Medical Director, Cure2Children Foundation (Italy) & Sankalp India Foundation (India); Consultant, DKMS Group
Cure2Children Foundation, Italy
Dr Faulkner is a Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist and Bone Marrow Transplant Specialist with more than three decades of experience advancing pediatric healthcare globally. As Medical Coordinator of the Cure2Children Foundation and Sankalp India Foundation, he has dedicated his career to expanding access to life-saving bone marrow transplantation and comprehensive care for children with thalassemia, leukemia, and other inherited blood disorders. His work focuses on strengthening transplant services, building clinical capacity, and improving access to curative therapies through international collaboration.
Professional highlights
- Played a key role in establishing and strengthening pediatric bone marrow transplant programmes across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
- Developed sustainable, high-quality transplant models that have expanded access to curative therapies in resource-constrained settings.
- Chairs the Outreach Subcommittee of the Pediatric Diseases Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), supporting international collaboration and capacity building.
- Recipient of the CIBMTR Distinguished Service Award (2021) in recognition of his contributions to blood and marrow transplantation.
- Author of more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications and an internationally recognized educator and advisor in pediatric hematology and stem cell transplantation.