Apollo performs 534 solid organ transplants

Apollo Hospitals conducted the first successful Kidney Transplant in June 1984 in Chennai,and the first successful bone marrow transplant in July 1995 and the first successful Liver transplant in India in November 1998. From then till now we have conducted a total of 6587 transplants (liver,kidney,heart,liver + kidney,bone marrow).

“ In a span of 242 days in 2010,534 organ transplants have been performed averaging more than two transplants a day” said Dr. Prathap C Reddy,Chairman,Apollo Hospitals Group.

By the end of the year Apollo transplant programme will be the busiest transplants programme in the world.

“Apollo Hospitals has 12 centers for kidney transplant across the country and four centers for liver transplant in Delhi,Chennai,Ahmedabad and Kolkata. Apollo is planning to establish more kidney and liver centers in the next 12 months.” said Dr Anupam Sibal,Group Medical Director Apollo Group and Senior Pediatric Gastroenterologist.