Professor Rabindra Jena

Prof. R K Jena is a distinguished hematologist of Clinical Hematology at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack in the state of Odisha in India. An authoritative medical expert on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in India, he is a founder member of the Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Advocacy Team that played a pivotal role in the launch of the National Sickle Cell Anemia Elimination Programme by the Government of India in July 2023. Prof. Jena is an advisor to ICMR and the Government of India and Odisha state on SCD, Thalassaemia, and Haemophilia. He served as the Nodal Officer for the ICH–ICMR National Guidelines on SCD 2022. He is a member of the expert committee for preparation of a National Policy on Thalassaemia and other Hemoglobinopathies. He also represents India in the Sickle Cell Hub: A Global Perspective. His expertise continues to strengthen India's capacities in elimination, control and management of hemoglobinopathies.