About Doctor
He has a special interest in Medical Oncology/Hematology and the medical interactions with other clinical branches and basic sciences. He is very interested in the field of developmental therapeutics and clinical research. This has integrated projects involving all the branches of clinical oncology as well as basic research. He also has an interest in biological therapeutics targeting various molecular targets on the cancer cells. He has been the pioneer in establishing Bone Marrow Transplantation in India. He is the recipient of the PADMASHRI and PADMABHUSHAN awards from the Government of India and the Dhanvantari Award for outstanding contributions to Medicine, Lifetime Achievement in Oncology in 2005.
Dr. S H Advani is a famous oncologist who pioneered stem cell transplantation in Mumbai as well as all over India. He studied at Grant Medical College, Mumbai and then completed his Masters in oncology. He gained experience in the field of bone marrow transplantation from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.
Dr. Suresh Advani is a leading oncologist of India with 25 years of experience. Since 1974 he has been involved with Medical Oncology / Hematology with strong interaction with other clinical branches and basic scientists. The pioneer of bone marrow transplant in India, he was awarded the Dhanvantri Award in 2002 and the Padmashri in 2003 for his contribution in the field of scientific research in medical oncology.
Dr. Suresh is known to be the first oncologist in India to have successfully done a bone-marrow transplant. He transplanted bone marrow into a nine-year-old girl down with myeloid leukemia, from her brother
Dr. Suresh H. Advani is one of the most experienced Medical, Pediatric Oncologists, and Heamato-Oncologists with 43+ years of experience.
He has been honored with highest civilian awards of India, namely Padma Bhushan Award in 2012 and Padma Shri by Government of India in 2002.
He is also recipient of the Dhanvantari Award in 2002, Dr. B. C. Roy National Award by Medical Council of India in 2005, Rashtriyra Krantiveer Award, Ujjain in 2014 and awarded Lifetime Achievement in Oncology by Harvard Medical International in 2005.
He successfully transplanted bone marrow into nine-year-old girl suffering from Myeloid Leukemia.
Dr. Advani was part of clinical trials to help children with lymphoblastic leukemia and was conducted on 1,200 patients.
He gained experience in the field of BMT from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington and worked with Dr. E Donnall Thomas, known as the father of BMT, who won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1990.
He is a member of Indian Society of Oncology (ISO), Medical and Pediatric Oncology Society and Secretary, Indian Journal of Haematology and Blood Transfusion.
He holds expertise in Lymphomas, Bone marrow transplant, Acute Leukemia, Multiple myeloma, Breast Cancer, et al.
Special Interest
Lymphomas, Bone marrow transplant, Acute Leukemia, Multiple myeloma, Breast Cancer
List Of Treatments
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Metastatic Tumors Treatment
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Chemotherapy
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Radiotherapy
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Adrenal Cancer Treatment
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Anal Cancer Treatment
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Aplastic Anemia
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Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
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Bladder Cancer Treatment
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Bone Cancer Treatment
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Breast Cancer-Surgical
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Cancer in Children
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Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP) Treatment
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Castleman Disease Treatment
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Cervical Cancer Treatment
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Endometrial Cancer Treatment
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Esophagus Cancer Treatment
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Ewing Family of Tumors Treatment
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Eye Cancer Treatment
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Gallbladder Cancer Treatment
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Carcinoid Tumors Treatment
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor GIST Treatment
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Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) Treatment
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Hodgkin Disease Treatment
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Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment
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Kidney Cancer Treatment
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Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - ALL in Adults
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Leukemia - Acute Myeloid AML
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - CLL
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia- CML
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Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia - CMML
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Leukemia in Children
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Liver Cancer
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Lung Cancer Treatment
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Treatment
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Small-cell Carcinoma Treatment
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Lung Carcinoid Tumor Treatment
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Skin Lymphoma Treatment
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Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
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Multiple Myeloma Treatment
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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Treatment - Preleukemia
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Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer Treatment
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Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
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Neuroblastoma
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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) Treatment
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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma In Children
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Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer
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Osteosarcoma (OS) Treatment
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Ovarian Cancer Surgery
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Pancreatic Cancer
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Penile Cancer Treatment
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Prostate Cancer-Surgical
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Retinoblastoma (RB) Treatment
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Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) Treatment
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Salivary Gland Cancer
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment
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Skin Cancer
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Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Skin Cancer - Melanoma
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Small Intestine Cancer Treatment
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Stomach Cancer Treatment
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Testicular Cancer Treatment
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Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment
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Thyroid Cancer Treatment
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Uterine Sarcoma
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Vaginal Cancer Treatment
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Vulvar Cancer Treatment
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Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
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Wilms Tumor (Nephroblastoma)
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Breast Biopsy
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Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Lymphoma
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Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant
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Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant
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Thalassemia Treatment
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Oral Cancer - Surgical
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Bone Marrow Transplant
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Breast Cancer
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Leukemia Treatment
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Hairy Cell Leukemia - HCL
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Stem Cell Treatment
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Fallopian Tube Cancer
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Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor
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Ovarian Primary Peritoneal Cancer
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Medullary Carcinoma
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Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment
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Bone Marrow Cancer
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor
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Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
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Colon Cancer Treatment
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Cancer Treatment
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Adenocarcinoma - Glandular Cancer Treatment
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Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
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Immunotherapy
Awards and Recognitions
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Rashtriyra Krantiveer Award, Ujjain - 2014
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Padma Bhushan Award - 2012
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Dr. BC Roy National Award by Medical Council of India - 2005
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Lifetime Achievement Award in Oncology by Harvard Medical International - 2005
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Padma Shri Award by Government of India - 2002
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Dhanvantari Award for outstanding contributions to medicine - 2002
Education
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MBBS - Grand Medical College & Sir J.J Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, 1970
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DM - Oncology - Grand Medical College & Sir J.J Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, 1973
Memberships
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Indian Society of Oncology (ISO)
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Medical and Pediatric Oncology Society
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Secretary, Indian Journal of Haematology and Blood Transfusion
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Editorial Board of Journal of Association of Physicians of India
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Indian Journal of Haematology & Blood Transfusion
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Medical Council of India (MCI)
