Professor Ilhan was part of the pioneering team that performed the first bone marrow stem cell transplant in Turkey. He now leads specialist hematology care at Private Koru Ankara Hospital.

• Trained at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in the USA and in Genoa, Italy
• Founder of TURKOK – Turkey's national stem cell donor bank
• Holds four medical patents, including innovations in cancer stem cell research
• Former President of the Turkish Hematology Association with 300+ published papers
• Holds the Platinum CME certificate from the European Hematology Association

Dr Dharma Choudhary leads the Bone Marrow Transplant Department at BLK Super Speciality Hospital, focusing on allogeneic transplants and graft-versus-host disease management.

• Trained in Canada through the Blood and Marrow Transplantation Research Program
• Earned an MD in Clinical Hematology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
• Manages graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) – a condition where donor cells attack the patient
• Authored over 20 scientific studies and publications on bone marrow transplantation
• Life member of the Indian Society of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine