Dr Mallika Sekhar
MBBS, MD, FRCP, FRCPath
Consultant Haematologist
Medical Subspecialties Institute
Sees patients at Cleveland Clinic London Hospital , Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient CentreSpeaks English
Clinical Interests
- Anaemia
- Benign Haematology
- Chronic Disorders of the Bone Marrow
- Essential Thrombocythaemia
- Polycythaemia
Specialties
- Blood Transfusions
- Immune Hematology
Locations
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital
33 Grosvenor PlaceLondon SW1X 7HY Driving Directions +44 (0)20 3423 7500
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre
24 Portland PlaceLondon W1B 1LU Driving Directions +44 (0)20 3423 7500
Accepted Insurances
This doctor works with the following private medical insurance providers.
- Allianz Partners SAS, Société par Actions Simplifiée (AzP)
- Aviva Health UK Limited
- AXA PPP Healthcare Limited
- Bupa Insurance Services Limited
- CIGNA European Services (UK) Ltd
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Biography & Education
About Dr Mallika Sekhar
Dr Mallika Sekhar qualified in Medicine from Grant Medical College, University of Bombay. She has trained in Mumbai and Vellore in India; NIH, Bethesda, U.S.; and London, U.K..
Dr Sekhar has been a Consultant Haematologist at Royal Free London NHS Trust since 2011 and University College Hospital since 2014. She is an honorary associate Professor at University College London. Before joining the Royal Free, she was a consultant Haematologist at West Middlesex University Hospital between 1995 and 2011.
Her clinical and research interests include complex anaemias, cytopaenias and high blood counts, and chronic disorders of the marrow. She heads the transfusion and immune haematology service and until recently, was co-lead of the myeloproliferative neoplasms service.
Dr Sekhar has developed a multidisciplinary service for patients with myeloproliferative diseases and abdominal vein thrombosis and has established the U.K. Mascot registry for this rare condition.
She has over fifty publications in these areas and has contributed to national policies in blood safety. She has served as a non-executive member of the board of the National Blood Authority of England and Wales and as a committee member of SaBTO. She teaches Haematology to students and trainees and was a lead examiner for the FRCPAth Transfusion section.
She is an alumnus of Harvard University where she trained in the Media and Medicine program and an alumnus of Faber Academy’s creative writing programme.
Dr Sekhar has research interests in medical error and has recently produced a podcast series titled 'The Bitter Pill' in this area.
Research & Publications
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Professional Memberships
British Society of Haematology, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Pathologists.
GMC Number
3553989
NHS Base
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
