Swagat Super Speciality Hospital Continues Successful Liver Transplant Programme in Northeast India

Guwahati, 13th June: Swagat Super Speciality Hospital and Surgical Institute has continued its remarkable success in the field of liver transplantation by successfully performing yet another Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) on 27th May 2026, further strengthening its position as the leading liver transplant centre in Northeast India. The hospital is presently the only centre in the region performing liver transplant surgeries on a regular basis and at affordable rates, enabling patients from Assam and neighbouring states to access advanced transplant care closer to home.

Earlier this year, on 4th April 2026, the hospital had successfully performed a liver transplant on Md. Asgar Ali (52 years), with his 20-year-old son, Mr. Enjamul Hoque, serving as the donor. Encouraged by the excellent outcome of that transplant, the hospital successfully completed another liver transplant on 27th May 2026, where the recipient was Mr. Manmath Kalita (60 years) and the donor was his 25-year-old son, Mr. Dhruba Jyoti Das.

The highly complex transplant surgeries were successfully carried out by the dedicated multidisciplinary transplant team at the institute. Hospital management informed that both recipients and donors recovered well following their surgeries and have since been discharged from the hospital. All are presently recuperating comfortably at home.

Addressing the media, the management of Swagat Super Speciality Hospital and Surgical Institute announced that the transplant programme is led by Prof. Dr. Subhash Khanna as Team In-Charge. Notably, the first recipient, Md. Asgar Ali, had been admitted on multiple occasions in a critical condition and had undergone several lifesaving procedures including banding, Sengstaken tube insertion and BRTO before eventually receiving a successful liver transplant.

Gastroenterology support was led by Dr. Amitava Goswami, while the surgical transplant team included Dr. Vikash Moond, Senior Consultant Liver Transplant Surgeon; Dr. Ashish George, Principal Consultant & Unit Head – Liver Transplant  ;  along with other surgeons Dr. Areendam Barua; Dr. Supriya Choudhury; Dr. Biswajyoti Rabha, Dr. Rishiraj Brahma; Dr. Daniel Raju; and Dr. Pavan Bhargav.

The transplant anaesthesia team comprised of Dr. Sherin S. Rasalam, Consultant Liver Transplant Anaesthetist; Dr. Kaneenika Das; and Dr. Shabbir Khan, while intensive care support was provided by Dr. Ayushman Khanna and his team.

Senior consultants from the departments of Cardiology, Radiology, Pathology and Psychiatry were also actively involved in the comprehensive care of the patients. Dedicated transplant coordinators, duty officers, nursing staff and ICU teams were specially assigned for the surgeries, while strict transplant protocols and patient safety measures were maintained throughout the procedures.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Dr. Subhash Khanna said:

"The successful completion of consecutive liver transplants is a matter of immense pride for our institution and for the entire Northeast region. Our vision is to establish a sustainable and affordable liver transplant programme so that patients no longer need to travel to distant metropolitan cities for treatment. These successful outcomes demonstrate that world-class transplant care can now be delivered within Assam at costs significantly lower than many centres across the country."

He further added that the institute is continuously strengthening its transplant programme and infrastructure to provide advanced and affordable healthcare services within the region.

Dr. Ayushman Khanna stated that the institution remains committed to providing affordable treatment options for patients suffering from liver failure and other advanced liver diseases. He further added that with growing expertise and infrastructure, the hospital expects to attract patients not only from Northeast India but also from neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Nepal, where access to liver transplant facilities remains limited.

The hospital management also announced that a dedicated monthly Liver Clinic is being conducted at Swagat Hospitals by Dr. Vikash Moond, Senior Consultant Liver Transplant Surgeon, enabling patients requiring consultation for liver diseases and transplant evaluation to access specialized care within the region.

With successful liver transplants now being performed on a regular basis, Swagat Super Speciality Hospital and Surgical Institute continues to reinforce Assam's emergence as a major Healthcare and medical tourism destination for tertiary and transplant healthcare services in Northeast India.