Dr. Swati Kanakia

Medical Degrees

• MBBS (with multiple Distinctions) — Grant Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 1987
• DCH (Diploma in Child Health, Gold Medal) — College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS), Mumbai, 1991
• MD — Paediatrics — University of Bombay (Grant Medical College), Maharashtra, India, 1992
• PhD — Applied Biology ("Plasma Borne Infections in Thalassemia") — LTMGH & Medical College, University of Mumbai, 1992–2000
• PGDBM — Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management

Fellowships & Special Training

• Travelling Scholarship — International Outreach Programme, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA, 1998 (advanced training in paediatric oncology)
• Senior Research Associate & Research Associateship — CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Government of India, 1993 (6-year award — Division of Paediatric Haematology Oncology, LTMGH)
• Training at Division of Paediatric Haematology Oncology, Department of Paediatrics — Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & Hospital (LTMGH), Mumbai

Certifications & Accreditations

• Maharashtra Medical Council Registration (62082, since 1989)
• DNB Pediatrics Teacher & Examiner — National Board of Examinations
• Member — Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) — Paediatric Haematology Oncology Chapter
• Member — Indian Society for Primary Immune Deficiency (ISPID)
• Member — Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (ISHBT)
• Past Secretary — Mumbai Hematology Group

Current Affiliation

• Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Bandra, Mumbai — Consultant Paediatric Haematologist-Oncologist, Present
• SRCC Children's Hospital (Narayana Health), Mumbai — Consultant Paediatric Haematologist-Oncologist, Present
• Kanakia Health Care Clinic, Dadar, Mumbai — Founder Consultant Paediatric Haematologist-Oncologist, Present

Past Affiliations

• Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre — Consultant Paediatric Haematologist-Oncologist (2000–2017; has continued)
• LTMGH & Medical College, Mumbai — Division of Paediatric Haematology Oncology (during PhD and CSIR Fellowship period)
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA — Travelling Fellowship in Paediatric Oncology (1998)

Academic & Research Roles

• DNB Pediatrics Teacher & Examiner — National Board of Examinations
• Director — 100 episodes of India's only CME (Continuing Medical Education) programme on Doordarshan 2
• Active in online training portals for paediatricians and family physicians
• CSIR Senior Research Associate (1993) and Research Associateship — Govt. of India (6-year award)
• Author — Multiple publications in national and international paediatric haematology-oncology journals

Key Achievements

• 38+ years of paediatric haematology-oncology practice and research
• DCH (Gold Medal) from College of Physicians & Surgeons, Mumbai (1991)
• MBBS with multiple distinctions — Grant Medical College, Mumbai (1987)
• PhD — Applied Biology, LTMGH (1992–2000)
• Travelling Scholarship — St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA (1998)
• CSIR Senior Research Associate & Research Associateship (1993) — 6-year Govt. of India award
• Bibi Chand Scholarship — Indian Academy of Pediatrics (1995)
• Director — 100 episodes CME programme, Doordarshan 2
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