
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Rela, Hepatologist

About Doctor
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Director , MBBS, MS, FRCS, 31 years of experience, Chennai , India
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Renowned surgeon known for his expertise on liver transplantation and hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery and performed more than 3000 liver transplant surgeries so far
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In Dec 1997, a team led by him has done a successful liver transplantation for a five-day-old girl, which made him an entry into the Guinness Book of Records in 2000
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Carried out the first living related Liver Transplant on a patient with acute Liver Failure in the UK
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Successfully done a liver transplant for a four-and-a-half-year-old girl suffering from a terminal stage liver disease
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Participated as part of a team from King's College Hospital, London which did liver transplant(s) six times for a patient to save her life by performing a bone marrow transplant
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A team led by him has successfully done Swap liver transplantation on Adults (first of its kind in India), at Global Hospitals & Health city, Chennai
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Research interest is in the field of liver regeneration and harnessing its potential in making liver surgery safer for liver donors, liver recipients and for patients with advanced liver tumors
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Hospital
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Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai
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Specialization
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Chronic Liver Specialistl, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Liver transplant
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List of Treatments
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Liver Transplant
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Work Experience
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Chief, Global Hospitals, Chennai
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Education
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MBBS, Stanley Medical College, University of Madras
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MS, University of Madras
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FRCS, Royal Collage of Surgeons of Edinburgh
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Location
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Chennai, India
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