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Dr. Ragesh R Nair

Dr. Ragesh R Nair

Director

Centre for blood diseases, bmt & cancer immunotherapy, Oncology

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About

Dr Ragesh Nair is Director Hemato Oncology and BMT, and is the region's most qualified Hemato-Oncologist with super specialized expertise in Bone Marrow Transplants for all kinds of blood cancers.

He was trained at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS- New Delhi), India's most premier and top most medical institute for 7 years, for both MD (Internal Medicine) and DM (Clinical Hematology). After doing his MBBS from Govt Medical College Calicut (Kerala), he secured the All India 8th rank in the nationwide MD/MS entrance examinations conducted by AIIMS-New Delhi. He then subsequently pursued his MD Internal Medicine from AIIMS- New Delhi. He was trained by the finest stalwarts of Internal Medicine at AIIMS and topped the MD- Internal Medicine final exams at AIIMS- Delhi. He topped the nationwide DM- Clinical Hematology Entrance conducted by AIIMS- New Delhi and subsequently went on to complete his DM Clinical Hematology from AIIMS. At AIIMS, Hematology Dept he was mentored and trained by the world leaders in Bone Marrow Transplant and Hemato-oncology. Subsequently, he has worked as a full-time consultant in the state of art Dept of Haemato-oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant (Adult and Pediatric) at ARTEMIS hospitals, Gurgaon(Delhi-NCR) as consultant. He is presently the Director-Haemato-oncology and BMT at Meitra Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, one of the premier Hospitals of Kerala. 

A renowned academic researcher, he holds 6 book chapters in international and national journals, 17 publications in indexed journals, 1 national policy document, with the completion of 2 thesis publications. 

Dr. Ragesh performs adult and pediatric bone marrow transplants (BMT- allogenic ( MSD/Haplo/MUD) and autologous) for malignant blood disorders (leukemia, lymphoma, primary Amyloidisis, POEMS syndrome and myeloma), non-malignant blood disorders (Aplastic anemia, sickle cell disease, thalassemia), germ cell tumour, cases of multiple sclerosis, selected cases of systemic sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases. He has extraordinary interest in complex allogenic Bone marrow transplantation. He has performed several first of the kind bone marrow transplants in India. He believes in the delivery of state of the art medical services accessible and affordable to the common citizens across the world and India.

Expertise

  • Lymphoma
  • Leukemia (AML/ALL/MPAL/CLL/CML
  • Myelomas
  • MDS
  • Myelofibrosis
  • Polycythemia Vera
  • Essential Thrombocytosis
  • Aplastic Anemia
  • ITP
  • Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AHA)
  • Anemia/Cytopenia
  • Bleeding Disorders
  • DVT
  • Idiopathic Fever and Blood Disorders in adults and pediatric patients

 

Qualification

  • MBBS - Government Medical College, Calicut
  • MD -  All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS, Delhi)
  • DM -  All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS, Delhi)