About DR. K. KARUNA KUMAR
Dr. K. Karuna Kumar is a clinical consultant endowed with Clinical and Academic experience encompassing Hematology, Hematooncology & bone marrow transplantation. Adept at both allogeneic & autologous transplant using bone marrow & peripheral blood stem cells for various benign & malignant conditions, he works deftly during emergency situations with utmost care and responsibility. His expertise and services provided are Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia, Aplastic Anemia, platelet disorders, bleeding and thrombotic disorders & immune deficiency disorders & malignant disorders such as Leukemia, Lymphoma & Multiple myeloma.
Education Qualifications
- MD: Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
- DNB Clinical Hematology: Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore
Experience
- Senior Registrar – Narayana Health, Bangalore
- Senior Registrar – Clinical Hematology in CMC, Vellore
- Special Interest and Expertise
Treatment and Management of
- Anemias, thalassemia, aplastic anemia, MyeloDysplastic Syndrome (MDS), bleeding & clotting disorders
- Blood cancers – leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, CML, myeloproliferative disorders
- Blood and bone marrow transplantation – autologous & allogeneic
Professional Membership
- Lifetime Member of Mumbai Hematology Group
- Lifetime Member of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
Research & Publications
- Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Assessment after induction chemotherapy in children and adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): A value strategy in resource constraint settings in the Indian subcontinent
- Haploidentical stem cell transplantation with TCR alpha/beta and CD19 depletion in a case of unstable hemoglobin disease. Karuna Kumar K, Badiger S, Damodar S, Bhat S. Transplantation 2018 Feb;102(2):e45- e46
- Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: An Uncommon Clinical Syndrome. Waseem Iqbal, Karuna Kumar, Ngangbam Sonamani, Shobha Badiger, Tadele Hailu, Sunil Bhat, International Journal of Medical Pediatrics and Oncology, January-March,2016;2(1): 27-32
- Diagnostic utility in the open or closed nuclear membrane. Ganesh RN, Prayaga AK, Chandrasekhar B, Karuna Kumar K, Radhika K Acta Cytol. 2010 Sep-Oct;54 (5 Suppl):10 63-5
- Contributed to a chapter on ‘Acute Lymphoid Leukaemia Risk stratification’ in Indian Pediatric Hematology-Oncology textbook (Accepted and Under publication)