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Prof. Mohamed Rela

Prof. Mohamed Rela

MBBS, MS, FRCS HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon Chairman

43 Years of Experience

Rela Multi-Speciality Hospital, Chennai

English, Hindi

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About Prof. Mohamed Rela

Prof. Mohamed Rela is a globally renowned liver transplant surgeon with more than four decades of surgical experience. He has been instrumental in shaping liver transplantation and hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery in India and internationally. He founded the Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre (RIMC) in Chennai in 2018, a quaternary care hospital known for advanced multi-organ transplantation, complex hepatobiliary surgery, and comprehensive multi-specialty services. Prof. Rela first gained international attention when he performed a successful liver transplant on a five-day-old newborn, which was recognized in the Guinness Book of Records as one of the youngest patients ever to undergo this procedure.
He has pioneered advanced surgical methods such as split liver transplantation, auxiliary liver transplantation, and mono-segment grafts, which have been adopted worldwide for expanding the donor pool and improving outcomes in paediatric patients. Today, he leads one of the largest liver transplant programs in South Asia, performing hundreds of adult and paediatric liver transplants annually, while continuing to publish influential research and train the next generation of transplant surgeons.

Qualifications of Prof. Mohamed Rela

  • MBBS – University of Madras (1982)
  • MS (General Surgery) – University of Madras (1987)
  • FRCS – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1988)
  • DSc (Honoris Causa) – Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University (2013)

Special Area of Interest

  • Liver transplantation
  • Paediatric liver surgery
  • Split liver transplantation
  • Auxiliary liver transplantation
  • Mono-segment graft transplantation
  • Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery
  • Living donor liver transplantation
  • Complex hepatobiliary resections

Work Experience of Prof. Mohamed Rela

  • Consultant Surgeon & Professor of Liver Surgery – King’s College Hospital, London (long-standing tenure in UK academia).
  • Founder – Institute of Liver Disease and Transplantation, Chennai (2009).
  • Chairman & Managing Director – Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai (2018–present).
  • Leads India’s largest liver transplant program with annual volumes of 300+ transplants.
  • Mentor and course director for Post-MCh Fellowship in Liver Transplantation at Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Guinness World Record (2000) for liver transplantation on a five-day-old infant.
  • Panchanan Chatterjee Oration & Gold Medal – Association of Surgeons of India (1996).
  • Scroll of Honour and Medal – JIPMER, Pondicherry (2009).
  • Dr. Madhanagopal Oration & Medal – Madras Medical College (2010).
  • Scroll of Honour – The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University (2012).
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – Association of Health Providers of India (AHPI), AHPICON 2024.
  • Recognised Teacher and PhD Supervisor – University of London (2001).
  • Professor of Liver Surgery and Transplantation – King’s College, University of London (2005).

Memberships

  • President – Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI).
  • Past President – International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS).
  • Councilor – The Transplantation Society (TTS), South & Southeast Asia.
  • Executive Council Member – International Living Donor Liver Transplantation Group (iLDLT Group).
  • Founder & Trustee – National Foundation for Liver Research (NFLR).
  • Member – British Transplantation Society (BTS), International HPB Association (IHPBA), Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT), British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL).
  • Editorial board member and reviewer for leading journals including American Journal of Transplantation, Transplantation, Liver Transplantation, British Journal of Surgery, Hepatology International.

Research & Papers Published By Prof. Mohamed Rela

  • Authored/co-authored more than 900 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Key themes: liver transplantation techniques, paediatric transplant outcomes, hepatobiliary surgery innovations, living donor liver transplantation.
  • Notable publications in Annals of Surgery, British Journal of Surgery, Transplant International, Hepatology, American Journal of Transplantation.
  • Contributor to international consensus guidelines on immunosuppression in liver transplant recipients and living donor liver transplantation practices.

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