Overview:
The liver is the most important organ of the body which helps in detoxifying the toxins from the body, helps in assimilating proteins in the intestines. The bile is one of the most important fluid in the body is produced by the liver. These are just few of the functions that the liver performs among the various other vital functions required for maintaining the healthy state of the body. There are several terminal stage diseases causing irreversible alterations in the structure and functioning of the liver like liver cirrhosis. Such conditions call in for the liver transplant surgery. Liver transplant is the surgical procedure in which the damaged part of the liver is replaced with a healthy part from another person (donor). The donor can be living or cadaveric donor. This life saving surgery calls for a skilled surgeon to perform it as it involves its own set of risks.Who is the best Specialist doctor for liver transplant in India?
Dr. Anand Khakhar best doctor for liver transplant owing to his successfully completing 400 transplant in India with a High Success rate of 90%. He has been trained at the best medical institutes in India and abroad. He has many awards to his credit like B C Roy award winner for his clinical Excellence for the year 2016. 1st successful liver transplant for HIV in 2008 youngest pediatric liver transplant in India in 2008. Asia's first en-bloc combined heart & liver transplant was performed by him. More than 50% of the Cadaveric transplant in India had been performed by Dr Anand Khakhar & Team in India.- 1st simultaneous Liver-Intestine-Pancreas transplant in India.
- Harvested 23 organs in a day, an extraordinary feat indeed.
- Apollo Hospitals, Chennai successfully performs ‘Pancreas transplant alone’ (PTA) by Dr Anand Khakhar & Team for the first time in India performed.
- 1st simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas transplant in South India.
- Saved the lives of 3 individuals; achieves the feat of transplanting the liver of a single donor into two adult recipients.
- Transplanted back to back five cadaveric Liver Transplantation 36 hours.
- Successfully performed an isolated intestinal transplantation and transplants the abdominal wall-the first ever case in South India, all from the organs of a single donor.
- He has also published many research publications.
Dr. Khakhar Specialises in
- Adult and pediatric liver transplant surgery
- Living donor liver transplant
- Hepatobiliary & pancreatic surgery
- Cadaveric liver transplant.