Overview
- Offers an authoritative source for transplant professionals
- Updates on insights about technique and basic science
- Addresses the supportive care of transplant patients and illustrates practical challenges in managing recipients
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Organ and Tissue Transplantation (OTT)
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This book titled Contemporary Bone Marrow Transplantation aims to be a reference text comprehensively covering various facets of hematopoietic stem cell transplants with latest insights about the technique and basic science
behind it . The book is the product of collective effort of transplant professionals round the world, and will reflect their experience as well as the current standard of care practices in Stem cell transplantation.The book will be divided into different sections focusing on the basic science of bone marrow transplant, the technical aspects of the procedure itself and the supportive care of transplant patients.There will also be a section each on epidemiology, upcoming trends and also case studies , which will discuss real case scenarios from the experience of the authors, to illustrate the practical challenges in managing bone marrow transplant recipients.
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Table of contents (33 entries)
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Introduction
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Biology of Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Bone Marrow Transplantation: The Procedure
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Vivek S. Radhakrishnan MD DM MSc PDF, is a hemato-oncologist and bone marrow transplant physician by training. After completing his medical oncology residency at Madras Medical College, Chennai, Dr. Radhakrishnan underwent clinical postdoctoral specialization in hematological malignancies and bone marrow transplantation at TMC, and additional training in the bone marrow transplantation divisions at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. With nearly a decade’s experience in this field, he is the principal investigator in several investigator initiated clinical research studies in hematological malignancies and hematopoietic cellular therapies, and a recipient of prestigious research grants and society fellowships. His immediate past positions include the program director of the hematopoietic cell transplantation division and course-director of the accredited clinical residency programs, at TMC. He is the convener of the Immuno-Oncology working group in the institution, and a teacher in the Medical Oncology, Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation training programs.
Dr. Reghu K. Sukumaran MD DCH DM PDF, is a senior consultant in the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata. He completed his pediatric oncology training at the Regional Cancer Center, Trivandrum. He underwent training in pediatric bone marrow transplantation at leading institutes in India and overseas. His areas of interest apart from bone marrow transplantation are immunooncology, bone sarcomas, and Hodgkin Lymphoma in children. He has more than a decade of experience as a pediatric attending physician and trainer in India.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Contemporary Bone Marrow Transplantation
Editors: Mammen Chandy, Vivek S. Radhakrishnan, Reghu K. Sukumaran
Series Title: Organ and Tissue Transplantation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36358-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Reference Module Medicine
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-36357-4Published: 25 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-36358-1Published: 24 March 2021
Series ISSN: 2570-1592
Series E-ISSN: 2570-1606
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 781
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 56 illustrations in colour
Topics: Transplant Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Oncology