Hematology
Hematology is the branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats diseases of the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Treatment ranges from medicines and transfusions to chemotherapy, immunotherapy and bone marrow (stem cell) transplant, depending on the condition. Hematologists in India treat leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, aplastic anemia, thalassemia, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and myelodysplastic syndrome. Bone marrow transplant is often the only potential cure for several of these conditions. Here, we explain what hematology treatment involves, when a bone marrow transplant is needed, what hematology and bone marrow transplant cost in India, how long you need to stay, which hospitals offer this care, and which doctors lead it.
What the price includes
- Hematologist and transplant team fees
- Diagnostic work-up: blood tests, bone marrow biopsy, imaging
- Conditioning chemotherapy and stem cell collection and infusion
- Private or isolation room and nursing care during the transplant stay
- Standard medicines, transfusions and routine tests
- Standard post-transplant follow-up during the agreed stay
What it does not include
- Unrelated donor search and registry charges
- ICU care, complications or an extended stay (for example graft-versus-host disease or serious infection)
- Newer targeted therapies, immunotherapy or CAR-T cell therapy
- Flights, hotel, meals and visas
- Companion costs
What each hospital charges
Same clinical excellence across 5 accredited partner hospitals. Marlin charges no patient commission — figures are transparent official hospital estimates.
Surgical Robotic
Estimate your whole trip, not just the surgery
Flights, hotel, food and visas for the full 10 days — so the number you budget for is what you actually spend.
$55,690 – $58,560
- Surgery, hospital and care$55,000 fixed
- Return flights (1 passenger)$500
- Hotel & meals during recovery$90
- Indian medical visas$100
The upper figure allows for a longer stay. The implant and surgery are fixed. Marlin adds nothing to any of these numbers.
Surgeons who do this operation every week
Senior consultants at JCI/NABH accredited centres with decades of dedicated procedural volume.
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal
Internationally recognized senior consultant with thousands of successful clinical procedures.
Dr. S.K.S Marya
Globally renowned medical faculty with extensive international patient advisory tenure.
Dr. Vinesh Mathur
Renowned expert with international fellowships and over 15,000 successful clinical procedures.
What the three weeks actually look like
From sending your first medical scans to your fit-to-fly clearance.
Before you fly
Reports and a surgeon’s opinion
Send your X-rays and medical history. Within 24–48 hours you get a named surgeon’s written opinion and a costed plan from each hospital you shortlist.
Day 1–2
Arrival and tests
Airport pickup, hotel check-in and hospital consultation. Blood work, ECG, anaesthesia clearance and a fitness review are completed the same or next day.
Day 3
Surgery
The operation takes 60–90 minutes per joint. You are moved to your private room the same day and stood up with support within 24 hours.
Day 4–7
Walking with physio
Twice-daily physiotherapy in the ward. Most patients walk with a frame by day two after surgery and manage stairs before discharge.
Day 8–21
Recovery and review
You stay near the hospital in a serviced hotel with outpatient physio, then a final review, stitch removal and fit-to-fly clearance before you travel home.
“I paid the hospital directly at the billing counter and the number matched the estimate Marlin sent me in Nairobi. Nobody asked me for a single extra shilling.”
Questions patients ask before they book
Essential details on payments, visa processing, language and post-operative flight permissions.
What does a hematologist treat?+
A hematologist treats diseases of the blood, bone marrow and lymph nodes. These include leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, anemia, thalassemia, sickle cell disease, hemophilia and clotting or bleeding disorders.