Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital
Cardiovascular & Thoracic SurgeonProfile
Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital, the Program Director of the Heart and Lung Transplantation unit at Kauvery Hospital is a highly accomplished and experienced specialist. He has over 25 years of experience i n Cardiothoracic Surgery and 20 years of experience in Heart & Lung transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support therapy gained from his work at leading hospitals in the UK, Italy, and Australia. In addition, a niche specialist interest in pulmonary endarterectomy for patients with chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension.
Dr. Dhital is known the world over as the surgical pioneer of DCD (Donation after Circulatory Death) Heart Transplantation, the first of which was performed in 2014 while he was at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia. As the principle surgeon, he led the team right from the initial organ retrieval, as well as the DCD transplant procedure. His pioneering effort was acknowledged and recognized by thoracic transplant programs in the UK and Europe. Globally, over 200 such heart transplants have been performed. Dr. Dhital was also instrumental in proving the efficacy of machine perfusion of donor lungs as part of the international INSPIRE trial. Dr. Dhital has expanded the bounds of what’s possible in the field of Transplant surgery in his career. His extensive research experience, interests and academic publications are focused on improving our knowledge and management of cardio-pulmonary failure. A medical alumnus of the University of Oxford, he has worked at top hospitals in the UK, Europe and Australia and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors.
Experience
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- Presently Program Director of the Heart and Lung Transplantation unit at Kauvery Hospital
- 2019-2020 – Program Director of Heart & Lung Services and, Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation, at the Alfred Hospital, and Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation at Monash University, Melbourne
- 2009-2018 – Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon at St. Vincent Hospital in Sydney. Joint Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of New South Wales.
- 2005-2009 – Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon and Director of Lung Transplantation at the Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
- 2003-2005 – Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Director of Cardio-Pulmonary Transplantation and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre (USA) to establish a heart and lung transplant service at its affiliated overseas unit at the Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Therapies (IsMeTT) in Palermo, Italy
- Graduated in Medicine from Oxford University with subsequent Cardiothoracic Surgery training at Guy’s & St. Thomas Hospitals in London with CTS Fellowships at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and Transplant Fellowship at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Areas of Specialization
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- Heart & Lung Transplantation
- DCD Heart Transplantation
- Pulmonary Endarterectomy for CTEPH
- Management of End-Stage Heart & Lung Failure
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
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Prof. Mohamed Rela
Liver TransplantProfile
- Prof. Mohamed Rela is a pioneer in liver transplantation with over 28 years of experience. He started the Institute of Liver Disease and Transplantation at Global Gleneagles Health City in 2009. It has quickly become the largest liver transplant program in India. Since its inception, over 1500 liver transplantation surgeries have been performed under this programme. He is also a professor of Liver Transplant Surgery at Kings College Hospital, London.
- Prof. Mohamed Rela, moved from Global Gleneagles group of hospitals to start ‘Dr. Rela Hospital’. His vision is to address the health care concerns of the local population with international standards. He also aims to provide cost-effective high-end treatments like multi-organ transplantation.
Educationai History
Year
- 1982
- 1987
- 1988
- 2013
Degree
- M.B.B.S
- M.S
- FRCS
- DSc (Honoris causa)
Institute
- University of Madras, India
- University of Madras, India
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK
- The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India
Accomplishment
- Prof. Mohamed Rela is one of the most accomplished surgeons in the world. He has published over 400 scientific articles and papers on liver transplantation, complex hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery and more.