Paediatric Hematology Oncology - MMHRC

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.

  • 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
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Dr. T. KASI VISWANATHAN

MD.(Gen.Med),

Senior Consultant DM.,(Hem.Onco)

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Dr. Rm. ANNOPOORANI

MD.(Paed)

Associate Consultant

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Dr.V. Anitha

MBBS.,DCH.,DNB.

Registrar

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