Indian Transplant Newsletter. Vol.24 Issue No.3, July 2025 - September 2025
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Opt-Out Organ Donation Policies: A Double-Edged Sword

Sunil Shroff
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.041
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Johnson and Goldstein first proposed that switching from an opt-in to an opt-out system for deceased organ donation-where all eligible individuals are presumed donors unless they opt out-could save many lives. Countries using opt-out policies were ...

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For the First Time, Researchers Test Genetically Modified Pig Lungs in Human Bodies

Poonam Sharma, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.042
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Scientists in China have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered pig lung into a human for the first time ever–an accomplishment that turns the scientific community's perspective. The transplant conducted at the First Affiliated ...

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Breakthrough: Israel Scientists Grow Functional Kidney Organoids in Labs with Longest Viability

Poonam Sharma, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.043
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In a major breakthrough in regenerative medicine and organ replacement research, scientists at Sheba Medical Centre, in collaboration with Tel Aviv University, have created functional human kidney organoids that have survived in the lab for 34 ...

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Vanderbilt University Medical Centre's (VUMC) - Journey of forty to the World's Preeminent Heart Transplant Centre

Poonam Sharma, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.044
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Four decades ago, the heart transplant program at the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre began to explore its possibilities. The pioneers of the program had a strong belief, and a good reason that they could give new life to patients with heart ...

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Concerns Voiced Regarding Donor Safety in the Wake of Increasing Organ Transplant Demand

Poonam Sharma, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.045
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The U.S. transplant system is celebrating a record high in organ donations, with a notable rise in donations after circulatory death (DCD). As the demand for organ transplants soars globally, a new concern is coming into sharper focus: whether the ...

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Swap Liver Transplant brings Two Coimbatore Hospitals Together

Poonam Sharma, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.046
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In an incredible medical accomplishment, GEM Hospital and Sri Ramakrishna Hospital in Coimbatore performed the first-ever inter-hospital swap liver transplant in India in July 2025, thereby granting two patients with end-stage liver disease a ...

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Is Documentary Evidence of Friendship Mandatory - Asks Madras High Court

Poonam Sharma, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.047
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The Madras High Court advocated a practical approach to unrelated kidney donations while also questioning the requirement for documentation for authentication of a friendship which is to be done in accordance with the Transplantation of Human ...

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Three Donor Hearts, Three Transplants, One City - All in 12 Hours

Poonam Sharma, Sujatha Suriyamoorthi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.048
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In a historic first in the country, Narayana Health City in Bengaluru carried out three heart transplants within a span of 12 hours, saving three patients at their 30's. The donor hearts were transported from three different hospitals-Sparsh ...

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Home Dialysis: A Collective Vision and A Personal Journey

Dr. Mala Sachdeva, Kamal D. Shah
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p4-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.049
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In July 1997, one of the authors [KS] was diagnosed with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome at the age of 21. He was initiated on dialysis immediately and has been on dialysis ever since. For the first two years, in-center hemodialysis meant ...

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India Shines at the World Transplant Games 2025: A Triumph of Spirit, Teamwork, and the Gift of Life

Sunayana Singh
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p6-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.050
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India's contingent at the World Transplant Games 2025, held from 17–24 August in Dresden, Germany, achieved a historic milestone - returning home with a record 63 medals (16 gold, 22 silver, and 25 bronze). With this extraordinary ...

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Deceased Donor Transplant Program – Best Practices from Tamil Nadu

Dr N Gopalakrishnan
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.051
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India's contingent ataTamil Nadu continues to lead the country both in deceased donation and deceased donor transplant program. Recent initiatives have strengthened the program, achieving a record of 268 deceased donors and 1,500 organs and tissues ...

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From the Operating Room to the Finish Line: Running for Life and Raising Hope

Dr. Anurag Gupta
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.052
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The  neurosurgeons are often the first medical contact for patients with severe brain injuries or those declared brain-dead. Having trained in the South but practised largely in the North,   Dr. Anurag has observed first-hand the ...

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From Indian Navy to Healing: A Life Dedicated to Service and Compassion

Malvinder Singh Sahi
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.053
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Dr. Malvinder Singh Sahi, a 62-year-old ex-serviceman, currently works as an anaesthesiologist in a Delhi corporate hospital. He also has a deep interest in critical care, palliative care, end-of-life care, and has specialized in interventional ...

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Beyond Forms and Files: Behavioural Insights Into Transplant Documentation

Sanjay Darshan Behera
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p10-11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.054
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Introduction The quality of documentation in living-donor transplantation is often seen as a matter of compliance, the ability to complete forms accurately, attach supporting evidence, and present the case to an Authorisation Committee (AC) for ...

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Recipient Speaks

Preeti Unhale
Indian Transplant Newsletter. 2025 July-Sep; 24(3):p12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64384/ITN.2025.055
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Twenty-four years after undergoing a heart transplant, I fulfilled a lifelong dream-trekking 11,755 feet to the sacred Kedarnath temple. Standing amidst thousands of pilgrims, I experienced a profound sense of gratitude, strength, and divine grace. ...

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