Dr. Vinay Munikoty Venkatesh has extensive training in paediatric hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplantation from PGIMER, AIIMS, and Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital. He has managed a wide range of hemato-lymphoid malignancies, solid tumours, benign hematological disorders, and emergencies. His experience includes active involvement in thalassemia and hemophilia services, multidisciplinary tumour boards, and national clinical trials through InPOG. He continues to deliver advanced paediatric oncology and BMT care through evidence-based and collaborative practice.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS
  
• MD (Pediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi)
  
• DM (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, PGIMER, Chandigarh)
  
• Fellowship in Bone Marrow Transplantation (RCPCH, UK)
  

Professional Experience

• Consultant – St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore (from August 2018)
  
• 3-year DM fellowship experience in managing hematology & oncology cases at PGIMER, Chandigarh
  
• Experience in paediatric stem cell transplantation at Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital
  

Awards & Achievements

• Hematacon 2014 – Hematology quiz: 1st place (state & zonal), 2nd place (national)
  
• Torents Young Scholar Award (Pediatrics) 2014 – 1st place (state & zonal), 3rd place (national)
  
• Torents Young Scholar 2014 – Best Orator Award (National)
  
• PHOCON 2017 (Delhi) – Pediatric hematology-oncology quiz (National) – 1st place
  
• Research Day, KMC Manipal 2022 – Best poster award
  

Professional Memberships

• Indian Academy of Pediatrics
  
• Pediatric Hematology Oncology Chapter of IAP
  
• Childhood Cancer and Leukemia Group (CCLG, UK)
  
• European Bone Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Society
  
• Pediatric Oncology East and Mediterranean (POEM) Group
  
• International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP)
  
• Indian Pediatric Oncology Group (InPOG)
  

Fellowships

• Fellowship in Bone Marrow Transplantation (RCPCH, UK)
  

Publications

• Acquired TEF in Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in a child: A rare clinical association, Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, May 2017.
  
• Childhood Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic cell neoplasm mimicking acute rheumatic fever, Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Aug 2017.
  
• Varicocele with abdominal mass, Journal of Pediatrics, March 2018.
  
• Is diagnostic lumbar puncture indicated in intraocular retinoblastoma? Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, April 2018.
  
• Retinoblastoma: Time ripe to the screen? Indian Journal of Applied Research, July 2019.
  
• Early mortality continues to be a barrier to excellent survival in childhood acute promyelocytic leukemia, Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, July 2022.
  
• Estimation of iron overload with T2*MRI in children treated for haematological malignancies, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Journal, July 2022.
• Infantile Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Indian Pediatrics, April 2022.