'pritesh junagade'

Haemophilia can be a difficult disease to manage. We at Lotus Institute strive hard to make life comfortable for the patients and their relatives. We keep all the records of our haemophilia patients and provide factor replacement when necessary. Complex surgeries can also be done at our institute if needed. We have social workers who assist the patients to get financial support from private institutions and private donors affiliated with Lotus institute.

Dr Pritesh Junagade heads the department of stem cell transplantation at Lotus Institute. He has performed over 300 allogeneic and autologous bone marrow (stem cell) transplant. He was trained in London at King's College hospital, Royal free hospital , St George's and Royal Marsden hospital, all premier institutes of global reputation, where bone marrow (stem cell) transplants are being done. Dr Junagade's dream of affordable bone marrow transplantation was realized in Nashik, India in August 2010 when he performed the first bone marrow transplant at half the price of what is charged in Mumbai, India or rest of the country. Nashik also became the first tier 2 city in India to perform such a feat. The patient had a disease called aplastic anaemia, where blood cells are not formed. Till date 38 Bone Marrow Transplant completed in Lotus Hospital. We have also performed Haploidentical Allogeneric Bone Marrow transplant. A boy with Adrenoleukodysttrophy was also transplanted recently. We perform stem cell transplant for: Thalassaemia major. Progressive Sickle cell disease. Aplastic anaemia. Acute leukemia. Chronic leukemia. Multiple Myeloma. Fanconi;s anaemia. Rare immunodeficiency diseases etc. Facilities for Irradiated blood products and 24 hours blood banking support is available.