In honor of World Kidney Day, Manipal Hospitals Kolkata opened the Manipal Comprehensive Transplant Centre, a specialized facility providing integrated transplant services for heart, kidney, liver, and bone marrow transplants, strengthening access to advanced organ transplant care in Eastern India. In order to provide seamless care from patient evaluation and surgery to post-transplant recovery and long-term follow-up, the center brought together top specialists, cutting-edge infrastructure, and a multidisciplinary clinical approach.

In Eastern India, where the demand for sophisticated organ transplant procedures has been steadily rising, the launch represented a significant step toward increasing transplant capabilities. By combining knowledge from the fields of cardiology, nephrology, hepatology, urology, oncology, and transplant surgery, the initiative sought to create a strong ecosystem for organ transplantation.

Leading specialists from the hospital group discussed the state of transplants today and the changing need for specialized transplant services in the area during the program.

Gracing the occasion was Dr. Kunal Sarkar, Director and Senior Consultant – Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Manipal Hospitals Mukundapur Cluster, Dr. Dilip Kumar Pahari, Director – Nephrology, Manipal Hospitals EM Bypass, Dr. Upal Sengupta, Director – Team Nephrology and Clinical Lead, Manipal Hospital Dhakuria, and Senior Consultant – Manipal Hospitals Broadway, Salt Lake & Mukundapur, Prof. (Dr.) Rajib De, Consultant & Clinical Lead – Clinical Haematology, Haemato-Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT), Manipal Hospital EM Bypass.

Leading experts discussed the difficulties, developments, and cooperative tactics needed to improve transplant services in the area during a panel discussion led by Dr. Upal Sengupta.

The panel featured eminent experts including Dr. Arghya Majumdar, Senior Consultant and Advisor – Nephrology, Manipal Hospital Dhakuria; Dr. Avinandan Banerjee, Clinical Lead – Manipal Hospital Mukundapur and Senior Consultant – Team Nephrology, Manipal Hospital Broadway, Salt Lake and Dhakuria; Dr. Smartya Pulai, Clinical Lead – Manipal Hospitals Salt Lake Cluster and Senior Consultant – Team Nephrology, Manipal Hospitals Dhakuria & Mukundapur; Dr. Dilip Kumar Pahari, Director – Nephrology, Manipal Hospitals EM Bypass; Dr. Ranjan Sarkar, Senior Consultant and Advisor – Nephrology, Manipal Hospital Broadway & Salt Lake; Dr. Abhay Kumar, Director – Urology and Uro-Oncology, Manipal Hospital EM Bypass and Senior Consultant – Urology, Manipal Hospitals Mukundapur, Broadway & Salt Lake; Dr. T. K. Saha, Senior Consultant – Urology and Renal Transplant, Manipal Hospitals Mukundapur Cluster; Dr. P. K. Mishra, Senior Consultant – Urology and Renal Transplant, Manipal Hospitals Mukundapur & Dhakuria; Dr. Bastab Ghosh, Senior Consultant – Urology, Manipal Hospital Dhakuria; and Dr. Rajiv Sinha, Senior Consultant – Paediatric Nephrology (Paediatric Kidney Transplant), Manipal Hospital Mukundapur.

Manipal Hospitals Kolkata further demonstrated its dedication to developing transplant medicine and expanding access to life-saving organ transplant services throughout Eastern India with the opening of the Manipal Comprehensive Transplant Centre.

Priyanka Dutta