Dr. Thirumala C R

Dr Thirumala C R is a Paediatric Haematologist-Oncologist in Bengaluru with 12 years of experience. She currently practises as a Consultant at Manipal Hospital, Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru.

She specialises in childhood haematological malignancies, solid organ tumours, bone marrow transplantation, and post-transplant survivorship care. She consults fluently in English, Kannada, and Hindi.

Areas of Expertise

• Paediatric Haematology and Oncology: She manages acute and chronic leukaemias, lymphomas, bone sarcomas, low-grade gliomas, and solid organ malignancies through protocol-based chemotherapy and supportive care.
• Bone Marrow Transplantation and Post-Transplant Care: Dr Thirumala carries out pre-transplant evaluations, donor selection, conditioning protocols, and management of complex post-transplant complications, including acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease.
• Oncological Emergencies and Critical Procedures: She treats emergency conditions such as tumour lysis syndrome, febrile neutropenia, and spinal cord compression, alongside performing diagnostic procedures including bone marrow aspiration, lumbar puncture, and trucut biopsy.
• Survivorship Care and Pain Management: She focuses on long-term treatment-related toxicity monitoring, paediatric cancer survivorship pathways, and comprehensive pain management for children undergoing oncological therapy.

Educational Background

She completed her super-speciality DM in Paediatric Oncology after earning her postgraduate degree in paediatric medicine and undergoing specialized clinical exposure in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Research and Publications

She was awarded the university gold medal in pharmacology and secured first runner-up in the national PHOCON quiz.

Dr Thirumala has published research on chemotherapy-related neurotoxicity and presented scientific papers at national and international conferences, including the International Society of Paediatric Oncology.

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