Faculty & Staff

Qualification/ Education

• FRCPath (Haematology) – Royal College of Pathologists, UK (2015)
• CCT (Haematology) – General Medical Council, UK (2015)
• MRCP (Medicine) – Royal College of Physicians, UK (2009)
• MBBS – JJM Medical College, Davangere (2001)

Experience

• Associate Professor, Clinical Haematology – St. John’s Medical College Hospital February 2023 - Till date
• Assistant Professor, Clinical Haematology – St. John’s Medical College Hospital (2018 – 2023)
• Consultant Haematologist – Manor Hospital, UK; St. James’s University Hospital, UK; Bedford Hospital NHS Trust (2010–2018)
• Specialist Registrar, Haematology – Yorkshire Deanery, UK (2010–2015)
• Core Medical Training & Foundation Years – NHS Hospitals, UK (2005–2009)
• Junior Resident – St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru (2003–2004)

Global Training & Experience

Dr. Seetharam trained extensively in the UK National Health Service (NHS), working across major teaching hospitals and cancer centres before returning to India. His international exposure brings a strong foundation in evidence‑based haematology and clinical research to St. John’s.

Other formal training/certification

Dr. Seetharam trained extensively in the UK National Health Service (NHS), working across major teaching hospitals and cancer centres before returning to India. His international exposure brings a strong foundation in evidence‑based haematology and clinical research to St. John’s.

Institutional portfolios/ Committees

Academic & Teaching Role

• Actively involved in postgraduate training in haematology and internal medicine.
• Mentor for clinical research projects and thesis work.
• Contributor to departmental academic programs, CMEs, and collaborative studies.

Awards and Recognitions

• Recognized for contributions to clinical trials in hemophilia and rare blood disorders.
• Active member of national and international haematology research collaborations.

 Dr. Seetharam Anandram

Associate Professor,, Department of Clinical Haematology

St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru

Dr. Seetharam Anandram is a haematologist with extensive international training and clinical experience across the UK National Health Service and India. A graduate of JJM Medical College, Davangere, he went on to earn his MRCP (UK), FRCPath (Haematology), and CCT in Haematology from the UK, before returning to India to join St. John’s in 2018.

His clinical and research interests include aplastic anaemia, acute and chronic myeloid leukaemia, and immune thrombocytopenia. He has served as co‑investigator in several international multicentre clinical trials in hemophilia, antifungal therapies, and rare blood disorders, and has published in leading journals such as Leukemia, Oncotarget, and Journal of Clinical Pathology.

At St. John’s, Dr. Seetharam is actively involved in patient care, postgraduate teaching, and collaborative research, contributing to the department’s mission of excellence in haematology and bone marrow transplantation.