Paediatric Blood and Cancer Disorders

Al Jalila children’s has a multi-disciplinary team consisting of highly skilled paediatric haematologist/oncologist, paediatric oncology surgeon, trained paediatric oncology nurses, paediatric radiologists, nutritionists with expertise in paediatric oncology, patient advocates, child psychologist, child psychiatrist, social workers, occupational and speech therapists, and other team members. The team provides comprehensive, high quality medical care and psychosocial  support for infants, children, and adolescents with all types of childhood cancers and blood disorders.

We provide outstanding care to our patients in a compassionate, empathetic and family-friendly manner.  Patients in our hospital are assured of receiving the most advanced available therapies.

Care of oncology patients is done in collaboration with experts from other departments of our hospital and with international experts to provide coordinated and integrated, multidisciplinary care to children with cancer. Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures like bone marrow aspiration, lumbar puncture and intra-spinal chemotherapy are done in a caring and safe environment. Our paediatric haematology/oncology team offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient service. The paediatric surgical oncology service is equipped with modern, sophisticated surgical facilities including minimal access surgery.