Oncology & BMT, Apollo Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad
- Teacher and Examiner for MD, Medicine and DM Haematology, DNB (Haematology& Medicine)
- Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, National Institute of Virology Pune
- Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai
- Chair, Nuclear Accident Management Committee, Asia Pacific Blood and Marrow Transplant (APBMT)
- Chair/Member of various committees in DBT, ICMR, NABH and DRDO
- Convener NBE – Clinical Haematology teaching programme
