Best Bone Marrow Transplant Doctors in India (2026)
The leading bone marrow transplant doctors in India for international patients — adult and paediatric specialists, their credentials, focus areas and hospitals.
Best Bone Marrow Transplant Doctors in India (2026): Leading Haemato-Oncologists and Transplant Specialists
In a transplant, the person leading your care matters enormously — not because of a title, but because experience is what turns a risky procedure into a safe one. A specialist who performs transplants week in and week out is better at the thing that decides outcomes: spotting and managing complications before they become dangerous.
The specialists below lead the transplant programmes at the hospitals GAF Healthcare works with. Each has a focused, verifiable track record — and, importantly, we've flagged which are adult and which are paediatric, because they are genuinely different disciplines. A child should be treated by a paediatric transplant team.
Volume and experience — how many transplants, and how regularly. Consistency matters more than a single headline number.
Donor expertise — comfort with haploidentical and unrelated-donor transplants means almost any patient can be treated.
The right sub-specialty — adult versus paediatric, and a focus that matches the condition (thalassemia, leukaemia, myeloma).
The team and unit behind them — even the best physician relies on specialist nurses, a strong isolation unit, and intensive-care backup.
New here? Start with the full picture — types, cost, success rates and the journey: Bone Marrow Transplant in India →
Leading Adult Transplant Specialists
Dr. Rahul Bhargava
Haematology & BMTPrincipal Director & Chief — Haematology, Hemato-Oncology & BMT · Fortis FMRI, Gurgaon
One of India's most experienced transplant physicians, with well over a thousand stem cell transplants and particular depth in haploidentical, unrelated-donor, and thalassemia transplants. He trained in leukaemia and BMT at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and was the first Indian doctor to popularise stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis.
Best for: Complex and unrelated-donor transplants · thalassemia · patients who want the deepest transplant experience.
View Dr. Rahul Bhargava's full profile →Dr. Rayaz Ahmed
Haematology & BMTSenior Director — Haematology, BMT & Hemato-Oncology · Max Saket, Delhi
A DM in Clinical Haematology from CMC Vellore, with over a thousand transplants and a research focus on high-risk thalassemia and complex allogeneic transplants. He is experienced across matched, unrelated, and haploidentical procedures, and previously held senior roles at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and CMC Vellore.
Best for: Adult leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma · high-risk thalassemia · complex allogeneic transplants.
View Dr. Rayaz Ahmed's full profile →Dr. Ashok Kumar Vaid
Medical & Hemato-OncologyChairman — Medical Oncology, Haematology & Stem Cell Transplant · Medanta, Gurgaon
A Padma Shri awardee with four decades in oncology, who pioneered one of North India's largest private-sector stem cell transplant programmes and performed among the first transplants in the region's private hospitals. His work spans blood cancers, precision oncology, and transplant care for adult patients.
Best for: Adult blood cancers · complex cases needing a large multidisciplinary oncology team · patients who value long-standing seniority.
View Dr. Ashok Kumar Vaid's full profile →Dr. Gaurav Dixit
Haematology & BMTConsultant — Haematology & Bone Marrow Transplant · Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
Trained at CMC Vellore and AIIMS, with experience across autologous, matched, haploidentical, and unrelated-donor transplants. He holds a Mayo Clinic certification in multiple myeloma, focuses on leukaemia, myeloma and aplastic anaemia, and is credited with performing the first bone marrow transplant in Kenya.
Best for: Value-conscious families · leukaemia and myeloma · matched-sibling and autologous transplants.
View Dr. Gaurav Dixit's full profile →Which specialist is right for your case? Get a free, matched review.
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Match Me to the Right Specialist →Paediatric Transplant Specialists
Children are not small adults. A transplant for a child needs a paediatric haemato-oncology team — for the dosing, the supportive care, and the very different experience of guiding a family through it. The two specialists below focus entirely on children's transplants.
Dr. Vikas Dua
Paediatric BMTPrincipal Director & Head — Paediatric Haematology, Oncology & BMT · Fortis FMRI, Gurgaon
A dedicated children's transplant specialist with advanced fellowship training in paediatric BMT at the National University Hospital, Singapore, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA. He is known for paediatric haploidentical and unrelated-donor transplants in thalassemia, sickle cell disease, leukaemia, and immune disorders, and has treated children from more than 30 countries.
Best for: Children with thalassemia or sickle cell disease · paediatric leukaemia · complex paediatric donor transplants.
View Dr. Vikas Dua's full profile →Dr. Arun Singh Danewa
Paediatric BMTSenior Consultant — Paediatric Haemato-Oncology & BMT · Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
A paediatric haemato-oncologist with an MD in Paediatrics, FNB in Paediatric Hematology-Oncology, and dedicated fellowship training in bone marrow transplant. He focuses on blood cancers, immune deficiencies, and inherited blood disorders in children.
Best for: Paediatric leukaemia and lymphoma · immune-deficiency transplants · inherited blood disorders in children.
View Dr. Arun Singh Danewa's full profile →Transplant for a child? Reach a paediatric specialist directly.
Share your child's diagnosis and reports and we'll connect you with the right paediatric transplant specialist for a review — before you make any travel decision. Free, within 48 hours.
Reach a Paediatric Specialist →Other Programmes Worth Knowing
Two of India's largest transplant programmes are led by specialists you'll also come across. At BLK-Max — India's largest BMT centre — the programme is led by senior haemato-oncologist Dr. Dharma Choudhary, with deep experience in unrelated-donor and complex adult transplants. At Apollo Delhi, the transplant programme is led by Dr. Gaurav Kharya, known for alternative-donor transplants and sickle cell disease.
To see how the units themselves compare — infrastructure, experience and best-fit patient — read the hospitals guide: Best hospitals for bone marrow transplant in India →
How to Choose Your Specialist
The condition and the patient's age do most of the work. A child goes to a paediatric transplant specialist; an adult with a blood cancer goes to a haemato-oncologist experienced in that disease. Beyond that, look for a specialist comfortable with the donor situation you're in — a matched sibling is straightforward, but if you'll need a half-matched or unrelated donor, you want someone who does those routinely.
One thing worth saying plainly: the specialist and the unit come as a pair. A great physician in a well-run transplant unit, with strong nursing and intensive-care backup, is what you're really choosing — not a name in isolation.
Most of these specialists will review your reports and give an opinion by video before you fly — so you can be confident in the plan and the person before committing to the trip. GAF Healthcare arranges these pre-travel consultations.
Arrange a pre-travel opinion from the right specialist
Send your reports and we'll set up a review with the specialist whose focus fits your case — so you meet the plan and the person before you book a flight. Free to arrange.
Arrange a Pre-Travel Consultation →Get matched to the right transplant specialist — free, within 48 hours
Send the diagnosis and reports to GAF Healthcare on WhatsApp. We match the case to the specialist whose focus fits — adult or paediatric, and the right donor expertise — and can arrange a video opinion before you travel. Free. No obligation.
The eight transplant units these specialists lead — infrastructure, experience and best-fit patient compared.
Types, conditions, success rates, the transplant journey and trip planning for international patients.
Cost by transplant type, condition and city, what's included, and how it compares with the UK and USA.
What a transplant means for a child, how the journey differs, and the paediatric teams who do it.
Have a question about a specific specialist?
GAF Healthcare's advisors answer questions about any of these doctors, their focus areas, and how to arrange a consultation — by WhatsApp, usually within 24 hours. We've coordinated care for patients from over 40 countries.
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