CURRICULUM VITAE
DR. AMITA MAHAJAN
MD (Paediatrics) (AIIMS), MRCPCH (Paediatrics)(UK)
CCST (UK)
July 2011
PERSONAL
Name
Amita Mahajan
Address :
S-195, GKII
Tel: 0091-11- 29210809 & 0091-9810734137
E-mail: mahajanamita1@gmail.com
Date of Birth :
17th June 1966
Marital Status :
Married
Qualifications :
MB BS (1988)
M D (Paediatrics) (1992)
MRCP (UK) (1996)
MRCPCH (Founder Member)
CCST (Dual Accreditation in Pediatrics &
Pediatric Oncology) (1992)
PALS Instructor (1998)
Awards & Honours:
National Merit List (India) - 1984.
National Talent Search Scholarship in
1984 for the period of MBBS and MD
'Sorel Catherine Freymann Award' for the
Best Postgraduate in Paediatrics for the
year 1992.
Membership of professional : Royal College of Paediatrics & Child
bodies
Health.
UK Children’s Cancer Study Group
International Society of Paediatric Oncology
Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Current Appointment :
Sr. Consultant - Pediatric HematologyOncology
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
October 2003 onwards
Vice President (medical) CANKIDS
Affiliated with :
Thalassemics India
Foundation against Thalassemia
Can Support
Sept - Oct 2003 :
Consultant - Pediatric Oncology
Dharamshila Hospital, New Delhi
01/11/01-15/03/02
Consultant - Paediatric Oncology
Llandough Hospital, Cardiff
01/9/00 - 28/2/01
Clinical Fellow - Bone Marrow Transplant
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Bristol, UK
Consultants: Professor A Oakhill, Dr J
Cornish
01/11/98 - 31/8/00
Specialist Registrar Paediatric Oncology
01/3/01 - 31/10/01
05/03/02 -19/03/02
Llandough Hospital, Cardiff
Consultants: Dr M Jenney, Dr M English
01/4/97 - 31/08/98
Specialist Registrar General Paediatrics &
Neonatology
Singleton Hospital, Swansea
01/07/96 -31/03/97
Visiting Registrar Paediatrics
Singleton Hospital, Swansea
Consultants: Dr J Matthes, Dr CP White
02/8/95 - 30/6/96
SHO - Paediatrics
Glan Clwyd Hospital
Consultants: Dr D Cameron, Dr T Yuille
01/02/95 - 01/8/95
SHO-Paediatrics
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Consultants: Dr M Watkinson, Dr S Rose
27/01/93 - 31/7/93
Senior Resident
Paediatrics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS)
Consultants: Prof MB Singh, Dr VK Paul,
and Dr L.S Arya.
01/01/90 - 31/12/92
Junior Resident - Paediatrics
AIIMS, New Delhi.
Consultants: Prof MB Singh, Dr VK Paul,
Dr. LS Arya.
Current Appointment :
Senior Consultant Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Indraprastha Apollo
Hospital (Oct 2003 – to date).
Over the past 9 years, I have set up a Pediatric Hematology Oncology service
at Apollo hospital. All oncology patients are treated according to protocols
currently offering the best treatment outcomes anywhere in the world and we
have managed to deliver these outcomes as data is prospectively collected
for every patient. Our treatment outcomes for Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia ,
which is the commonest childhood malignancy are currently the best in the
country.
We have also been able to deliver these treatments in a very cost-effective
manner leading to a lost to follow-up rate of less than 5%. In addition, we
have managed to have treatment related mortality at well below 3%. The
hospital has also helped us to set up a Thalassemia service in association
with the Dept of Transfusion Medicine.
We have performed a number of autologous transplants for children with
cancer during this time.
Even though, the service is in its infancy,over the past 9 years, we have made
numerous presentations at the national and international platforms with the
data from the unit. I have also been invited for presentations and guest
lectures at a wide variety of platforms in the country.
Apart from a number of national meetings, we have hosted three large
international meetings, one in Oncology and two for Thalassemia in
association with Thalassemics India involving a host of international speakers.
It will be my endeavour to achieve the best results for our patients in a patientfriendly setting.
Previous Appointment :
Specialist Registrar - Paediatric Oncology (Llandough Hospital, Cardiff)
Consultant Pediatric Oncologist (Llandough Hospital, Cardiff).
Following completion of my training in UK, I was awarded accreditation in
Pediatrics and Pediatric Oncology. I found as a consultant at Llandough
Hospital, Cardiff which was the regional centre for Pediatric Oncology in that
region.
I worked in this unit, which is one of the UKCCSG regional centres for
Pediatric Oncology for 3 years. I had the opportunity to be actively involved
in the management of both haematological and non-haematological
malignancies, as also the long term follow up of these patients. This unit also
looks after the haematology patients from all over Wales.
I was also involved in a number of projects at the time and had the opportunity
and to present our data both at the national and international platforms.
During this period I was routinely involved in the management of autologous
stem cell transplants for children with cancer.
Clinical Fellow, Bone Marrow Transplant (Royal Hospital for Sick Children)
I worked in this transplant unit, which was the busiest bone marrow transplant
unit in UK at the time and was routinely involved in the management of both
children and adults.
Publications
Indian J Pediatr. 2012 Feb 29. [Epub ahead of print]
Study of Feasibility and Acceptability of Subcutaneous Implantable Ports
(SIPs) in Cancer Patients.
Mittal L, Kalra M, Mahajan A.
Fauzdar A, Mahajan A, Jain D, Mishra M, Raina V. Amplification of RUNX1
gene in two cases of childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
J Clin Oncol 2009; Suppl: abstr e21000.
Fauzdar A, jain D, Mishra M, Gupta N, Bhurani D, Mishra P, Mahajan A, raina
V. Molecular cytogenetic study in pediatric b-lineage acute lymhoblastic
leukemia: A collaborative study group from North India. J Clin Oncol 2008;
Suppl: abstr e20001.
Mahajan A, Faisal , Raina V. Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia: Improving
outcomes in the Indian Scenario. Pediatr Blood & Cancer 2008; 48.
Mahajan A, Sharma P. Pasha F. Feasibility of implantable ports in the Indian
Scenario. Pediatr Blood & Cancer 2007; 49: PG.045.
Mahajan A, Gupta V, Sharma P. A study of the profile of CNS tumors
presenting to a new Pediatric Oncology Service in India. Pediatr Blood &
Cancer 2006; 47: PJ.015.
Steward CG, Pellier I, Mahajan A, Ashworth MT, Stuart AG, Fasth A, Lang D,
Fischer A, Friedrich W, Schulz AS: Working Party on Inborn Errors of the
European Blood & Marrow Transplant Group.
Severe Pulmonary
Hypertension: A Frequent Complication of Stem Cell Transplantation for
Malignant Infantile Osteopetrosis. Br J Haematol 2004; 124(1): 63-71.
Booms C, Mahajan A, Jenney ME. Outcome of catheter related sepsis in
pediatric oncology patients. Arch Dis Child 2002; A14:G20.
Mahajan A, Jenney ME, Doull I, Westmoreland D. RSV Bronchiolitis in
immunocompromised host- the role of ribavirin? Published in the Welsh
Pediatric Journal, May 2002.
Mahajan A, Nirmal S, English MW, Jenney ME, Lazda E. Acute Tumour lysis
in Hodgkin’s disease. Med Pediatr Oncol 2002; 39(1): 69-70.
Mahajan A, Foot AB, English MW, Jenney ME. Survey of immunisation
practices following completion of chemotherapeutic treatment. Arch Dis Child
2001; 84 (Suppl I): A29.
Chowdhry VP, Lal A, Pati HP, Arya LS. Hematological responses to
hydroxyurea therapy in multitransfused thalassemic children. Indian J
Pediatrics 1997: 64(3): 395-8.
Lal A, Pati HP, Arya LS, Chowdhry VP. Effect of Myleran Therapy in
Multitransfused Beta-Thalassemic Children. Indian Paediatrics 1995; 32(2):
238-41.
Chapters
Malignant Renal Tumors of Childhood.
Mahajan A, Kalra M. Published in IAP-Specialty Series on pediatric
Nephrology, 2011. Editor: A S Vasudev
Hematological Disorders in Children.
Mahajan A. Published in Pediatrics-A Concise Text, 2010.
Editor: Prof R N Srivastava
Role of Monoclonal Antibodies in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology.
Mahajan A. Published in Hematology Today-2010.
Editor: M B Agarwal.
Guidelines for the Management of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Mahajan A. Published in Hematology Today-2009.
Editor: M B Agarwal.
Cord Blood Transplantation.
Mahajan A. Published in Hematology Today-2008.
Editor: M B Agarwal.
Burkitt Lymphoma
Mahajan A. Published in Hematology Today-2007.
Editor: M B Agarwal.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Mahajan A. Published in Hematology Today-2004.
Editor: M B Agarwal.
Clinical Manufestations of Von Willebrand Disease.
Mahajan A. Published in Manual of Hemophilia. 2010
Editor: A Sachdeva
Pathophysiology of ITP.
Mahajan A. Published in IAP-Specialty Series on Pediaric Hematology
Editor: A Sachdeva
Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatric Oncology.
Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2004. ISBN 0 471 49939 0. Chapter 11,265-278.
editors Shulamith Kreitler and Myriam Weyl Ben Arush.