MASTER SURGEON LIVEr TRANSPLANTATION

MASTER SURGEON

Dr. Mohamed Rela, a World -renowned liver transplant surgeon

                        

                          Transplantation (the most common method followed in the world) is done. Also, because it only needs part of a complete liver, the rest can be used to heal another person who suffers from a liver disease."

                          Dr. Rela, who is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having performed a successful liver transplantation in a five-day-old child, is among the very few surgeons in the world to have performed an Auxiliary Liver Transplantation. "Only about 100 such surgeries have been performed in the last 20 years, and I've performed half of them, "he says. The pride in his voice is overshadowed by his grief that more have not been performed. He offers several reasons for many popular hospitals choosing to perform the usual Orthtopic Liver Transplantation even if the patient qualifies for an Auxiliary Liver Transplantation. "The latter demands more expertise from the surgeon, " he explains. "Also, many patients are unaware of the advantages of the latter surgery. "To substantiate his point, Dr. Rela provides a statistic. "Almost 80% of all patients who undergo a liver transplantation qualify for an Auxiliary Liver Transplantation. "he says. "However only 5% of them undergo this surgery, owing to lack of medical expertise in many hopitals and more importantly, the lack of awreness about this surgery. "

Dr. Rela, who performed the country's first-ever Auxiliary Liver Transplantation at Global Hospitals recently in September, 2009, has now taken a sabbatical from Kings College Hospital, London, and will be in the country for the next two years in a bid to improve the situation in the country. "If nothing else, at least that patients have an extra option for the next two years, will improve, significantly, the quality of surgeries performed, " he says. "The more competent surgeons in the country, the better the service. "

              51-year-old Rela topped his class regularly while in Besant Theosophical School, went on to study medicine at Stanley Medical College, and flew to the United Kingdom in 1985, where he is famous for his surgical expertise. It's ironical that this man, who performs the bloodiest of surgeries today, used to faint at the sight of blood. "Now, it has become science, and I'm glad I got over my initial reservation, "he laughs and concludes, "My immediate aim is to elevate the surgical standards of the country. Over the nest few years, I'll do my bit to do that. "