Ian H. Kerridge is a hematologist-oncologist who works out of Westmead in New South Wales, at Hawkesbury Rd (2145). If you’ve been told you have a blood condition, a cancer of the blood or lymph system, or something that affects how your immune system behaves, Ian is part of the team that looks after people through the whole process.
In day-to-day care, his work often involves cancers like B-Cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), chronic B-cell leukaemia (CBCL), and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). He also helps manage other blood-related issues such as anaemia, thrombocytopenia (low platelets), and different haemoglobin problems.
Some appointments focus on bone marrow and immune complications. Ian’s care includes bone marrow transplant support and follow-up, plus chronic graft versus host disease (cGvHD) and graft versus host disease (GvHD). At times, this care also covers ongoing symptoms like mouth ulcers and mouth sores, as well as pain that can come with treatment.
Because blood conditions can also link in with infections, he works with patients who may have problems like cytomegalovirus infection, pneumonia, and other serious infections. This can include times when people are dealing with COVID-19, and in more complex cases, rare viral illnesses such as cytomegalic inclusion disease and viral haemorrhagic fever. Support also extends to liver complications seen with immune issues, like hepatic venoocclusive disease with immunodeficiency.
Over time, Ian also looks after people with other less common but serious conditions, including haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and histiocytosis types, along with some skin and thyroid-related cancers. He may also be involved in care for patients with infertility concerns related to treatment, and issues around thrombosis, including thrombectomy when that’s needed.
Care like this is rarely one simple step. It can mean careful monitoring, symptom management, and adjusting plans as things change. Ian’s role is to help patients and their families navigate that, with treatment decisions made alongside the wider hospital team at Westmead.