This book presents valuable resource material collected from various books, national and international guidelines, and compiled in such a way that clinicians will get comprehensive information in an educative and up-to-date manner. Using simple language and following a user-friendly approach, the book discusses morphology, physiology of blood cells, disorders like anaemias, haemoglobinopathies and some rare aspects like malignancy, using figures, pictures, diagrammatic representation, tables and algorithms.
Komal N. Chavan, MD, DNB, MNAMS, FCPS, DGO, FICOG, with advanced training in reproductive medicine (UK–Germany), is Medical Director and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Chavan Maternity and Nursing Home, Mumbai. She is an Honorary Assistant Professor at HBT Medical College and Dr R. N. Cooper Hospital. She has over 15 publications, has contributed to textbooks and magazines, and is actively involved in academics. She has held key positions in FOGSI and MOGS and has received several prestigious academic awards.
Niranjan Chavan, MD, FICOG, FCPS, DGO, DFP, MICOG, DICOG, Diploma in Endoscopy (USA)
Dr. Niranjan Chavan is currently Professor and Unit Chief in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Medical College, Mumbai. He has been a teacher for MS, MD, DGO, and MBBS students for the past 28 years and serves as an examiner for theory and practical examinations conducted by MUHS, KUHS, RGUHS, and Mumbai University.
He received advanced training in endoscopy at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, UK, under Dr. Adam Magos, and holds a Diploma in Endoscopy from Staten Island, New York, USA (35 credit hours). He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in national and international journals and has delivered several orations, keynote addresses, and guest lectures at national and international conferences.
He has served as Chairperson, FOGSI Oncology Committee (2012–2014); Convener, FOGSI Violence Against Doctors Cell (2015–2016); and is presently Secretary, Mumbai Obstetric and Gynaecological Society (MOGS), and Premises Secretary, Association of Fellow Gynaecologists (AFG) (2019–2020). He has received several national and international awards from obstetrics and gynaecology organizations and is the only Indian member on the editorial boards of the European Journal of Gynaecologic Oncology and Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology.