Living donor pathway
A suitable living donor may donate a portion of the liver after comprehensive medical and other required evaluation.
Living Donor Liver Transplant in Pune
What Is A Living Donor Liver Transplant?
A living-donor liver transplant uses a portion of a suitable living donor’s liver for transplantation into the recipient after donor and recipient assessment. The pathway is considered when the clinical team determines that living donation is appropriate.
Recipient assessment
The recipient is assessed for transplant suitability, disease severity and the appropriate transplant pathway.
Donor safety
Living donation provides no medical benefit to the donor; donor safety and suitability are fundamental to the pathway.
Compatibility
Blood group and other donor-recipient factors are assessed. If direct compatibility is a concern, a specialised pathway may be considered in selected cases.
What Is a Living Donor Liver Transplant?
A living-donor liver transplant uses a portion of a suitable living donor’s liver after comprehensive donor and recipient evaluation.
Book ConsultationWho May Be Considered For A Living-donor Transplant?
A living-donor pathway may be considered for selected patients whose liver disease or other transplant indication warrants transplantation and for whom an appropriate living donor can be evaluated. Suitability is determined by the transplant team.
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Advanced or decompensated liver disease
Explain that selected patients may be assessed for transplantation.
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Acute liver failure
Explain that some severe cases require urgent specialist assessment.
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Selected liver cancers
Link to the dedicated liver-transplant-for-cancer page; avoid implying every liver cancer patient is eligible.
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Selected metabolic/genetic or other conditionss
Explain only at a high level and keep suitability individualized.
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Can I Get a Liver Transplant With a Living Donor?
A living-donor transplant may be possible when the recipient is suitable for transplantation and the potential donor is independently assessed and found suitable and safe for donation.
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Multidisciplinary care
What Is Assessed Before A Living-donor Transplant?
The supplied transplant materials support a high-level evaluation covering recipient fitness, donor safety, blood group, anatomy, graft considerations, donor liver health and the applicable transplant pathway. The exact Ruby Hall work-up should be inserted only after clinician confirmation.
Recipient condition
Diagnosis, disease severity, current clinical condition and transplant suitability.
Donor safety
Independent assessment focused on whether donation is medically appropriate and safe.
Blood group
Record blood-group compatibility assessment; link to ABOIncompatible & Swap page where relevant.
Anatomy
Assessment of donor and recipient anatomy relevant to planning.
Graft considerations
Assess whether the proposed donor graft is appropriate; do not publish fixed thresholds unless approved.
Overall medical review
Additional investigations are arranged according to the clinical situation.
What Is Evaluated Before a Living-Donor Liver Transplant?
Recipient suitability, donor safety, blood group, anatomy, graft considerations, donor liver health and the applicable transplant pathway are assessed; the exact work-up varies by clinical situation.
Book ConsultationWhat Happens During The Living-donor Transplant Journey?
Initial consultation
review diagnosis, records and transplant indication.
Recipient evaluation
assess disease severity and overall suitability.
Donor evaluation
assess donor safety and suitability independently.
Compatibility and planning
review blood group, anatomy, graft considerations and pathway
Transplant planning
discuss suitability, next steps and required approvals/arrangements.
Post-transplant care
recipient monitoring and donor follow-up, with long-term specialist care as required.
How Does Living-Donor Liver Transplant Evaluation Begin?
It begins with specialist consultation and review of the recipient’s condition, followed by separate donor evaluation focused on donor safety and suitability.
Book ConsultationWhy Is Donor Safety Important in Living-Donor Liver Transplant?
Donor safety is fundamental because living donation provides no medical benefit to the donor; suitability must therefore be assessed independently before donation is considered.
Book ConsultationLiving Donor And Other Transplant Pathways
Living donor
Detailed pathway on this page.
Pediatric
Link only when relevant; do not duplicate pediatric content.
Deceased donor
Link to deceased-donor and waiting-list pages; allocation rules belong there.
What Happens After Transplant?
The recipient requires hospital recovery, immunosuppressive medication, graft monitoring and long-term follow-up. Link to the dedicated Liver Transplant Recovery & Long-Term Care and Post-Transplant Nutrition pages. Donor follow-up should be described only to the level approved by Ruby Hall.
What Happens After a Living-Donor Liver Transplant?
The recipient requires close post-transplant monitoring, medicines and long-term specialist follow-up; the donor also requires appropriate post-donation follow-up.
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Our Doctors
Meet Our Liver Transplant Surgeons & Hepatology Team
Dr. Manoj Shrivastav
MBBS · DNB (General Surgery) · Fellowship in Liver Transplantation, Global Hospital, Chennai
Dr. Manoj Shrivastav is a liver transplant surgeon at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, and currently leads the multi-organ transplant programme. He has personally completed over 200 liver transplants in Pune, 100 of them in the past year alone, with a survival rate above 95% and a one-year survival rate of 92% across his transplant series.
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He is equipped to handle acute surgical emergencies and trauma across a variety of scenarios, has performed major liver resections for hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma, and believes a successful transplant depends on excellent teamwork across the entire clinical team — not one surgeon alone.
Meet the TeamFrequently Asked Questions
Who can be a living liver donor?
A potential living donor must undergo comprehensive assessment to determine medical suitability and donor safety. Exact eligibility criteria should be confirmed with the transplant team.
Does blood-group mismatch prevent living donation?
Not necessarily. Blood-group mismatch may change the pathway and may require specialised assessment.
Is every potential donor suitable?
No. Donor suitability is determined through individual medical and other required evaluation.
What does donor evaluation involve?
The evaluation is focused on donor safety and suitability and may include review of medical condition, blood group, anatomy, liver health and other factors relevant to the pathway.
Can I have a living-donor transplant without a suitable donor?
If a suitable living donor is not available, the patient may be evaluated for the applicable deceased-donor pathway, subject to medical and regulatory requirements.
What happens after living-donor transplantation?
The recipient requires close post-transplant monitoring and long-term specialist care; donor follow-up is also part of the pathway.
Talk to the liver team
Need to discuss liver transplant options?
Speak with the Liver Sciences & Multi-Organ Transplant team at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune. Bring available medical records, imaging,
laboratory reports and previous treatment details where available.