Pune: A 46 year old male patient working as a cab driver was declared brain dead at KEM Hospital, Pune on 8 Apr 2025.
By consenting to donate his Heart, Liver, Kidneys and Corneas his family gave a new lease of life to 6 waitlisted organ recipients.
While the heart was sent to a hospital in Mumbai, one kidney was transplanted at KEM Hospital, Pune the other kidney, liver and corneas were transplanted into patients from other hospitals in Pune
Dr.Pradeep D’Costa, Head Intensive Care Unit at KEM Hospital, Pune informed that the cab driver suffered a massive intracranial bleed after which he was brought to KEM Hospital on 2nd Feb 2025 and put on ventilatory support.
He was declared brain dead on evening of 8th April 2025. His family consented to organ donation after which his organs were harvested on 9th April and transported via a green corridor.
One of the kidneys was transplanted at KEM Hospital into a 40-year-old lady software professional suffering from lupus nephritis .
The team of doctors involved in harvesting included Dr Bharat Kalambe, General Surgeon, Dr. Yogesh Sovani Andrologist, Dr. Shardul Date, HoD Vascular Surgery, Dr. Shams Iqbal, Urologist, Dr. Valentine Lobo, Nephrologist , HOD Med Social WorkDept & Dialysis & Transplant Coordinator Rohini Sahashrabudhe, Transplant Coordinators Manoj Gadekar and Jasmeet Arora along with Dr. Poonam Deshmukh, Assistant Administrator KEM Hospital and the Nursing team.
Dr. Rakesh Shah , Chief Operating Officer KEM Hospital, Pune said ,organ donation is a noble act and we salute the family members for this gesture which has given a new lease of life to many. We would also like to thank the Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee and the Traffic Police for facilitating a green corridor to transport the organs.
