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Nagpur: Kingsway Hospital starts liver disease and transplant unit

October 2, 2021, 10:01 PM

Nation Next Newsroom | Nagpur

With an intention to provide advanced healthcare to patients with liver disease, Nagpur’s Kingsway Hospital recently started a liver disease and transplant unit at its premises.

The addition of the unit at the hospital is crucial given the medical statistics. Close to 40,000 people die every year while waiting for a liver transplant. Only one out of 10 patients who need a liver, receive one.

The start of the unit at Kingsway Hospital is significant development in Central India as majority of Indian states do not even have liver donation programs and hence patients are forced to travel long distances and spend large amount of money to get treatment.

The unit at Kingsway Hospital will deliver comprehensive treatment to patients with all kinds of liver problems such as acute liver failure, end stage liver disease and liver tumours. The unit will also provide treatment for liver diseases of children, including adult and pediatric liver transplants from both from living and deceased donors. The team at the liver disease and transplant unit at Kingsway Hospital consists of Dr Prakash Jain (Liver Transplant Surgeon), Dr Samir Patil and Dr Amol Samarth (Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologists).

For the uninitiated, LDLT (Living Donor Transplantation) is now a well-established procedure for end stage liver disease, providing options for patients who would otherwise die. Many steps have been taken by transplant teams around the world to improve donor safety. These have been shared across countries and programs so that the procedures and patients remain safe.

One such recent step is the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques for donor operations. Laparoscopic and robotic operations are being done to reduce the effects of major surgery for donors. They experience less post-operative pain, are able to return to work and regular life earlier and have better scars. It is should be noted that now all of this is accessible to the patients in Central India and around.

After a liver transplant, up to 70% of a donor liver can be removed and transplanted into the person suffering from chronic liver disease. The uniqueness of the liver is that it will grow to 80-90% of its original size in the donor and in the recipient. Clearly, the emphasis in living donor transplant is donor safety. It is absolutely essential to make sure that the healthy person donating a part of their liver does not have any long term problems with their health.

Keeping this in mind, Kingsway Hospital has tied up with Dr Vivek Vij (Director and Consultant Transplant Surgeon of Advanced Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences at Fortis Hospitals, Delhi-NCR). Dr Vij and his team have a vast experience of liver transplantation, with more than 3500 transplants done over the past 10 years.

Dr Vij is an internationally recognized transplant leader and a pioneer in laparoscopic donor hepatectomy, with more than 100 safe laparoscopic donor operations done over the past 2 years. Kingsway Hospitals is delighted to announce that with this collaboration, cutting edge treatment comparable to international centres is now at your service, within your reach.

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Maharashtra Minister Amit Deshmukh honours Nagpur’s Dr Danish Iqbal with ‘COVID Warrior’ award

Published

3 years ago

May 19, 2022

Nation Next Newsroom | Nagpur

Nagpur District Oral Health Officer Dr Danish Iqbal with Maharashtra Minister Amit Deshmukh

Dr Danish Iqbal, Nagpur District Oral Health officer received the ‘COVID Warrior’ award at the hands of Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Amit Deshmukh at a function held at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Mumbai on May 17. Also present during the felicitation were Health Minister Rajesh Tope and Dr Narendra Kale. The function was organized by Maharashtra State Dental Council.

During the pandemic, Dr Iqbal was initially appointed as nodal officer of Central India College of Pharmacy in Nagpur’s Lonara and then as the nodal officer of VNIT quarantine centre, which was one of the biggest quarantine centres of Vidarbha.

Dr Iqbal received the recognition for his excellent work done during the pandemic. He worked under the guidance of public health department at civil surgeon office in Nagpur and sub district hospital in Kamptee. Out of the 51,000 dental surgeons in the state, 160 were shortlisted for the recognition. Dr Danish Iqbal received the recognition along with three other doctors from Vidarbha.

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Inside ‘Lokmat Times Excellence in Healthcare Awards 2021’ at Nagpur

Published

3 years ago

May 5, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Photographer : Nitin Mankar | Nagpur

The second ceremony of distribution of ‘Lokmat Times Excellence in Healthcare Awards 2021’ took place on Wednesday at Hotel Centre Point in Nagpur. The programme was presided by chief guests — former Union Minister and former Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Devendra Fadnavis — and Chairman at Lokmat Media Group Vijay Darda to name a few.

Renowned physician and Intensivist from Mumbai, Dr Pratit Samdani was the keynote speaker who spoke on ‘Today’s Lifestyle and Health.’

The jury comprised chairman of the jury board and Senior Physician Dr SN Deshmukh, Secretary and Senior Radiologist Raju Khandelwal, eminent Ophthalmologist and MP Padma Shri Dr Vikas Mahatme, Deputy Director of Health, Nagpur Division Dr Sanjay Jaiswal, Senior ENT, Head & Neck Surgeon Dr Madan Kapare, Senior Physician Dr Jay Deshmukh, Senior Gastroenterologist Dr Srikant Mukewar, Senior Gynaecologist Dr Sadhana Deshmukh, Senior Psychiatrist Dr Sudhir Bhave, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences Ravindra Saranaik and world renowned Ayurveda doctor Sunil Joshi along with Lokmat Times Editor NK Nayak.

The Lokmat Times Excellence in Healthcare Award is given to doctors on the basis of their performance. Public opinion polls are also conducted through media and social media.

The Lifetime Achievement Award, Young Achievers Award, and three new awards have been launched this year. These include outstanding contribution towards public health, including the International Award, the Special Award for the Covid Warriors, and the Special Jury Award.

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Thousands benefit from free health check-up drive by Kingsway Hospitals, Nation Next Foundation

Published

3 years ago

May 2, 2022

Nation Next Newsroom | Photographer : Nitin Mankar | Nagpur

More than 1,500 Nagpur citizens have benefitted till now from the free health check-up drive, which is being organized every morning at various parks of Nagpur, by Kingsway Hospitals and Nation Next Foundation.

Nation Next Foundation and Kingsway Hospitals have join hands to conduct free health check-up camps at different Nagpur parks. The campaign, which started from April 13, will go on till May 13, 2022. The camp is held from 5:30 am to 7:30 am. During the camp, citizens can get their blood pressure, SPO2 levels and random blood sugar checked for free.

Here’s the schedule for the camp:
– May 3 at Aji Ajoba Park (Trimurti Nagar)
– May 4 at Aji Ajoba Park (Trimurti Nagar)
– May 5 at Neeri Road
– May 6 at Neeri Road
– May 7 at Sakkardara Garden
– May 8 at Sakkardara Garden
– May 9 at Traffic Park
– May 10 at Traffic Park
– May 11 at Traffic Park
– May 12 at Dayanand Park (Jaripatka)
– May 13 at Dayanand Park (Jaripatka)