The Dept. of Hematology was established at SGPGIMS in 2003 as a composite Dept. with both clinical and laboratory components. Prior to 2003, hematology services were offered at SGPGIMS from the Department of Immunology which had two major components- autoimmunity and immune (hematological) malignancies. In the year 1999, a Bone Marrow/Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (BMT/HSCT) program was successfully established. Over the years there was a significant increase in the hematology and BMT/HSCT patients, which necessisated the need to create an independent Hematology Department. Thus, the 53rd Governing Body meeting of the Institute, held on 23.04.2002, decided to create a separate Dept of Hematology which became functional in June 2003. The Department is now a major referral center for patients with hematological disorders from the State of UP and neighbouring states.
The Dept. initiated stem cell research in the Institute in 2015 and established a Stem Cell Research Facility (SCRF), from a research grant obtained from Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India of approximately Rs 4 crores (PI: Dr Soniya Nityanand). Noting the progress of the SCRF, the U.P. Govt. sanctioned funds for establishment of a full blown Stem Cell Research Center (SCRC) in the Hematology Building which is operational since 2018.