Prof. Mohamed Rela
MS, FRCS, DSc
Chairman & Director, Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre
Prof. Mohamed Rela is a pioneer in liver transplantation with over 28 years of experience in the field. He started the Institute of Liver Disease and Transplantation at Gleneagles Global Health City in 2009. It quickly became the largest liver transplantation program in India. Since its inception, this program performed more than 1500 liver transplant surgeries.
Prof. Mohamed Rela started “Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre“ with a vision to address health care issues of local population with facilities of International standards also provide cost effective high end treatments like Multi-Organ Transplantation, especially liver transplants. He is one of the most accomplished liver doctors in the world in this field and has performed more than 4000 liver transplant surgeries. He has over 400 scientific articles and book chapters to his credit.
He has pioneered the technique of split liver transplant where one cadaver liver is split into two and transplanted into two individuals.
He is also one of the most Innovative Paediatric Surgeons alive as per an article published by “Top Master’s in Healthcare Administration”.
Institute of Liver Disease & Transplantation
The Largest Liver Hospital in Chennai, India
Rela Institute of Liver Disease & Transplantation (RILDT) is acknowledged as one of the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary disease-management centres that offers specialized treatment of liver and pancreas related diseases such as liver transplant, making it one of the Best Liver Hospitals in Chennai. RILDT’s exceptional liver transplant team has performed over 1400 liver transplants in Tamil Nadu since 2010. The Rela Hospital offers a coordinated multidisciplinary approach to liver transplants and liver care. It is the best liver hospital in India and one of the best liver hospitals in India. It is equipped with some of the most advanced liver care facilities.
Our team of highly skilled Liver Doctors, Hepatologists, Medical Gastroenterologists, Surgical Gastroenterologists and HPB Surgeons works with qualified doctors and other staff to provide all kinds of liver disease treatments.
With a proud tradition of medical excellence, as evidenced by many of its ‘firsts’ and medical breakthroughs, our Liver Hospital strives to provide quality healthcare, where the most advanced treatments are delivered by the region’s leading medical professionals.
RIMC has performed many breakthrough surgeries including one on a 42 days old baby - creating a record of being the youngest successful pediatric liver transplant surgery in India. At Rela's Liver Hospital in Chennai, we receive many International cases of Liver Transplantation – both Adult & Pediatric – from countries like Bangladesh, Middle East, Sri Lanka, etc. We have become the most sought after liver transplant hospital in India due to our impressive success rates.
Treatment Specialization
- Liver Transplantation
- Paediatric Liver Disease & Transplantation
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Diseases
- Chronic Liver Disease
- Acute Liver Failure
- Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation
- Liver tumours
- Bile duct tumours
- Diseases of the Pancreas
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Ascites
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Wilson's Disease
- Management of Chronic Liver Disease
- Management of Acute Liver Failure
- Gallbladder Diseases
- Gallstone Disease
- Gallbladder Polyps
- Choledocholithiasis
- Liver Metastasis
- Cholangitis
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis
- Hepatomegaly
- Crigler Najjar Syndrome
- Galactosemia
- Budd Chiari Syndrome
- Liver Adenoma
- Primary HCC - Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hepatoblastoma
- Hepatorenal Syndrome
- Portal Hypertension
- Hemangioma
- Liver Resection
- Pancreas Transplant
- Kidney Transplant
- Combined Pancreas & Kidney Transplant
- Vascular Access – Fistula Formation For Dialysis
India’s Youngest Successful Liver Transplantation on a One-Month-Old Baby
First Successful Split & Auxiliary Liver Transplant Surgery in India
First Paediatric Auxiliary Liver Transplant in Asia
First Swap Liver Transplant on Adults in India
Success Stories
Prof. Mohamed Rela performed a successful liver transplantation on a 5-day-old girl, Baebhen Schutke, for which his name was registered in Guinness Book of World Records. Ms. Schutke is now 20 years old and is studying law.
India’s Youngest Successful Liver Transplantation on a One-Month-Old Baby, performed at Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre.
The three liver transplants done on infants with biliary atresia from Nellore, Bangalore and Delhi in July 2020 during this pandemic despite travel restrictions and logistic difficulties was one of our recent achievements.
RELA HOSPITAL SETS NEW GLOBAL BENCHMARK IN LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENT SURVIVAL RATE Worldwide the patient survival rate averages at 90% while Rela Hospital achieved a 99.2% patient survival rate.
Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre, an International medical facility is a quaternary care hospital dedicated to fostering and responding to the needs of a diverse set of patients.
The hospital is committed to being an internationally significant health care provider with the state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities, functioning in a sprawling area of 36 acres - located in Chromepet, Chennai, India. Our hospital has a facility of 450 beds inclusive of 130 critical care beds, 14 operating rooms, contemporary reference laboratories and radiology services. This centre is conveniently located in close proximity to road, rail and air transport.