Department of Haematology

Faculty

Name Photograph Designation Educational Qualifications Registration Number
Dr. Nidhi Dikshit Assistant Professor and in charge MBBS, MD WBMC 59861
Dr. Sandip Kumar Karmakar RMO cum Clinical Tutor MBBS, MD WBMC 70159

Medical Officer

Name Designation
Dr. Arindam Chakraborty Medical Officer
Dr. Dipak Kumar Das Roy Medical Officer

Staff

Name Designation
Mr. Prabir Kumar Hazra C.T. & S.W.

Patient Care Services

Following diagnostic facilities are available:

  1. Routine Blood Counts
  2. Routine Morphological Evaluation of Blood Cells
  3. Osmotic Fragility Test
  4. HPLC
  5. Direct Haemaglutination Test
  6. Indirect Haemaglutination Test
  7. Coagulation Profile
  8. L. E. Cell Preparation
  9. Reticulocyte Count
  10. Bone Marrow Aspiration Cytology
  11. Special Cytochemical Stains (Myeloperoxidase, Sudan Black B, Prussian Blue)

Out-Patient and In-Patient Services are provided by the department. All routine therapeutic drugs and Anti-Cancer medicines are provided FREE of cost to blood cancer patients

Laboratory investigations conducted in 2022:

Investigation Total no.
Only Haemoglobin 2880
Complete Haemogram 4500
P-Time 4128
APTT 144
L.E. CELL 4
HPLC 11049
Sickling Test 36
DCT 5
Only ESR 410
Bone Marrow Aspiration 40

Ongoing Research Projects

  1. Haematological aspects in HIV infected patients in collaboration with department of Tropical Medicine.
  2. Bone Marrow morphological assessment in HIV infected patients in collaboration with department of Tropical Medicine.
  3. Study of coagulation abnormality in HIV infected patients in collaboration with department of Tropical Medicine..
  4. Effect of Hydroxyurea and Thalidomide in Haemoglobinopathy.

Publication

  1. Dikshit N, Basu A, Prasad GH. Warm Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia due to IgA and IgG - A rare Clinical Scenario. JIMA. December 2022