This page lists the hematology hospitals in our directory offering Sickle Cell Disease Treatment in Mumbai, India, including Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Tata Memorial Hospital, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai and others. Each listing links through to the hospital's full profile page.
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Top Hospitals for Sickle Cell Disease Treatment in Mumbai, India
🇮🇳 Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital
Patients considering sickle cell disease treatment can be cared for by Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing sickle cell disease treatment.
🇮🇳 Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
Patients considering sickle cell disease treatment can be cared for by Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing sickle cell disease treatment.
🇮🇳 Tata Memorial Hospital
Patients considering sickle cell disease treatment can be cared for by Tata Memorial Hospital's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Tata Memorial Hospital, accredited by NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing sickle cell disease treatment.
🇮🇳 Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai
Patients considering sickle cell disease treatment can be cared for by Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing sickle cell disease treatment.
🇮🇳 Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai
Patients considering sickle cell disease treatment can be cared for by Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing sickle cell disease treatment.
🇮🇳 Lilavati Hospital And Research Centre
Patients considering sickle cell disease treatment can be cared for by Lilavati Hospital And Research Centre's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Lilavati Hospital And Research Centre, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing sickle cell disease treatment.
🇮🇳 Jaslok Hospital
Patients considering sickle cell disease treatment can be cared for by Jaslok Hospital's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Jaslok Hospital, accredited by NABH, NABL, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing sickle cell disease treatment.
🇮🇳 Gleneagles Global Hospitals (Global Hospitals)
Patients considering sickle cell disease treatment can be cared for by Gleneagles Global Hospitals (Global Hospitals)'s care team in Parel, Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Gleneagles Global Hospitals (Global Hospitals), accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing sickle cell disease treatment.
🇮🇳 Medicover Hospital, Navi Mumbai
Patients considering sickle cell disease treatment can be cared for by Medicover Hospital, Navi Mumbai's care team in Navi Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Medicover Hospital, Navi Mumbai, accredited by NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing sickle cell disease treatment.
🇮🇳 KIMS Hospitals, Thane
Patients considering sickle cell disease treatment can be cared for by KIMS Hospitals, Thane's care team in Mumbai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. KIMS Hospitals, Thane, accredited by NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing sickle cell disease treatment.
Top Hematology Doctors in Mumbai, India
FeaturedDr. Muralidaran C
- 9+ years of experience in Hematologist & BMT Specialist
- Consultant Hematologist & Bone Marrow Transplant Physician, Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai — Present
- Superspecialty Medical Officer, MCGM–CTC PHO BMT Centre, Mumbai
- Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
- Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT)
- Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Haploidentical BMT with Haploidentical Donors
- Lymph Node Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC)
Dr. Vipin Khandelwal
- 12+ years of experience in Paediatric Haematologist & BMT Specialist
- Consultant — Paediatric Haematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai
- Advanced training in Paediatric Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)
- Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation
- Matched Sibling Donor Transplant
- Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant
- Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
How we selected these hospitals
A hospital appears on this page when Hematology is among its listed specialties and it is located in Mumbai, India. Hospitals are not ranked by a proprietary "best" score — the order follows the listed rating (highest first), the same field shown on each hospital's profile.
How to Select the Best Hospital for Sickle Cell Disease Treatment in Mumbai, India?
Choosing the right hospital for sickle cell disease treatment is one of the most important decisions in your treatment journey. A few factors are worth weighing before you decide:
International Accreditation
Look for a hospital with international accreditation such as JCI or NABH — see the accreditation badges shown for each hospital below.
Specialization
Check that the hospital's listed specialties actually include hematology rather than only general care.
Capacity and Track Record
Bed count and year established (shown below for each hospital) are a reasonable proxy for scale and operating experience.
Transparent Costs
Ask for an itemised, all-inclusive estimate — hospital charges, room category and stay — before you travel. Our cost calculator (linked below) gives a starting estimate.
Understanding Sickle Cell Disease Treatment
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a severe inherited hemoglobinopathy requiring lifelong, multidisciplinary management — from hydroxyurea therapy and chronic transfusion programs to potentially curative allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT).
Clinical Overview
- Sickle Cell Disease is caused by a point mutation in the HBB gene (Glu6Val), resulting in the production of hemoglobin S (HbS).
- Under conditions of hypoxia, dehydration, or acidosis, HbS polymerizes, distorting red blood cells into a rigid, sickle-shaped morphology.
- These cells obstruct microvasculature, triggering vaso-occlusive crises (VOC), acute chest syndrome (ACS), splenic sequestration, and chronic end-organ damage affecting the kidneys, lungs, brain, liver, and retina.
Who is a Candidate?
- **Eligible for Allogeneic BMT (Curative Intent):**
- Children and young adults (ideally under 16 years; adult BMT up to age 40–45 at experienced centers) with severe SCD (HbSS or HbSβ⁰-thalassemia genotype)
- History of ≥2 acute chest syndrome episodes, ≥1 clinical stroke or silent cerebral infarct on MRI, recurrent severe VOC (≥3 hospitalizations/year despite hydroxyurea), chronic transfusion dependency, or progressive sickle nephropathy
- Availability of an HLA-matched sibling donor (10/10 match preferred; haploidentical protocols expanding eligibility)
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Treatment Options & Approaches
- **1.
- Hydroxyurea (Hydroxycarbamide) Therapy — Disease Modification**
Recovery
- **Phase 1 — Remote Pre-Assessment (Weeks 1–3, from home country)**
Risks to be aware of
- Patients and families must be counseled on the following procedure-specific risks before committing to any SCD treatment pathway.
Why GAF Healthcare
- GAF Healthcare provides a fully integrated medical travel management service covering every non-clinical dimension of the patient's journey to India or the UAE.
Common questions about Sickle Cell Disease Treatment
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Discover the Top Hospitals for Sickle Cell Disease Treatment in Mumbai, India
This page lists 17 accredited hematology hospitals in Mumbai, India, so you can compare accreditation, specialties and bed capacity in one place.
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