Medical Qualification:

• MD and DNB in Pathology
• PDCC in Hematopathology

Designation: Consultant, Hematopathologist

Years of experience: 10+ years

Areas of expertise:

• Specialized Haematology and Coagulation
• Flow Cytometry

Dr Kainaz Sidhwa is a dedicated and skilled Hematopathologist with over 10 years of post-qualification experience in high-volume diagnostic environments including the likes of P.D. Hinduja Hospital, Agilus Labs etc. She is accomplished in Hematopathology, Cytopathology, and Clinical Pathology with specialized expertise in flow cytometry analysis, bone marrow reporting, and the diagnosis of rare hemoglobinopathies. Dr. Sidhwa combines deep technical proficiency in diagnostic pathology with strong administrative capabilities.

Awards & Publications:

• A Rare Alpha Chain Variant Hemoglobin (Hb) St Luke’s Reported for the First Time in India – Case Report” accepted for Publication in Journal of Hematology and Allied Sciences in January 2025.
• Article titled “The Basophil Dilemma” published in Annals of Hematology and Oncology and presented at the Quarterly MHG meeting.
• Published the article ‘Diagnostic challenges posed by a rare alpha globin chain variant Hb Fontainebleau in a pregnant female and its potential effects in her children in view of multiple globin gene defects in her husband’ in the Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology.
• "Hemoglobin Titusville [α2 codon 94 G>A] - A Rare Alpha Globin Chain Variant Causing Low Oxygen Saturation" published in Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and Presented at 42nd Annual conference of MHG.
• Published an article “Hb Yaizu - A Rare Beta-Globin Chain Variant posing Diagnostic Dilemma in High-performance Liquid Chromatography” in the Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology.
• Presented papers titled ‘Relative Importance of CD Markers in the Differential Diagnosis of T- ALL with Myeloid Antigen Expression’ and ‘Phenotypic Expression of HbO Indonesia in two Indian Families and its Interaction with HbS’ at the Quarterly MHG Meeting and at Haematocon.
• 1^st prize for poster presented - ‘An unusual case of proptosis with skin rash’ at the 29th Annual Conference of the Marine Medical Society and also presented at 54th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Hematology and blood transfusion.
• Poster presented - ‘An unusual case of pancytopenia’ at the 69th Bombay Medical Congress.
• Posters presented at the 39th annual conference of MHG and Hematocon held at Bangalore ‘The Basophil Dilemma’ and ‘Evaluation of the pRBC flag on Sysmex Analysers’.
• Frequently invited as a chairperson and speaker for major medical conferences, such as the Annual Conferences of MHG

Memberships:

• Life member of - The Cytometry Society of India
• Life member of – The Mumbai Hematology Group