First Heart Transplant in Medica Superspecialty Hospital
45 yrs old male patient with end stage coronary artery disease and very poor heart function underwent Heart Transplant at Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata on 18th March 2020. This is the first heart transplant at Medica.
The organ was retrieved from Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Patna, Bihar of 17 years old boy who faced very bad road accident.
The speedy acquisition of the organ was facilitated by the West Bengal State Govt, ROTTO, Kolkata Police, Bidhan Nagar City Police and Airport Authority.
The patient is stable following the Transplant Surgery.