Specialization

Clinical Haematology.
Day Care.
Transfusion Medicine Services.
Haemato-Oncology.
Advanced Haematology Lab.
Haematology,Chemotherapy.

EDUCATION

Dr.V.P. Antia (M.D.) has a Diploma in Clinical Haematology (London). He has a 25 years of practice in Haematology. Dr.V.P. Antia did his initial training in Haematology at the Tata Memorial Hospital. Subsequently he did his qualification in Haematology at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School - University of London. In London, he has trained at the Hammersmith Hospital. Subsequently he did a Clinical Fellowship at the Department of Haematological Medicine, University of Cambridge and worked at the Addenbrooke's Hospital - Cambridge. He has also done clinical fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - New York in Bone Marrow Transplant in Haematological malignancies.
He is currently the Head of the Department of Haematological Medicine at BCH trust which is his main place of work. He has a prestigious attachment as a Honorary clinical Haematologist at the internationally renowned Tata Memorial Hospital. He is also a consultant at the Haematology and Haemato-Oncology Department in Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai.
He was a part of the International Recommendation Panel for management of Fungal Infections in haematological malignancy held in Vienna 2012. Subsequently the guidelines were published in the prestigious Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. He was the local Indian expert in the series telecasted on National Geographic – “The Girl who bleeds tears”. He has lectured on various topics in haematology internationally and nationally.

EXPERIENCE

In the United Kingdom, a practicing Haematologist in the National Health Services is in charge of the Haematology lab, transfusion medicine services and sees patients with Haematological problems referred to him. He also treats and admits in the wards, patients with Haematological disorders and Haematological malignancies like Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myloma. This ensures optimum patient care.

As Dr.Antia trained and worked extensively in the United Kingdom, he wished to establish a similar setup at Breach Candy Hospital ever since he joined on the staff. Thanks to the Trustees and Management of Breach Candy Hospital, Haematology and Transfusion medicine was encouraged and the result is the center of excellence in Haematology services that we have. This is probably the only clinical haematology service working under the banner and supported by hospital facilities. Other centers are privately run. The Breach Candy Hospital has a brand name and reputation for ethics, quality of service which is reflected in our haematology services. The charges of the services are done and controlled through the hospital. Also the department and hospital goes the extra mile to ensure patients convenience. In case of patients receiving multiple blood transfusions we supply from the blood bank stock which often has a surplus.

AWARDS

We are academically oriented with international representative publications like developing a guidance document for managing invasive fungal diseases. Dr.Antia was a part of the International Recommendation Panel for management of Fungal Infections in haematological malignancy held in Vienna 2012. Subsequently,the guidelines were published in the prestigious Journal of Antimicrobial Chemothera

PUBLICATIONS

Journal of Antimicrobiological Chemotherapy
We are academically oriented with international representative publications like developing a guidance document for managing invasive fungal diseases. Dr.Antia was a part of the International Recommendation Panel for management of Fungal Infections in haematological malignancy held in Vienna 2012. Subsequently the guidelines were published in the prestigious Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.