About DR. Mallikarjun Kalashetty

Field of Expertise

• He has special interest and expertise in performing Blood & Bone Marrow transplantation, for various benign and malignant disorders. He is trained in transplantation at Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Canada.
• Diagnosing and treating, Malignant Haematologic disorders like Acute and Chronic Leukemias, Hodgkinâs and Non-Hodgkinâs Lymphomas, Myeloma, Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
• Diagnosing and treating Red cell disorders like Aplastic Anaemia, Autoimmune Haemolytic Anemia, Nutritional Anaemia, Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Anaemia.
• Diagnosing and treating Platelet disorders like Immune thrombocytopenic purpura-ITP, Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).
• Diagnosing and treating thrombotic disorders like Deep vein thrombosis.
• Diagnosing and treating bleeding and coagulation disorders like haemophilia, von Willebrand disease, platelet function disorders.
• Evaluating and managing haematologic complications arising in pregnancy, postpartum period.
• Evaluating and managing haematologic complications in Renal disorders, Rheumatologic disorders, Gastrointestinal disorders, Neurologic disorders, Intensive care units.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Kannada
• Hindi

Awards & Achievements

• Gold Medal- DM in Clinical Hematology from Seth G S Medical College & K E M Hospital Mumbai.
• Started State of the art Clinical Hematology, Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation center at HCG MSR Cancer Center, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore.

Talks & Publications

• Participated as a resource person in pre-Congress workshop of the 42nd KSM annual academy sessions on Bone Marrow Transplantation organized by candy Society of medicine in collaboration with Sri Lanka College of haematologists on 27/01/2020 -delivered lectures on âBone Marrow Transplantationâ, âManagement of acute GVHDâ, âPost transplantation follow-upâ.
• Participated as a faculty in the haematology CME conducted by Bangalore Baptist Hospital on 25/01/2020 and delivered a lecture on âManagement of Acute GVHD Challenges Faced in Indiaâ.
• Participated as a faculty in KAPICON 2019-37th annual conference of physicians of India Karnataka chapter-2019, conducted on 31/05/2019 to 02/06/2019 & delivered a lecture on âBone Marrow Transplantation Who, How & Whenâ.
• Participated as a faculty in ARSICON 2019 -8th international conference of international Federation of rural surgery CME on 22/11/2019 to 24/11/2019 and delivered a lecture on âHematologic Issues In Surgical Patientsâ.
• Participated as a faculty in KAPICON 2015-33rd annual conference of physicians of India Karnataka chapter-2015, on 12/06/2015 to 15/06/2015 & delivered a lecture on management of âAplastic Anaemiaâ.
• Participated as a faculty in the CME âLymphocon 2019, on 18.10.14 & delivered a lecture on Patients with âMantle Cell Lymphoma Should Receive An Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation In First Remissionâ.
• A paper titled Demographical, Clinical & Laboratory profile of snake bites in North Karnataka, a one-year cross sectional study is accepted for publication in Medico-Legal Update Journal.
• Participated as guest faculty in the CME conducted by ESI medical services, Govt. of Karnataka, on 18.10.14 & delivered a lecture on âDiagnosis & Management of Hemophiliaâ.
• Participated as guest faculty in the CME conducted by Dr. B R Ambedkar medical college Bangalore, on 16.09.14 & delivered lecture on âUpdates In Management Of Chronic Myeloid Leukemiaâ.
• Delivered guest lecture on âDiagnosis & Management Of Myelofibrosisâ and âChelation Therapy In Thalassaemiaâ at CME conducted by IMA- Hubli branch on 10th August 2014.
• Participated as a faculty in KAPICON 2014-32nd annual conference of physicians of India Karnataka chapter- 2014, conducted on 16th to 18th May, held at Hubli-Karnataka, delivered a lecture on âRecent Updates In Managing Chronic Myeloid Leukemiaâ.
• Participated as a resource person in National level workshop on TRANSPLANT NURSING held on February 28th , 2014 at BGS Global Hospital Bengaluru and gave a lecture on âQuality of life issues following BMT-role of patient and family educationâ.
• Participated in Haematocon 2013 held in Mumbai from November 7th to November 10th 2013 as a faculty, and chaired a session on CLL, HCL and Miscellaneous paper presentation.
• Published an abstract titled âImproved Survival In Adults With Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia Following Stem Cell Transplantation: A Single Center Experienceâ for 55th ASH Annual meeting and exposition held at New Orleans, LA, Dec 7th to Dec 10th, 2013. Blood October 21 vol 122 no 21 5540 online only.
• Coauthored a chapter titled âIron chelators for thalassemia, role of deferoxamine and deferiprone in the era of deferasiroxâ in the book titledâHaematology Today 2013â.
• Delivered a guest lecture on âIntroduction to Haemophilia with inhibitorâ on August 19th, 2012 for Indian Medical Association Mumbai branch.
• Participated as faculty and delivered a lecture on âBasics Of Haemophilia Managementâ in annual conference of Mumbai haematology group held in seven hills hospital Mumbai on March 3rd to March 4th, 2012.
• Participated as faculty and delivered a lecture on âMyelodysplastic Syndrome Managementâ in eighteenth national CME in hematology held in Bombay Hospital between January 26th to January 29th, 2012.
• Published a case report on âAcquired Pure Red Cell Aplasia In Childrenâ in KLE Societyâs Journal of scientific society- year 2012 volume 39 issue 2.
• Coauthored a chapter titled âGene Therapy For Haemophiliaâin the book âHaematology Today 2012â.
• Coauthored a chapter titled âApproach To Thrombocytopeniaâ in the book âpost graduate medicineâ2012.
• Secured gold medal in DM Clinical Haematology passing exams.
• Presented a paper âRefractory Iron Deficiency Anaemia- A Report of Two Casesâ at the 33rd annual conference of Mumbai hematology group held in March 2010.
• Published paper titled âA Rare Syndrome Of T Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Eosinophilia And Myeloproliferative Disorderâ in 32nd annual conference of Mumbai hematology group , March 2009.
• Three-year-old bone marrow donor, Bengaluru doctors give Iraqi boy a new lease of life.
• 3-year-old Iraqi girl saves elder brother by donating bone marrow- Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty, Dr C. Shivaram, Manipal Hospitals Old Airport Road.
• Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty Manipal Hospitals shares about treatment for blood cancer on TV9 Kannada Live.
• Importance Of Timely Diagnosis, As Told By An Expert- Dr Mallikarjun Kalashetty, Consultant – Haematology, Haemato Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Manipal Hospitals Old Airport Road.
• Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty and Dr. Ashish Dixit on Blood Cancer: Symptoms andTreatment | Deccan Herald.
• Dr. Asish Dixit & Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty on Blood Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment I Prajavani.
• Dr. Nitin Yashas Murthy, Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty, Dr. Hemanth G N, Dr. Amit Rauthan, Dr. Poonam Patil, Dr. Manish Rai and Dr. Ashish Dixit on Manipal Hospitals organized World Cancer Day and invited cancer warrior.
• Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty on How can one deal with acute or chronic blood diseases? Is blood cancer curable especially in cases of Leukemia? | The Times of India – Blogs.
• Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty, Dr. Satish Kumar A and Dr. Ashish Dixit on Everything you need to know about multiple myeloma | Bangalore Mirror.
• Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty on Multiple truths of multiple myeloma | The Indian Express.
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