MUMBAI’S FIRST LIVER TRANSPLANT OF 2025 SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED AT FORTIS HOSPITAL MULUND

~ The transplant was enabled by second cadaveric donation of Mumbai on 12th January 2025; the donor family consented to donate both Kidneys, and Liver ~

Mumbai, January 13th, 2025: Clinical team at Fortis Hospital Mulund successfully enabled its first cadaveric organ transplant of 2025 today, following second cadaveric donation of Mumbai on Jan 12th 2025. A 29-year-old recipient, diagnosed with acute liver failure, received the ultimate gift of life from a 63-year-old donor, from another city hospital. The donor was declared brain dead following an acute large intracranial hemorrhage, which was compounded by an intra ventricular hemorrhage and brain stem hemorrhage. The organ was transported to Fortis Hospital Mulund, from Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (in Andheri), covering 21Kms in 20Mins, via a green corridor enabled by the Mumbai Police & Traffic officials.

The 29-year-old recipient, from Mulund, Mumbai, was registered on the supra urgent list with the Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre, Mumbai (ZTCC) on Jan 12th 2025, and as fate would have it, he was assigned a cadaveric organ within 12 hours. The recipient had been admitted to Fortis Hospital Mulund on January 11th, 2025, and was undergoing treatment. The liver transplant team led by Dr Gaurav Gupta, Director & Chief Surgeon – Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery, Fortis Hospital Mulund along with Dr Prashant Kadam & Dr. Vijay Dhakre, Consultant-Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Fortis Hospital Mulund, who worked with exceptional precision, optimizing the recipient’s chances of a successful recovery.

Speaking about the cadaveric organ donation, Dr. Vishal Beri, Facility Director, Fortis Hospital Mulund, said, “The successful completion of the first cadaveric organ transplant of 2025 at our hospital is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our medical team and the incredible generosity of families that donate their beloved kin’s donors. Our teams work tirelessly alongside transplant teams, local bodies and authorities to ensure that the retrieval – transfer – transplant process is smooth, efficient, and respectful. Organ donation is a testament to the compassion and humanity that binds us together, and Fortis is proud to be a part of this life-saving journey.”