Adult/Pediatric Hematology & BMT

Adult/Pediatric Hematology & BMT

Comprehensive Hematology, Stem-Cell Transplant & Cellular Therapy.

Advanced autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplants and lifelong care—provided by an integrated team

Our service offers comprehensive hematology and cellular therapy care, including autologous and allogeneic stem-cell transplants (matched sibling, matched unrelated, haploidentical, and cord-blood), leukapheresis, cryopreservation, and long-term survivorship clinics. Weekly Hemato-Oncology Board and Cellular-Therapy Committee meetings ensure that treatment plans are based on the latest evidence and tailored to each patient’s needs.

1st

Pediatric BMT program in the UAE

0%

mortality rate in full matched related donor BMT

60%+

of bone marrow transplants with a >95% success rate

< 5%

incidence of post-BMT GVHD complications

Common Conditions & Subspecialty Clinics.

  • Monitoring of endocrine dysfunction 
  • Cardiopulmonary assessments 
  • Neurocognitive evaluations 
  • Secondary cancer surveillance 

  • Sickle-cell disease 
  • Thalassemia major 

  • Inherited metabolic disorders 
  • Primary immune deficiencies 
  • Pediatric leukemias

  • Acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) 
  • Ruxolitinib and other immunomodulators 
  • Participation in ROCK-inhibitor clinical trials 

  • Aplastic anemia 
  • Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) 
  • Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes 
  • Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) 
  • Hemolytic anemias 

  • Leukemia (AML, ALL, CML, etc.) 
  • Lymphoma (Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin) 
  • Multiple myeloma 
  • Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) 

  • Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) 
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) 
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) 
  • Aplastic anemia 
  • Sickle-cell disease 
  • Thalassemia major 

  • Relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma 
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 
  • Germ-cell tumors
  • Multiple myeloma 

Procedures & Treatments.

Other Cellular Therapies

Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI)

Haploidentical Transplant

Post-transplant cyclophosphamide GVHD prophylaxis

High-Dose Conditioning Regimens

Myeloablative (Bu/Cy, TBI) and reduced-intensity (Flu/Bu)

Stem-Cell Mobilization

G-CSF ± plerixafor; leukapheresis on Spectra Optia™

Fertility preservation

(sperm & oocyte banking) prior to conditioning

Plasmapheresis for TTP and hyperviscosity

Central-line placement

infection prophylaxis (antiviral, antifungal), CMV monitoring

PET-CT for lymphoma response

whole-body MRI for myeloma lesions

Bone-marrow aspirate/biopsy

with digital morphology and FISH/cytogenetics

NGS-based mutation profiling and chimerism analysis

Flow cytometry minimal-residual-disease(MRD)

panels for leukemia & myeloma

Care Pathway & Coordination.

1
Referral & Pre-Transplant Work-up

Referral & Pre-Transplant Work-up

HLA typing, organ-function tests, psychosocial evaluation

2

Multidisciplinary Transplant Conference

Multidisciplinary Transplant Conference

Finalizing conditioning regimen and graft source

3

Mobilization & Leukapheresis

Mobilization & Leukapheresis

Stem cells collected or donor arranged; cells cryopreserved

4

Conditioning & Transplant Day (Day 0)

Conditioning & Transplant Day (Day 0)

High-dose chemo ± TBI followed by stem-cell infusion

5

Engraftment & Acute Phase

Engraftment & Acute Phase

Daily labs, GVHD prophylaxis, infection surveillance; expected engraftment day - +14 / +21

6

Discharge & Long-Term Follow-up

Discharge & Long-Term Follow-up

Regular clinic visits (weekly to monthly); survivorship clinic > 2 years post-transplant

Technology & Facilities.

Positive-pressure HEPA rooms

laminar airflow, UV disinfection

AI Early-Warning Sepsis Algorithm

Alerts clinicians 6 hours before clinical deterioration

Our Experts.

Dr. Farrukh Tasnim Shah

Dr. Farrukh Tasnim Shah

Consultant Hematology
Dr. Parthiban Srinivasan

Dr. Parthiban Srinivasan

Consultant General Surgery - Liver Transplant Surgeon
Dr. Panayotis Kaloyannidis

Dr. Panayotis Kaloyannidis

Specialist Hematologist
Dr. Preethi Jeyaraman

Dr. Preethi Jeyaraman

Specialist Clinical Hematology

Patient Stories.

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A Bond Of Life

Sami

Sickle Cell Disease

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A Gift Of Life Through Love

A Gift Of Life Through Love

Maria

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A Healing Journey At Burjeel Cancer Institute

Bassam

Multiple Myeloma

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