Dr. Ashish Dixit

Fellowship & Membership

• American Society of Haematology.
• Indian Society of Haematology & Blood Transfusion (ISHBT).
• Indian Society of Stem Cell Transplant.
• Paediatric Haematology Oncology (PHO) chapter of IAP.
• Indian Academy of Paediatrics.

Field of Expertise

• Haematology, Hemato-oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant
• Special interest and expertise in performing Blood & Bone Marrow transplants for various benign and malignant hematological disorders
• Diagnosing and treating malignant Haematology disorders like Acute and Chronic leukemia, Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas, Myeloma, Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), etc
• Diagnosing and treating Red cell disorders like Aplastic Anaemia, Autoimmune Haemolytic Anemia, Nutritional Anaemia, Thalassemia, and Sickle Cell Anaemia, etc.
• Diagnosing and treating Platelet disorders like Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP), etc.
• Diagnosing and treating thrombotic disorders like deep vein thrombosis, recurrent thrombotic episodes, pulmonary embolism, Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APLA), Hereditary Thrombophilia, etc.
• Diagnosing and treating bleeding and coagulation disorders like Haemophilia, von Willebrand disease (vWD), other platelet function disorders, rare clotting factor deficiencies, etc.
• Evaluating and managing hematological complications arising in pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Evaluation of Paediatric hematological disorders- both hereditary & acquired
• Evaluating and managing hematological complications in renal disorders, Rheumatology disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, Neurological disorders, Intensive care units, etc.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi

Talks & Publications

• Delivered lectures at numerous conferences all across the country as faculty of Haematology & BMT. Madkaikar M, Gupta M, Dixit A, Patil V.
• Predominant Neurological Manifestations Seen in a Patient With a Biallelic Perforin1 Mutation (PRF1; p.R225W). J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2016;39(2):143-146. Bhat R, Pai S, Das K and Dixit A.
• Aggressive Lymphomas Diagnosed in the Bone Marrow: Two Illustrative Cases. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2016 Jun; 32(Suppl 1): 125–129. Bhat R, Pai S, Dixit A.
• Copper Deficiency with 20q Deletion and a Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria Clone Presenting with Bicytopenia. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus DOI 10.1007/s12288-014-0419-8. Das K, Ramakrishnan M, Agrawal N, Pai S, Dixit A.
• Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with hepatitis A. J Appl Hematol 2013;4:153-5. Pal R, Venkataramana NK, Bansal A, Balaraju S, Jan M, Chandra R, Dixit A, Rauthan A, Murgod U, Totey S.
• Ex Vivo-Expanded Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Human Spinal Cord Injury/Paraplegia: A Pilot Clinical Study. Cytotherapy 2009;11(7):897-911. Mishra P, Naithani R, Dolai T, Mahapatra M, Dixit A, Seth T, Kumar R, Saxena R.
• Intracranial hemorrhage in patients with congenital hemostatic defects. Mishra P, et al. Haemophilia. 2008. Dixit A, Chatterjee T, Mishra P, et al.
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute leukemia at presentation and during induction therapy. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2007 Jul;13(3):292-8. Mishra P, Kumar R, Mahapatra M, Sharma S, Dixit A et al.
• Tuberculosis in acute leukemia: a clinical-hematological profile. Hematology. 2006 Oct;11(5):335-40. Gupta PK, Kannan M, Chatterjee T, Dixit A, et al. Acquired von Willebrand's disease associated with gastrointestinal angiodysplasia: a case report. Haemophilia. 2006 Jul;12(4):452-5. Dixit A, Kannan M, Mahapatra M, et al.
• Roles of protein C, protein S, and antithrombin III in acute leukemia. Am J Hematol. 2006 Mar;81(3):171-4.Chatterjee T, Mahapatra M, Dixit A, et al.
• Primary myelodysplastic syndrome in children--clinical, hematological and histomorphological profile from a tertiary care center in India. Hematology. 2005 Dec;10(6):495-9.Bhattacharyya J, Dutta P, Mishra P, Dixit A, et al.
• Congenital vitamin K-dependent coagulation factor deficiency: a case report. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2005 Oct;16(7):525-7. Mishra P, Mahapatra M, Kumar R, Dixit A, et al.
• Philadelphia-chromosome positive thrombocythemia in a child. Eur J Haematol. 2005 Sep;75(3):262-3. Panigrahi I, Dixit A, Arora S et al.
• Do alpha deletions influence hydroxyurea response in thalassemia intermedia? Hematology. 2005 Feb;10(1):61-3. Mishra P, Pati HP, Chatterjee T, Dixit A, et al, Hb SE disease: a clinical-hematological profile. Ann Hematol. 2005 Oct;84(10):667-70. Dixit A, Chatterjee TC, Mishra P, et al.
• Hydroxyurea in thalassemia intermedia--a promising therapy. Ann Hematol. 2005 Jul;84(7):441-6. Dixit A, Chatterjee T, Mishra P, et al.
• Cyclosporin A in Myelodysplastic Syndrome: a preliminary report. Ann Hematol. 2005 Sep;84(9):565-8. Epub 2005 Apr 5. Mishra, P.P., Mahapatra, M., Choudhry, V.P., Saxena R, Pati HP, Dixit A et al.
• Synchronous occurrence of breast carcinoma and acute myeloid leukemia: case report and review of the literature. Ann Hematol (2004) 83: 541. Mishra P, Chatterjee T, Dixit A, Choudhry VP, Kumar R, Saxena R.
• Secondary severe factor X deficiency associated with antiphospholipid syndrome. Am J Hematol. 2004 Jul;76(3):311. Mishra P, Dixit A, Chatterjee T, Bhattacharya M, Bhattacharya J, Dutta P, Mahapatra M, Pati HP, Choudhry VP, Saxena R.
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation as an unusual presentation of Kala-azar: report of two cases. Scand J Infect Dis. 2004;36(6-7):519-21.Chatterjee T, Dixit A, Mohapatra M, Tyagi S, Gupta PK, Mishra P, Bhattacharya M, Karan AS, Pati HP, Saxena R, Choudhry VP. Clinical, hematological and histomorphological profile of adult myelodysplastic syndrome.
• Study of 96 cases in a single institute. Eur J Haematol. 2004 Aug;73(2):93-7. Dixit A, Chatterjee TC, Papneja M, Mishra P, Mahapatra M, Pati HP, Saxena R, Choudhry VP.
• Sickle beta-thalassemia presenting as orbital compression syndrome. Ann Hematol. 2004 Aug;83(8):536-40. Epub 2004 Feb 18.Ray M, Dixit A, Taipei K, Singhi PD.
• Congenital tuberculosis. Indian Pediatr. 2002 Dec;39(12):1167-8. Ray M, Dixit A, Singhi P. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus with intracranial calcifications. Indian Pediatr. 2002 Feb;39(2):197-202.
• Dr. Ashish Dixit on World Marrow Donor Day 2022: All About Aplastic Anaemia In Children | Onlymyhealth | World Marrow Donor Day. Click Here
• Dr. Asish Dixit & Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty on Blood Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment I Prajavani.Click Here
• Dr. Nitin Yashas Murthy, Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty, Dr. Hemanth G N, Dr. Amit Rauthan, Dr. Poonam Patil, Dr. Manish Rai and Dr. Ashish Dixit on Manipal Hospitals organized World Cancer Day and invited cancer warrior. Click Here
• Dr. Ashish Dixit on Targeted therapy highly effective for chronic myeloid leukemia | News 9. Click Here
• Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty, Dr. Satish Kumar A and Dr. Ashish Dixit on Everything you need to know about multiple myeloma | Bangalore Mirror. Click Here
• THE RIGHT DOSE Series: Dr Ashish Dixit on "Seeding a New Life - The transformational potential of BMT in pediatrics" in THE WEEK. Click Here
• Dr. Ashish Dixit on Blood woes: Low haemoglobin levels can indicate thalassemia | Happiest Health. Click Here
• Dr. Ashish Dixit on World Thalassemia Day 2023: Expert On Alpha Thalassemia; What Lifestyle Changes Should One Adopt? | BoldSky. Click Here
• Dr. Ashish Dixit on Understanding and dealing with alpha thalassemia | Happiest Health. Click Here
• Dr. Amit Rauthan, Dr. Poonam Patil, Dr. Mohammed Basheeruddin Inamdar, Dr. Shabber Zaveri, Dr. Pratima Raj, Dr. Ashish Dixit, Dr. Mallikarjun Kalashetty, Dr. Srimath BS on Day Care Center for Cancer Patients. Click Here

Awards & Achievements

• First DM student for super specialty course of Clinical Haematology at prestigious institute All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
• Established Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Manipal Hospital Bangalore in 2004.
• This successful unit carries out both Autologous & Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplants including matched sibling, unrelated and Haploidentical Transplants.