Prof. Dr. Mohamed Rela
Renowned Liver Transplant Surgeon
Credentials:
- MBBS, MS, FRCS
Location:
- Chennai, India
Position:
- Director, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai
Experience:
- Over 31 years in liver transplantation and related fields
Expertise:
- Liver transplantation
- Chronic liver disease
- Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery
Achievements:
- Performed over 3000 liver transplants
- Guinness World Record for successful transplant on a 5-day-old girl (1997)
- First living related liver transplant on a patient with acute liver failure in the UK
- Successful transplant for a four-and-a-half-year-old girl with terminal liver disease
- Participated in a team performing six liver transplants alongside a bone marrow transplant
- Led team performing first-ever Swap liver transplantation on adults in India
Research Interests:
- Liver regeneration
- Safer liver surgeries for donors, recipients, and patients with advanced liver tumors
Special Interests:
- Chronic liver disease
- Hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery
- Liver transplantation
Work Experience:
- Chief, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Chennai
- Chairman, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Chennai
Education:
- MBBS, Stanley Medical College, University of Madras
- MS, University of Madras
- FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh