17 years
Dr. Pravas Mishra Professor Department Hematology, Medical Oncology & BMT Qualification MBBS, MD, DM
Hematology, Medical Oncology & BMT
Brief Pfofile:
Dr. Pravas Mishra is a highly accomplished Hematologist/ Hemato-oncologist who has trained at various centers of repute both in India and abroad. He has 17 years of experience post his DM in clinical Hematology from AIIMS, New Delhi. He did his post-graduation (MD) in Internal Medicine from the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha in Maharashtra. Following this, he completed his DM in clinical Hematology from India’s premier medical college, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He continued as a faculty at AIIMS, New Delhi and served in various positions including Professor of Hematology till 2017. He has authored more than 100 publications in national and international journals, and has also authored book chapters in publications by Association of Physicians India and Indian Academy of Pediatrics among others.
He has fellowships from Kings College, London UK; Hammersmith hospital London UK; Westmead Hospital Sydney Australia; City of Hope Hospital, LA , USA. He has been awarded the Geeta Medal award for best research in Oncology at AIIMS; the Royal College of Physicians, UK international Bursary; Endeavour executive award from Department of Science and Technology ; Australia; Harold Gunson fellowship from ISBT and the Young Investigator award from the Asia Pacific congress for Thrombosis Hemostasis. In 2017, he moved to Max Superspecialist hospital , Patparganj and Vaishali where he set up the Blood and Marrow Transplant unit (BMT). He has performed all varieties of stem cell transplants for Hematological disorders including matched unrelated transplants and haploidentical transplants. He has joined Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, Delhi NCR in August 2022 as a Professor of Hematology and BMT in the department of Hematology/ Medical oncology and BMT.
Education:
BBS, MD (Internal Medicine, MGIMS Sevagram), DM Clinical Hematology (AIIMS, New Delhi).
Experience:
Awards and Honours:
Geeta Medal Award for best research in Oncology, 2006, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Young Investigator Award, Asian Pacific Congress of Thrombosis Hemostasis, Suzhou, China 2006.
Royal College of Physicians, UK International Bursary 2007- New Consultant Development program of the RCP and Short-term training at Department of Hematology, King’s College, Denmark Hill, London. September 24 to October 6th 2007
Endeavour Executive Award 2008- Department of Science and Technology, Government of Australia, 2008- Observership at the BMT unit, Westmead hospital, Sydney, Australia- September 15 to October 15, 2008.
IACA Traveling Fellowship for 2009: 2 weeks Clinical Observership at the City of Hope Hospital, Los Angeles, USA. September 2009 including participation at the 45th ASCO at Orlando, May 29-June 2, 2009
Traveling Fellowship 2010. Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, to attend “Hemophilia Academy”- November 1-November 5, 2010
Dr Harold Gunson Fellowship: 22nd regional congress of ISBT, Taipei, November 20-23, 2011: Oral presentation of our experience of PRCA in Transplant: Rare complication of ABO mismatched Blood and Marrow transplantation
ERSAP program: Department of Hematology, Hammersmith hospital, London: 30th April, 2012 - 18th May 2012
Speciality Interests:
Hematological disorders, Benign and Malignant both adults and children.
Blood and Marrow transplant: Autologous, Allogenic, Haploidentical
He is the current Chairperson of the ICMR subcommittee on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia