Dr. Reetu Jain
Dr. Reetu Jain
Introduction
One of major area of interest and responsibility is Hematopoeitic Stem Cell Transplantation at Jaslok institute. Since I have taken the responsibility as core team member of transplant unit, more than 300 cases including auto and allogenic have been performed.
Our team has achieved successful transplants for patients of several hematological disorders like thalassemia, aplastic anemia,Sickle cell anaemia,fanconi’s anemia to malignant diseases including Leukemias, lymphomas,multiple myeloma,neuroblastoma,Germ cell tumor and sarcomas.
We have done more than 300 bone marrow transplant till date.This is done for both autologous and allogeneic ( Sibling) transplants with good success rates.Our patient survival rates are at par with the national and international centers
So far I have a been part of stem cell transplant team in more than 300 cases which include allogenic and autologous ; and more than 330 stem cell harvests initiated with different international stem cell mobilizations protocols at Jaslok Hospital .
As the transplant physician,my responsibility includes that of case selection, counseling, pre-transplant evaluation and preparation of the patient which includes appropriate mobilization, Apheresis, HDCT as well as complete post transplant care of patients of autologous and allogenic stem cell transplant."
Awards and Achievements
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
As part of my Medicine training, I successfully defended my postgraduate dissertation titled "" Spectrum of Upper Gastroinstetinal bleeding” This was submitted to the Mumbai University as part of my MD ( internal Medicine) degree
Unique Contribution
- Parikh P.M, Jain Reetu:”Out-patient Management of BMT patient after discharge”.Medicine Update. (The Association of Physicians of India ) API text book of Medicine. Vol 12, 2002, 1074-80.
- Jain Reetu : Dasatinib in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia- Hematology education book by Dr. M. B. Agarwal Aug 2007.
- The way to treat CLL is chemoimmunotherapy :Hematology Today, Ed M.B.Agarwal Jan 2009 pg 217-226
- Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma and angioimmunoblastic variant – A case based approach Hematology 2015
International publications:
- Jain Reetu,Advani S.H: Special aspects of Management of lymphomas in developing countries. International textbook of lymphoid Neoplasm Edition 3.Ed Ian Magrath. Jan 2008.
- Comparison of LACE with BCNU- containing Conditioning Regimen in Lymphoma Transplant.-A Retrospective analysis of Toxicity ;sent for publication In Hematological Oncology 2015"
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