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Professor and HOD/Department of Clinical Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant
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Dr. Cecil Reuben Ross
Professor & Head, Department of Clinical Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant
St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore
Dedicated to transforming lives through excellence in haematology and stem cell transplantation.”
Dr. Cecil R. Ross is a senior Haematologist with over three decades of experience in clinical haematology, bone marrow transplantation, and translational research. He established the hospital’s state‑of‑the‑art stem cell transplant facility in 2005 and has since led numerous successful autologous and allogenic transplants.
A graduate of St. John’s Medical College, Dr. Ross trained further in haematology at Christian Medical College (Vellore), Royal Free Hospital (London), and St. Louis University (USA). He has served St. John’s in various academic and leadership roles since 1986 and currently heads the Department of Clinical Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Dr. Ross has been principal investigator in multiple international clinical trials on bleeding disorders, hemoglobinopathies, leukaemia, ( Blood Cancers) and infectious diseases. He has authored more than 100 peer‑reviewed publications in leading journals including The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, and Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
He is widely recognized for his contributions to haematology in India, serving on national task forces, mentoring postgraduate and doctoral students, and receiving honours such as the Malti Sathe Oration Award (2023) and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Physicians of India (Karnataka Chapter).
Qualification/ Education
- MD (Medicine) – Government Medical College, Bellary (1986)
- MBBS – St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore (1983)
Experience
Professional Experience
- Professor & Head, Hematology and BMT – St. John’s Medical College Hospital (2018 – Present)
- Professor and HOD – St. John’s Medical College Hospital (2017 – 2018)
- Professor – St. John’s Medical College Hospital (2002 – 2017)
- Associate Professor – St. John’s Medical College Hospital (1997 – 2002)
- Assistant Professor – St. John’s Medical College Hospital (1992 – 1997)
- Lecturer – St. John’s Medical College Hospital (1986 – 1992)
Field of Expertise
Clinical & Research Expertise
- Stem Cell Transplantation: Established the Laminar Flow Positive Pressure HEPA‑filtered Neutropenic facility (2005).
- Autologous Transplants: and Allogenic
Fellowship & Membership
- Fellow (Hematology) – St. Louis University, Missouri, USA (2000)
- Fellow (Hematology) – Royal Free Hospital, London (1997)
- Fellow (Hematology) – Christian Medical College, Vellore (1990)
Extramural portfolios/ Committees
Professional Memberships
- Life Member, Association of Physicians of India (Central & Karnataka Chapters)
- Life Member, Indian Society of Hematology & Blood Transfusion
- Vice President (Medical), Haemophilia Federation India
- Member, National Task Forces on ITP and Thalassemia (ICMR)
- Founder Member of the Hemophilia Chapter of Hemophilia Federation India( HFI)
Founder Member of Indian Association of Hemophilia and allied Disorders ( IAHAD)
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
Research Funding
- Principal Investigator for multiple DBT, DST, and RGUHS‑funded projects on chronic myeloid leukaemia, hemophilia, and dengue biomarkers.
- Co‑Investigator in national collaborative projects on cancer stem cells and myeloproliferative neoplasms.
Membership of professional associations/bodies
Professional Memberships
- Life Member, Association of Physicians of India (Central & Karnataka Chapters)
- Life Member, Indian Society of Hematology & Blood Transfusion
- Vice President (Medical), Haemophilia Federation India
- Member, National Task Forces on ITP and Thalassemia (ICMR)
- Founder Member of the Hemophilia Chapter of Hemophilia Federation India( HFI)
- Founder Member of Indian Association of Hemophilia and allied Disorders ( IAHAD)
Awards and Recognitions
Awards & Recognition
- Twin of the Year Award (2001) – World Hemophilia Federation, Montreal, Canada
- Lifetime Achievement Award – 2024 Association of Physicians of India (Karnataka Chapter)
- Malti Sathe Oration Award (2023) – Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
Conferences & Academic Contributions
- Invited speaker at global haematology and oncology conferences (WFH, ASH, EAHAD, ISHBT).
- Regular faculty for CMEs, workshops, and postgraduate training in haematology and bone marrow transplantation.
- Examiner for MBBS, MD, DM, and PhD programs across multiple universities in India.
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"Effect of Point Mutation on Structure-Function Correlation of Hemoglobin Variants, HbE and HbD Punjab Amino Acids"
Sreekala Narayanan, Boby Mathew, Bindu Y. Srinivasu, Vijay Bhat, Cecil Ross & Amit Kumar Mandal "Congenital hemolytic anaemias in pregnancy – experience in a tertiary care hospital in South India"
Rao Preethi Venkatachala, CN Sheela, Seetharam Anandram and Cecil R Ross Clinical phenotype, fibrinogen supplementation, and health-related quality of life in patients with afibrinogenemia
Alessandro Casini 1 2, Sylvia von Mackensen 3, Cristina Santoro 4, Claudia Djambas Khayat 5, Meriem Belhani 6, Cecil Ross 7, Akbar Dorgalaleh 8, Arshi Naz 9, Ekrem Ünal 10 11, Magy Abdelwahab 12, Elise Dupuis Lozeron 13, Nathalie Trillot 14, Sophie Susen 15, Flora Peyvandi 16, Philippe de Moerloose 2; QualyAfib Study Group Pharmacokinetics, efficacy and safety evaluations of a new human plasma derived fibrinogen concentrate (FIB Grifols) in adult patients with congenital afibrinogenemia
Ross CR, Subramanian S, Navarro-Puerto J, Subramanian K, Kalappanavar NK, Khayat CD, Acharya SS, Peyvandi F, Rucker K, Liang W, Vilardell D, Trimm S, Ayguasanosa J. Efficacy and Safety of Fitusiran Prophylaxis, an siRNA Therapeutic, in a Multicenter Phase 3 Study (ATLAS-INH) in People with Hemophilia A or B, with Inhibitors (PwHI)
Guy Young, Alok Srivastava, Kaan Kavakli, Cecil Ross, Jameela Sathar, Huyen Tran, Runhui Wu, Jing Sun, Stacey Poloskey, Zhiying Qui, Salim Kichou, Shauna R. Andersson, Baisong Mei, Savita Rangarajan Gene expression profiling of CD34+ cells from Myeloproliferative Neoplasm patients
Mugdha Sharma 1, Chandra Bhavani 2, Srinag Bangalore Suresh 1, John Paul 1, Lokendra Yadav 3, Cecil Ross 1, Sweta Srivastava 3 Fitusiran Reaches People's with Hemophilia and Their Caregivers’ Treatment Expectations: Qualitative Semi-Structured Interviews of Participants of ATLAS-OLE Trial (Interim analysis)
Alok Srivastava, Savita Rangarajan, Cecil Ross, Christina Slota, Dana DiBenedetti, Viridiana Cano, Shauna Andersson, Pronabesh Dasmahapatra, José Bartelt-Hofer, Marion Afonso Crossmark: Check for Updates Autoimmune hemolytic anaemias in pregnancy – experience in a tertiary care hospital in South India
Rao Preethi Venkatachala, C. N. Sheela, Seetharam Anandram & Cecil R. Ross No Others Contributions details available.