Dr. Suparno Chakrabarti

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — India
• MD (Internal Medicine) — Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India, 1993
• MD (Blood and Marrow Transplantation) — University of Birmingham, UK

Fellowships & Special Training

• Fellowship in BMT — Birmingham Heartland's Hospital, UK, 2004
• Fellowship in BMT — Bristol Children's Hospital, UK
• FRCPath (Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists) — Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, London, UK
• Specialised training in Haematology and BMT — CMCH Vellore, India
• Research training in Cell Transplantation — St George's Hospital, London, UK
• Specialised training in Reduced Intensity Transplantation
• Specialised training in Campath-1H based T cell depletion
• Specialised training in Haploidentical BMT

Certifications & Accreditations

• Delhi Medical Council Registration
• Fellow — Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), London, UK
• International Member — American Society of Haematology (ASH)
• Member — British Society of Hematology (BSH)
• Member — British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BSBMT)
• Member — American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT)
• Member — Scientific Working Group on QoL and Symptoms, European Hematology Association (EHA)
• Member — Working Party on Infectious Diseases, European Blood and Marrow Transplantation Society (EBMT)
• Member — Expert Working Committee of CIBMTR (Centre for International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry, USA) on Post-Transplant Infection Prevention

Major Conditions Treated

• Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)
• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)
• Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML)
• Lymphomas (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin, including Mantle Cell)
• Multiple Myeloma
• Aplastic Anaemia
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Thalassemia
• Anaemia (Various Causes)
• Non-Malignant Haematology Conditions
• Post-Transplant Virus Infections
• Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)

Sub-specialties

• Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation: Pioneer of Haploidentical BMT programme in India — making him a globally recognised hematologist specialist in New Delhi, India and best haematologist doctor in India.
• Reduced Intensity Transplantation: Substantial role in developing Campath-1H based T cell depletion and reduced intensity conditioning during 12 years in UK.
• Cellular Therapy: NK cell-based cellular therapy, CAR-T cell therapy, bispecific antibody therapy.
• Transplant Immunology: Key research area in Haploidentical BMT immunology.
• Lab Hematology: Flow cytometry, immunogenetics, and molecular diagnostics.

Advanced Procedures & Treatments

• Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)
• Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
• Reduced Intensity Conditioning Transplantation
• NK Cell-Based Cellular Therapy
• CAR-T Cell Therapy
• Bispecific Antibody Therapy
• Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP)
• Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) Management
• Post-Transplant Immune Reconstitution Management
• Chemotherapy for Hematologic Malignancies
• Sickle Cell Disease Transplant Therapy
• Thalassemia Transplant Therapy
• Aplastic Anaemia Treatment

Current Affiliation

• Bloods-R-Us — Centre of Excellence for Blood Disorders, Action Cancer Hospital, New Delhi, India — Senior Consultant (Present)
• Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital and Research Centre, Near New Ashok Nagar Metro Station, Vasundhara Enclave, Dallupura, New Delhi, India — Head of Department, Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Hematology (Present)
• Blood & Transplant Clinic, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India — Consultant (Present)

Past Affiliations

• Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, India — Consultant Hemato-Oncologist & Programme Director, Department of Bone Marrow Transplant Oncology
• St George's Hospital, London, UK — Consultant Hematologist, Oncology Department
• City Hospital, Birmingham, UK — Consultant Hematologist
• West Midlands, UK — Specialist Registrar, Hematology Department
• PGIMER, Chandigarh, India — Consultant & Assistant Professor, Clinical Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
• Birmingham Heartland's Hospital, UK — BMT Fellow, 2004
• Bristol Children's Hospital, UK — BMT Fellow
• CMCH Vellore, India — Hematology and BMT Trainee

Academic & Research Roles

• Founder & Chair — Manashi Chakrabarti Foundation (Charity for Blood Diseases)
• Peer Reviewer — Multiple journals including BLOOD, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Haematologica, British Journal of Haematology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, JAMA, and Lancet
• Reviewer of Grant Proposals — AIRC (Italian Association for the Search on Cancer)
• Editorial Board Member — Several journals
• Invited Guest Editor — Several journals on special transplantation issues
• Expert Panel Member on Post-Transplant Infections — CIBMTR USA, 2008
• Invited speaker worldwide on transplantation topics

Key Achievements

• 31+ years of clinical experience in haematology and BMT
• Pioneer of Haploidentical BMT programme in India — 250+ procedures with 75% long-term survival rate
• Established a world-class BMT centre in India
• 100+ peer-reviewed publications and similar number of international presentations
• 12 years of UK experience as BMT consultant
• Founder of Manashi Chakrabarti Foundation (charity for paediatric blood diseases)
• FRCPath London credential

National & International Awards

• Pioneer Distinction — First Haploidentical BMT Programme in India
• Press Trust of India Recognition — "When Cure is Not Enough — A Story of Hope"
• FRCPath — Fellow of Royal College of Pathologists, London, UK

Professional Memberships

• Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), London, UK
• American Society of Haematology (ASH) — International Member
• British Society of Hematology (BSH)
• British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BSBMT)
• American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT)
• Scientific Working Group on QoL and Symptoms — European Hematology Association (EHA)
• Working Party on Infectious Diseases — European Blood and Marrow Transplantation Society (EBMT)
• Expert Working Committee — CIBMTR USA, on Post-Transplant Infection Prevention
• Delhi Medical Council

Published Papers (Selected)

• Chakrabarti S, Singh K, Singh V, Nain CK, Jindal SK. "Airway Response to Acid Instillation in Esophagus in Bronchial Asthma." Indian J Gastroenterol. 1995.
• Chakrabarti S, Pillay D, Ratcliffe D, Cane P, Collingham K, Milligan DW. "Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Significance of Antiviral Resistance and its Prognostic Significance." Journal of Infectious Disease.
• 100+ peer-reviewed publications in international journals on haploidentical HSCT, NK cell biology, post-transplantation immune reconstitution, and transplantation tolerance.
• Contributing Author — Multiple book chapters on bone marrow transplantation.

Ongoing Research & Clinical Interests

• Haploidentical HSCT and immune reconstitution
• NK Cell biology in transplantation
• Post-transplantation immune reconstitution
• Transplantation tolerance
• Post-transplant virus infections

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