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Dr. Swati Kanakia is a leading Paediatric Hematologist and Oncologist in Mumbai, practicing at Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre and heading the Blood & Cancer Clinic for Children, Kanakia Health Care. She has over two decades of clinical experience in diagnosing and treating blood disorders and cancers in children and adolescents.

Her expertise spans leukaemia, lymphoma, solid tumours, thalassemia, aplastic anaemia, immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), bleeding and clotting disorders, and primary immune deficiencies. Dr. Kanakia is widely respected for her evidence-based, compassionate approach and her commitment to helping families understand and manage complex paediatric conditions.

She completed her MD (Paediatrics) and DCH with Gold Medal followed by a PhD in Applied Biology for her research on plasma-borne infections in thalassemia. She received advanced training at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, USA, through the International Outreach Programme scholarship.

Dr. Kanakia has played an active academic role as a DNB teacher and examiner in Paediatrics and a PhD examiner for the University of Mumbai and has mentored numerous paediatricians and trainees. She is an active member of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), Paediatric Hematology-Oncology Chapter of IAP, Indian Society of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (ISHBT), and Indian Society for Primary Immune Deficiency (ISPID).

Her approach to care emphasizes curative treatment, infection prevention, nutritional support, and long-term survivorship — ensuring that every child receives holistic, multidisciplinary, and compassionate care.