Dr. (Brig.) Anil Khetarpal 
MBBS, MD
Medicine Specialist
Chief
43 Years Years of Experience
Hindi, English
About Dr. (Brig.) Anil Khetarpal
Dr. (Brig.) Anil Khetarpal is the Deputy Chief of Medical Services and Chairperson – Department of Blood Centre & Transfusion Medicine at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram. With a distinguished career spanning over four decades, he has served in premier Armed Forces Medical Services institutions, including Army Hospital (R&R), Armed Forces Transfusion Centre, and Base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment.
A recognized academician, he has 17 years of Medical Council of India–approved teaching experience, including 8 years as Professor of Pathology, shaping the next generation of medical specialists. He has pioneered advanced techniques in therapeutic apheresis, stem cell harvesting, regenerative medicine, and cryobanking, and has performed more than 300 hematopoietic stem cell harvests. Widely respected in the field, Dr. Khetarpal has been a member of the National Blood Transfusion Council (MoHFW, Govt. of India) and has numerous publications in national and international journals.
Qualifications of Dr. (Brig.) Anil Khetarpal
- MBBS – Medical College, Jabalpur
- MD (Pathology) – AFMC, Pune
Special Area of Interest
- Therapeutic apheresis procedures (TPE, TRex, TLR, TPR)
- Hematopoietic stem cell harvest for bone marrow transplantation
- Immunohematology
- Stem cell applications in regenerative medicine
- Cryobanking techniques
Work Experience of Dr. (Brig.) Anil Khetarpal
- Professor & Head – Pathology, Laboratory Science & Molecular Medicine, Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantonment
- Head – Armed Forces Transfusion Centre, Delhi Cantonment
- Professor & Head – Department of Pathology, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment
- Senior Roles in Military Hospitals Across India, including TATA Main Hospital, Jamshedpur
- Service in United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, Cambodia (1993)
Awards & Recognitions
- Sena Medal (Distinguished Service) – 15 Jan 2009
- United Nations Medal – For Peacekeeping Mission in Cambodia (June 1993)
- Armed Forces Medical Research Committee – Best Original Paper Award (2013)
Memberships
- Life Member – Indian Association of Pathologists & Microbiologists (IAPM)
- Life Member – Indian Society of Hematology & Blood Transfusion (ISHBT)
- Life Member – Indian Society of Blood Transfusion & Immunohematology (ISBTI)
- Life Member – Indian Society of Cytology
- Life Member & Vice President (India) – Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine
- Life Member – Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine
