Tag : Immunosuppression

Rishikesh (The Hawk): The departments of Medical and Surgical Gastroenterology of AIIMS, Rishikesh organized a symposium on liver transplantation. AIIMS, Rishikesh has recently received approval for conducting liver transplantation. Professor Samiran Nundy, the President of AIIMS, Rishikesh gave the inaugural address, talking about how India has become one of the leading centers for liver transplantation in the world. He traced India’s journey and highlighted how laws regulating organ donation and transplant came into existence. Even though hurdles still exist, India has come a long way in the field of liver transplantation, with sir playing a major role in making India one of the top three countries in terms of number of liver transplantations being performed . Professor Minu Singh, the Director of AIIMS Rishikesh, talked about her vision to start Liver transplantation at the hospital by closely coordinating with and providing full support to the Departments of Medical Surgical Gastroenterology. Professor Y.K. Chawla, Ex Director of PGI Chandigarh and the guest of Honor for this symposium spoke about the challenges faced by Government institutions in setting up a liver transplantation and how to overcome them. He narrated his own experiences from his time in PGI Chandigarh where he started the liver transplantation program. Dr Rohit Gupta, Head of the Department of Gastroenterology and the organizing chairperson for the event, discussed about embarking upon the journey of setting up a liver transplantation program in AIIMS Rishikesh. He introduced the eminent faculty who had come from various parts of the country to deliver talks on this subject. He laid out his plans to start liver transplant in the institute by next year. Yeah, the ...