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Mangaluru Hospital Harvests Organs and Tissues from Brain-Dead Patient
24 Aug
Summary
- Organs and tissues of 49-year-old Subraya Venkataram Bhat harvested
- Kidneys transplanted to patients at two Mangaluru hospitals
- Corneas, thigh bones, arm bones, and Achilles tendons also harvested
On August 22nd, 2025, the organs and tissues of a 49-year-old brain-dead patient, Subraya Venkataram Bhat, were harvested at the Justice K.S. Hegde Charitable Hospital in Mangaluru. Mr. Bhat, a resident of Malgaum in Ankola taluk of Uttara Kannada district, was admitted to the hospital with a brain bleed and was declared brain dead on the same day.
Following counseling by the Jeevasarthakathe team and efforts by the treating physicians, Mr. Bhat's family agreed to donate his organs. A team of doctors then coordinated to harvest both his kidneys, corneas, thigh bones, arm bones, and Achilles tendons. One kidney was sent to the A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences, while the other was sent to the KMC Hospital, both in Mangaluru. The corneas were preserved for future transplantation, and the bones were stored at the hospital's tissue bank for potential use by bone cancer patients.
This was the second time in the state that cadaver bone harvesting was performed. The donated bones can be stored for over 20 years, according to the hospital. The selfless decision of Mr. Bhat's family has the potential to save and improve the lives of multiple individuals in need of organ and tissue transplants.
