Dr Umakant H Mokalikar - Top Immunohaematologist and Transfusion Medicine Specialist in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Field(s) of Expertise

• PBSC (Peripheral Blood Stem Cell) Collection and Cryopreservation
• Therapeutic Apheresis (Plasma Exchange) and Donor Apheresis
• Advanced Immunohematology
• Hemovigilance and Quality Assurance in Transfusion Medicine (Blood Centre)
• Donor Management

Research and Presentations

• Poster Presentation – Presented research at HEMATOCON.
• Invited Speaker – Delivered lectures at Continuing Medical Education (CME) programmes at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune; KEM Hospital, Pune; and VPM Hospital, Nashik.

Publications

• The Determinants of Donor Safety and Product Quality in Optimization of Apheresis Granulocyte Harvest: An Experience from a Tertiary Care Oncology Center. Transfusion and Apheresis Science, October 2022.
• A Case Report of Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload. Medical Journal of Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, July 2025.
• Autologous Blood Transfusion: Is There a Need? (Letter to the Editor). Medical Journal of Dr. D. Y. Patil University, November 2024.
• Microteaching: Is There Any Need for Medical Education? (Letter to the Editor). Medical Journal of Dr. D. Y. Patil University, November 2024.
• Operational Insights Following External Quality Assessment Scheme Implementation in a Blood Centre: A Quality Improvement Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital in a Hilly, Remote Region of Uttarakhand, India. Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2026. (Accepted for publication.)

Education

• MBBS – MIMSR Medical College, Latur, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) | 2011–2017
• MD (Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion) – Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) | 2019–2022
• DNB (Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion) – National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), New Delhi | December 2022

Languages Known

English, Hindi, Marathi

Fellowship/Membership

• Life Member – Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology (ISBTI)

Past Positions

• Senior Resident (Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion) – Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai (Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai; ACTREC, Kharghar; HBCHRC, Visakhapatnam) | 2022–2023
• Assistant Professor (Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion) – Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pune | 2023–2026