Kumud Dhital

Prof. Dr.
Kumud K. Dhital
FRCS
Born
Rome, Italy
NationalityNepalese
CitizenshipNepal
Occupation(s)Surgeon, Associate Professor
Employer(s)Yashoda Hospitals, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, University of New South Wales, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Notable workDead Heart Transplantation
SpouseJane Dhital
Children2

Kumud Dhital (Nepali: कुमुद धिताल) is a Nepalese cardiothoracic specialist and Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon at Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, India.[1]

Dhital's prior work experience was at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney and, Australia.[2][3]

In fall 2014, Dhital was head of the surgical team who completed the world's first “dead heart” transplant. A “dead heart” is a heart donated after circulatory death (DCD), where the heart has stopped beating.[4] As of 24 October 2014, 3 patients had received DCD heart transplants.[5] It helps to buy certain time(3 to 6 hrs) for the dead heart to transplant in a receiver.

Dhital was also an associate professor and senior lecturer in surgery at the University of New South Wales.[3][5] As a faculty member at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Dhital worked closely with Professor Peter MacDonald, the medical director of the St Vincent's Heart Transplant Unit.[3] St Vincent's Hospital and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute collaborated to develop their successful DCD transplant technique.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital's Profile". Kauvery Hospital. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Kumud Dhital". CTSNet: The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network. CTSNet. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "2013 Keynote Speakers". 2013 Transplant Nurses Association National Conference. GEMS Event Management. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ^ Patterson, Robbie (24 October 2014). "World-first dead heart transplant at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital a game changer". News.com.au. News Limited. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b Agence France-Presse (AFP) (24 October 2014). "Australian Doctors Transplant 'Dead' Hearts In Surgical Breakthrough". Business Insider. Business Insider Inc. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. ^ Connor, Steve (24 October 2014). "Australian surgeons perform first successful 'dead heart' transplants". The Independent. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2014.


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