Dr. Shweta Bansal

Dr Shweta Bansal is a highly accomplished Paediatric Haemato-Oncologist and Bone Marrow Transplant specialist in Mumbai with 28 years of expertise in paediatric haematological malignancies, bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, leukaemia management, and immunotherapy for childhood cancers.

Dr Shweta currently practises as Consultant at Gleneagles Global Hospital, Parel, and has previously served as Head at Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, Girgaon, and Senior Consultant at SRCC Children's Hospital, Mumbai.

Dr Bansal has completed internationally recognised fellowship training including a Fellowship in Infection Oncology Programme (IOP) at St Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA, and a Fellowship in Bone Marrow Transplant at National University Hospital, Singapore.

She has played a pioneering role in advancing paediatric oncology in India, having performed India's first immunologically advanced CD45RA depleted bone marrow transplant and being among the first paediatric oncologists in India to introduce Anti GD2 immunotherapy for neuroblastoma. She has been instrumental in establishing Bone Marrow Transplant units across public and private hospitals in India.

Dr Shweta Bansal consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Paediatric Haemato-Oncology

Dr Shweta Bansal provides comprehensive medical management for children with blood cancers and solid tumours:

• Leukaemia diagnosis and treatment in children
• Neuroblastoma management
• Wilms tumour and hepatoblastoma treatment
• Sarcoma and Langerhans cell histiocytosis management

Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation

She has extensive expertise in advanced transplant procedures for paediatric patients:

• Allogeneic and autologous bone marrow transplantation
• Stem cell transplantation for haematological disorders
• Immunologically advanced CD45RA depleted bone marrow transplant
• Post-transplant management and long-term follow-up care

Immunotherapy and Advanced Cancer Treatments

Dr Bansal is among the pioneers in introducing modern immunotherapy protocols for paediatric cancers in India:

• Anti GD2 immunotherapy for neuroblastoma
• CAR T Cell therapy principles and application
• Targeted and immunological treatment approaches for childhood cancers

Paediatric Haematology

She also manages a broad range of non-malignant blood disorders in children:

• Thalassaemia and haemoglobinopathy management
• Aplastic anaemia and bone marrow failure syndromes
• Immune thrombocytopenia and haemophilia management

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Best Haematologist – India Today Survey (2021)
• Top Doctors – Outlook Health Survey (2022)
• Felicitated by the Society of Oncology, Patna – For outstanding contribution to Paediatric Oncology (2010)
• First in India to perform the immunologically advanced CD45RA depleted Bone Marrow Transplant

Publications

• Moulik NR, Mandal P, Chandra J, Bansal S, Jog P, Sanjay S, Shah N, Arora RS. Immunization of Children with Cancer in India Treated with Chemotherapy – Consensus Guideline from the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Chapter and the Advisory Committee on Vaccination and Immunization Practices of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Indian Pediatrics. 2019;56(12):1041–48.

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Government Medical College, Jammu (1998)
• DNB Paediatrics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (2004)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (2009)
• Fellowship in Infection Oncology Programme (IOP), St Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA
• Fellowship in Bone Marrow Transplant, National University Hospital, Singapore (2013)

Medical Registration

• Maharashtra Medical Council, Registration No. 2011040728 (2011)

Memberships

• Pediatric Hemato Oncology Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
• Society of Oncology, Patna
• Marrow Donor Registry of India (MDRI)
• Asian Childhood Cancer Alliance (ACCA)
• Viva Asia Bone Marrow Transplant Working Group (VABMTWG)
• Asian Society of Histiocytic Disorders (ASHD)

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Shweta Bansal currently consults at:

• Gleneagles Global Hospital, Parel, Mumbai – Consultant

Previous Associations

• Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, Girgaon, Mumbai – Head
• SRCC Children's Hospital, Mumbai – Senior Consultant
• K J Somaiya Hospital, Mumbai – Consultant
• Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai – Consultant
• Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai – Consultant
• S L Raheja Fortis Hospital, Mahim West, Mumbai – Consultant
• Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai – Senior Resident
• Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi – Senior Registrar

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