PURSUING THE HOPE OF A HEALTHY, HAPPY LIFE, FOR ALL.
Paediatric Hematology – Oncology at MMHRC is a division of the Department of Paediatrics, established in January 2010. Its mission is to provide comprehensive care with state-of-the-art facilities, to all children with cancer and blood disorders. The division of pediatric hematology-oncology continues to see an increasing number of children with cancer and blood disorders referred from physicians across the southern districts of Tamil Nadu.
FACILITIES
- Inpatient facilities consist of 24 beds, each in single rooms (including 10 special rooms with attached bath rooms)
- Day Care facilities include 6 beds for chemotherapy infusions and transfusions
- Procedure room with anaesthesia support for procedures like intrathecal chemotherapy and bone marrow aspirate/biopsy
- Pediatric ICU/post-operative ward with 8 beds (common to general paediatrics and paediatric oncology)
Services
- Blood Bank
- Clinical Laboratory services
The types of childhood cancers treated at MMHRC includes:
- Leukemias
- Lymphomas
- Brain tumours
- Wilms’ tumour
- Neuroblastoma
- Sarcomas
- Bone tumours
- Germ cell tumours
- Liver tumours
- Carcinomas
Specialized Services:
- Platelet pheresis is offered by our blood bank.
- Those interested in donating platelets by pheresis for children with cancer are requested to call the Blood Bank or Paediatric hematology oncology at 9855481111.
- A hematopoietic stem cell transplant service for adults and children.
- For out-station children we provide night-accommodation in our Day Care Ward, for those undergoing daily radiation treatments.
New Procedures:
- Haplo identical Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Post transplant cyclophosphamide
- Alfa/Beta T cell depleted Haplo identical Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
DOCTORS
Dr. T. Kasi Viswanathan
MD.(Gen.Med),
Senior Consultant DM.,(Hem.Onco)
Dr. Rm. Annopoorani
MD.(Paed)
Associate Consultant
Dr.V. Anitha
MBBS.,DCH.,DNB.