K. Subrahmanyam, Apollo Hospitals - 01

Dr. K. Subrahmanyam, Senior Consultant Urologist, Andrologist & Transplant Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh. The kidney transplantation is unique due to the success of transplantation inspite of 24 hours gap in removal of kidneys and actual kidney transplantation and high age of donor. All the surgeries what we do are from relative donors in the country. The kidney transplantation is unique and it can be transplanted from brain dead patients. Heart is supported by a ventilator to that brain dead patient or diseased donors. According to the Organ transplant act by the government a set of tests are done to find out brain death. This test can be done by a Neurophysician. Before the heart stops and the organs die the kidney can be transplanted. The life of one person can be saved through these organs.