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Dr. Asha Kapadia [MD (USA), DABP]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Asha Kapadia [MD (USA), DABP]
Dr. Asha Kapadia is Medical Oncologist and Currently Working as Head of the Department of Medicine and Section Head of Oncology in the Medical Oncology Department at P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India.
She is having more than 50 years of experience in the field of Medical Oncology, Haematology and Immunology.
She has completed her MD in the USA and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Paediatrics (DABP), following her internship at K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai (1970-1971) and paediatric and oncology training in New York.
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. Asha Kapadia has headed the Department of Medicine at P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre since 2004, overseeing all sections of internal medicine. As Head of Oncology she developed the hospital's oncology department from its inception into full-fledged cancer care with radiation, surgical oncology and medical oncology sections, and she also practises as Consultant Medical and Paediatric Oncologist.
- Her training was undertaken in the United States: rotating internship at The Norwalk Hospital, Connecticut, paediatric residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, a fellowship in paediatrics at New York Hospital - Cornell Medical School, and chief and senior residency in paediatric oncology at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York. She further trained as a fellow in haematology at New York Hospital and as a fellow in immunology at Memorial Hospital and the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute.
- Before returning to India she served as Assistant Attending Paediatric Oncologist, Haematologist and Immunologist at Memorial Hospital, New York (1978-1980), and as Research Associate at Sloan-Kettering, researching immunodeficiency, thalassaemia and bone marrow, fetal liver and thymus transplantation. From 1980 she was Consulting Physician in Oncology, Haematology and Immunology at Sir H.N. Hospital and Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai.
- Her clinical expertise covers haematological malignancies, genitourinary cancers with special interest in testicular, ovarian and prostate cancers, sarcomas, gastrointestinal and colorectal tumours, paediatric malignancies, autologous bone marrow transplantation with high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell rescue, and immunotherapy.
- She has published research on immunoregulatory T lymphocytes, bone marrow transplantation in congenital neutropenia and leukocyte migration inhibitory factor, and is a member of the Indian Hematology Society, Indian Immunology Society, Indian Medical and Pediatric Oncology Society, Mumbai Oncology Society, International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) and Indian Menopause Society.
Areas of Expertise :
- Haematological Malignancies
- Genitourinary Cancers
- Sarcomas
- Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Paediatric Malignancies
- Immunotherapy
- Leukaemia and Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Testicular Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcomas
- Colorectal Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Cancers
List of Treatments
- Leukaemia and Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Testicular Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcomas
- Colorectal Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Childhood Cancers
- Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
- High-dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Immunodeficiency Disorders
Work Experience
Currently Working as Head of the Department of Medicine and Section Head of Oncology in the Medical Oncology Department at P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Past Experience :
- Consulting Physician in Oncology / Haematology / Immunology - Sir H.N. Hospital and Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai (from 1980)
- Assistant Attending Paediatric Oncologist, Haematologist, Immunologist - Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York (1978-1980)
- Research Associate - Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute, New York (1978-1980)
- Research Fellow in Immunology - Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute, New York (1976-1978)
- Fellow in Immunology - Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York (1976-1978)
- Fellow in Haematology - New York Hospital, New York (1977)
- Chief Resident, Senior Resident, Paediatric Oncology - Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York (1974-1976)
- Fellow in Paediatrics - New York Hospital - Cornell Medical School, New York (1974-1976)
- Paediatric Resident - Beth Israel Medical Center, New York (1972-1974)
- Rotating Internship - The Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Connecticut (1971-1972)
- Paediatric House Surgeon, Rotating Internship - K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai (1970-1971)
Education & Training
- MD - USA
- DABP - American Board of Paediatrics
Awards & Recognition
- Member - Indian Hematology Society
- Member - Indian Immunology Society
- Member - Indian Medical & Pediatric Oncology Society
- Member - Mumbai Oncology Society
- Member - International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP)
- Member - Indian Menopause Society
- Publication - Partial correction of neutrophil deficiency in Congenital Neutropenia following bone marrow transplantation, Exp. Hemat., 1977
Associated Hospitals
🏨 P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai
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P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Dr. Asha Kapadia practice?
Dr. Asha Kapadia is Head of the Department of Medicine and Section Head of Oncology at P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India.
What does Dr. Asha Kapadia specialise in?
She specialises in medical and paediatric oncology, including blood cancers, genitourinary cancers, sarcomas, autologous bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy.
How much experience does Dr. Asha Kapadia have?
She has over five decades of experience, including training and faculty posts at Memorial Hospital and Sloan-Kettering in New York, and has headed medicine at Hinduja Hospital since 2004.
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