Dr Neelesh Jain

Dr Neelesh Jain

Dr Neelesh Jain

Sr. Consultant & Clinical Lead

Dr. Neelesh Jain is a physician specializing in Clinical Haematology, Bone Marrow Transplantation, and Transfusion Medicine, with a special interest in haemoglobinopathies, particularly Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia. He completed his MBBS from MGM Medical College, Indore, followed by an MD in Transfusion Medicine from the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune. He subsequently underwent advanced training in Clinical Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, with additional specialized training at Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata.

His clinical expertise includes the management of benign haematological disorders, coagulation disorders, and patients undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Dr. Jain has a particular clinical and academic interest in Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia, and other inherited red cell disorders, including comprehensive transfusion support and therapeutic apheresis. In 2026, he was awarded the prestigious American Society of Hematology (ASH) Visiting Trainee Program (VTP) Fellowship, through which he received focused training in Sickle Cell Disease management under the mentorship of Prof. Dipti Jain. His broader expertise includes haematopoietic stem cell collection, cellular therapies, and transplant support.

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Norafiza Binti Mohd Yasin

norafiza yasin

Norafiza Binti Mohd Yasin

Dr Norafiza binti Mohd Yasin is a Haematopathologist at the Haematology Department, Cancer Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research (IMR), Malaysia. She obtained her Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2007 and completed her Doctor of Pathology (Haematology) in 2017.

In 2025, she completed an Area of Special Interest (AOI) training in thalassaemia and haemoglobinopathies at Leiden University Medical Centre under the mentorship of Professor Cornelis Harteveld. Her research during the fellowship focused on Breakpoint Characterization of the Telomere and Major Regulatory Element (MRE) in the Alpha-Globin Gene Complex Using Whole-Genome Sequencing.

Dr Norafiza currently leads the Thalassaemia Genotyping Laboratory at IMR, a national reference laboratory for haemoglobinopathy diagnostics. She is a member of the development committee for Malaysia’s national thalassaemia management guideline and contributes to international collaborations, including HELIOS and INHERENT. She also coordinates an international systematic review initiative to harmonize thalassaemia genotyping guidelines and promote evidence-based diagnostic practices.

Her research interests include thalassaemia and haemoglobinopathies, unexplained haemolytic anaemia, and rare inherited red blood cell disorders.

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Udayakumar DS

Udaya Kumar

Udayakumar DS

Dr. Udayakumar DS is a Consultant Hematopathologist at Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City, Hyderabad. He holds a DM in Hematopathology from AIIMS, New Delhi, and an MD in Pathology from MAMC, New Delhi.
With over ten years of experience in hematopathology including a prior tenure at Medanta The Medicity, Gurugram—his core expertise includes diagnostic hematology, bone marrow evaluation, and clinical flow cytometry. In addition to authoring medical research articles and book chapters, Dr. Udayakumar is an accomplished fiction writer with three published literary works.

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Aditi Kamdar

aditi Aditi Kamdar

Aditi Kamdar

Dr. Aditi Kamdar is a pediatric hematologist at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX, USA. She received her medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA in 2010. She completed training in general pediatrics at Texas Children’s Hospital in 2013 and worked in global health in Ethiopia prior to undergoing Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Following completion of her fellowship training in 2017, she joined the faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine and gained significant experience in sickle cell disease, bleeding disorders, and medical education. Dr. Kamdar continues work focused on the care of patients affected by these disorders now at Texas Children’s Hospital. She is also a passionate medical educator and is actively involved in the mentorship and bedside teaching of medical students, residents, fellows, and advanced practice providers. She lives with her husband, two school-aged children, and dog named Mira in Houston, TX.

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Naresh B Tayade

dr Naresh Tayade

Naresh B Tayade

Doctor

I am president of Sickle Thal Society, which established in 2013. We work for awareness and providing quality care for sickle cell and Thalassemia disease persons. Our main is prevention of the birth of disease child. We take awareness activities for Students, general public and health personal.

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