Dr. Mohamed Rela

About Doctor

Dr. Mohamed Rela is regarded as the senior and top-most Liver Transplant Surgeon with over 28 years of experience.

He has successfully performed over 1500 Liver Transplant Surgeries and this number is still counting.

In December 1997, Dr. Rela led a team to perform an innovative liver transplant on a five-day-old girl, earning him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2000 for this remarkable achievement.

He also specialized in performing split liver transplantation techniques, enabling a single cadaver liver to be divided and transplanted into two patients, doubling the life-saving impact of each donor organ.

According to Top Masters in Health Administrations, he is recognized as one of the most innovative pediatric surgeons.

Dr. Rela is a world-renowned surgeon, recognized for his outstanding work in liver transplantation and complex hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery with over 400 scientific publications.

Medical Qualifications

• DSc (Honoris Causa): Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India, 2013.
• MS: University of Madras, India, 1987.
• MBBS: University of Madras, India, 1982.

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• President, the International Liver Transplant Society.
• Executive Member: Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
• Professor: Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Institute of Liver Disease, King’s College.
• Managing Director and Chairman, Dr. Rela Hospital, Chennai.
• Course Director, Fellowship in Liver Transplantation, Dr MGR Medical University, Tamil Nadu.
• Associate Editor, Transplantation, Official Journal of The Transplantation Society.

Career Highlights

• Dr.Rela is globally recognized for his expertise in liver transplantation, having performed over 6,000 liver transplants.
• He performed a liver transplant on a five-day-old baby, securing his entry into the Guinness Book of World Records.
• With over 400 scientific publications, his research spans liver transplantation and complex hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery.
• In 2009, he established the Institute of Liver Disease and Transplantation in Chennai, which has become India's largest liver transplant program. He also founded Rela Hospital, an international quaternary care facility.
• Dr. Rela organized AHPICON 2024, a major healthcare conference with participation from around 50 speakers and 500 healthcare professionals, representing over 21,000 member hospitals nationwide.

Research and Fellowships

• Member of the British Medical Association.
• Member of the Royal Society of Medicine.
• Member of the British Transplantation Society.
• Member of the International Liver Transplant Society
• Member of the European Society of Organ Transplantation.
• Member of the British Association: Study of the Liver.
• Member of the International Hepato-Pancreatic Biliary Association.
• Member of the Asian Pacific Association: Study of the Liver.
• Member of the American Society of Transplantation.

Awards and Recoginition

• In 2009, he was awarded the Scroll of Honour and Medal by the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry.
• In 2010, he received the Dr. Madhanagopal Oration and Medal from Madras Medical College.
• In December 1996, he was honored with the Panchanna Chaterjee Oration and Gold Medal by the Association of Surgeons of India.