Dr. Shivaram Chandrashekar

Dr Shivaram Chandrashekar is a Transfusion Medicine Specialist in Bengaluru with 36 years of experience. He serves as HOD and Consultant in Transfusion Medicine at Manipal Hospital.

Dr Shivaram C was the first to perform apheresis and peripheral stem cell transplantation in Karnataka.

He specializes in blood banking, nucleic acid testing, therapeutic apheresis, peripheral stem cell collection, immuno-haematology, and donor haemovigilance.

Areas of Expertise

Blood Banking and Nucleic Acid Testing

Dr C Shivaram Chandrashekar implements advanced blood component separation and viral screening techniques to ensure safe blood supply.

Laboratory services include nucleic acid testing screening, hepatitis C virus surveillance, red cell antibody screening, and blood component preparation.

Therapeutic Apheresis and Stem Cell Collection

He performs apheresis procedures and peripheral blood stem cell harvests for patients undergoing cell therapy and blood disorder treatment.

Clinical management involves therapeutic plasma exchange, plateletpheresis, peripheral stem cell transplantation, and therapeutic cytapheresis.

Thalassemia Care and Immuno-haematology

Dr Shivaram directs blood transfusion protocols for chronic haematological conditions and congenital red cell disorders.

Patient evaluation encompasses free thalassemia transfusion care, red cell phenotyping, alloantibody identification, and crossmatching coordination.

Donor Haemovigilance and Transfusion Safety

He formulates national donor safety frameworks and blood bank quality compliance standards.

Quality management involves donor adverse event reporting, NABH accreditation assessment, transfusion audit supervision, and hospital blood safety policy design.

Book an Appointment with Dr Shivaram Chandrashekar, Transfusion Medicine Specialist in Bengaluru

To book an appointment with Dr Shivaram Chandrashekar, Transfusion Medicine Specialist at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru, connect with HexaHealth for specialized blood banking and apheresis consultations.