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Dr. Bangash said that he will continue to work on more transplant procedures in October and hopes to begin pediatric transplantation next year. – Photo by Hussain Afzal / Dawn.com
KARACHI: Dr. Tariq Ali Bangash who directed Pakistan’s first successful cadaver liver transplant at Sheikh Zayed Hospital Lahore shares his experiences regarding the historic achievement.
The inspiring lecture was organised by Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT). Dr. Bangash said that Dr. Adeeb Rizvi has always been his inspiration and his father always encouraged him to be like Dr. Rizvi and nothing else. He said that Dr. Rizvi also did the homework of the first cadaver liver transplant in Pakistan.
The cadaveric liver transplant is a process in which the liver of a deceased person is transferred into a patient. In this case, the liver was donated by Mohammad Arsalan, a 16-year-old matriculation student from Lahore. Arsalan had been wounded and was admitted to the hospital three days before the transplantation and had asked his parents to donate his liver in the case of his death.
On August 13, 2011, Pakistani media highlighted the first successful attempt of a liver transplant. A team of professionals led by Dr. Bangash retrieved the liver at 3:30 pm; the transplant process started at 9:00 pm and finished the process at 5:00 am.
Dr. Bangash said that the liver was donated to Amir Raza – a 40-year-old businessman from Sialkot. “He showed signs of rocky progress after the transplantation and after five or six days, the patient was released from the ICU and is now back at work,” Bangash added.
From Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Leeds
Dr. Bangash belongs to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and did his MBBS in 1996. He then worked with nine experts on nine different liver transplantation approaches in Leeds UK, which is now the largest transplant center in Europe, receiving up to 450 liver recipients a year.
The doctors and paramedics at SIUT at the lecture of Dr. Tariq Ali Bangash. – Photo by Hussain Afzal / Dawn.com
Two years ago, Dr.Bangash joined the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore.
He said that the waiting list is increasing as the organ shortage is getting worse every year.
“On the other hand, transplantation of complex organs – such as liver – need huge resources and expertise; it is teamwork of a variety of professionals including nutritionists, pharmacists and even social workers,” he added.
Dr. Bangash said that he will continue to work on more transplant procedures in October and hopes to begin pediatric transplantation next year.
Responding to a question Dawn.com asked regarding his return to Pakistan despite the country’s harsh situation, he said that we should remain hopeful about our country and its future.
“There are so many Pakistani professionals around the world who are willing to return to the country and soon they will,” he added.
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Sep 23, 2011 02:13pm
Excellent and appreciable achievement of Dr. Bangash. His achievement shows that Pakistan has the talent, it only needs to create right environment, to produce world class professionals. We need more professionals like Dr. Bangash in every field of life in Pakistan to put our country on the fast track to progress and a bright future.
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Sep 23, 2011 02:28pm
Aah, too late,
Some twenty years back my otherwise perfectly healthy father developed CA head of Pancreas that blocked thehepatic artery, progressed in to Cirhotic liver & an eventual Liver rupture.
In those days there were few Surgeons to understand and attempt even the shunt.
Your good friend Dr. Changaiz knows me well & would recall.
Hopefully you save many lives,
best of luck,
Salamuna
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Sep 23, 2011 02:28pm
^We need a more education and research budget to produce these people and let people do what they want
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Sep 23, 2011 02:40pm
Well done Dr. tariq Ali and Allah bless Arsalan's soul in the best place in paradise. Salute to Arsalan's parents.
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Sep 23, 2011 02:48pm
you have to learn to live with others which we call tolerance.
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Sep 23, 2011 04:45pm
well done Doc you made us proud and people like you are a hope for a better Pakistan..
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Sep 23, 2011 05:15pm
Salam @ well done Dr Bandash. As a public health professional myself in Australia, I am proud of Pathans like you who loves to help his Pakistanis brothers and sister without any discrimination. I am happy to go back to Pakistan after 25 yrs in Australia and help my people in Pakistan.
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Sep 23, 2011 06:25pm
Congratulations to Dr Bangash. In the West successful liver transplants started over 40 years ago so Pakistan is more than 40 years behind in the field. Only the very rich would be able to afford such a transplant as there is no national database of recipients and donors. Your article did not mention what the recipient was suffering from because one has to be very careful about the right indications for a liver transplant otherwise it is going to be a very expensive and ultimately futile exercise.
By the way Leeds is not the 'largest transplant centre in Europe'.
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Sep 23, 2011 07:12pm
Well done Dr Bangash. Good job! I hope we can also continue to recognize people like Dr Adeeb Rizvi, a mentor for many physicians, a living legend, some one who indeed needs to be nominated for the Nobel prize in Medicine.
Altaf Ibrahim
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Sep 23, 2011 07:58pm
I was told that the first liver transplant patient expired after a few days... Is this true? Is this the same person? Can someone reply me?
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Sep 23, 2011 08:06pm
I take an offense to your statement 'In the West successful liver transplants started over 40 years ago so Pakistan is more than 40 years behind in the field.'
There can be lengthy discussions on this but for one time can't you just be happy that 'something' has been done in Pakistan which MAY benefit many?
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Sep 23, 2011 08:17pm
Great Dr:Sahib! Kudos to you and I hope the people like you will come forward and hold the torch of progress for this nation...
Pakistan Zindabad!!
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Sep 23, 2011 11:14pm
I feel really proud of people like him who don't make the bad conditions in country or lack of facilities an excuse n run away. MashAllah he has set an example for the younger doctors and ordinary people as well.. May Allah bless our country and enable us all to enter our name in list of achievers.
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Sep 24, 2011 03:23am
I'm proud to have him in my family.
He has done our nation proud.
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Sep 24, 2011 04:04am
That is true Gary! However how do you relate that phrase to a successful liver transplant?
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Sep 24, 2011 06:49am
Can we ever thank you enough? We need more people like you to return home. Pakistan may not be the best place in the world, but it is where we all belong.
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Sep 24, 2011 08:01am
WOW! No suitable words can be found to commend the efforts of our Dr Banagash who has raised our heads and equated us with the developed and advanced nations. I strongly recommend that our President Asif Ali Zardari, in recognition to his meritorious achievement, must at least confer Sitara e Imtiaz, if not Hilal e Pakistan on him.
Prayers / Sincere Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait
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Sep 24, 2011 08:03am
We must all congratulat dr Bangash and also remember that it has taken more than ten years of planning and preparation for this operation to succeed. It all would not have been possible without courageous Arsalan and his loving parents. Let us all pray that this is the beginning of a lon g series and not just a false start. Way to go Tariq.
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Sep 24, 2011 11:02am
It is really a big moment in the history of pakistans health care
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Sep 24, 2011 11:08am
a big day for medical history in pakistan,congratulations to dr. bangash.he is admirable for he chose to serve his homeland.also pray for arsalan and his parents to bear the irreparable loss.
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Sep 24, 2011 11:32am
great work , this will bring some hope to a depressed society
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Sep 24, 2011 12:03pm
Indeed a very big day.
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Sep 24, 2011 12:25pm
I congratulate Dr Bangash for his skill.
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Sep 24, 2011 01:12pm
Alhamdulillah...Pakistan never has been a talent deficit country this is proved by the latest achievement of Dr, Bangash and we hope that he will continue his progress in the field of medical science and make our country a proud nation in the world.
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Sep 24, 2011 03:51pm
Bravo !
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Sep 24, 2011 04:36pm
copied well, but pasted in a wrong place, isn't it ;)
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Sep 24, 2011 05:36pm
great job done doctor we are really proud of you.
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Sep 24, 2011 06:04pm
Very inspiring of the 16 year old student to request donation of his liver and the parents honoring this request. We all need to do some soul searching and volunteer to donate our body organs as a last gift to humanity, before they uselessly become compost at burial.
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Sep 24, 2011 07:50pm
Dr.Bangash ! My hats off to u. U are not only a great surgeon but a great patriot.May God Give u long life health and happiness.Ameen.Pakistan is proud of you.
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Sep 24, 2011 08:45pm
its great achievement.we should be proud of that
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Sep 24, 2011 10:01pm
Dr Bangash has done a good job and has good skills but I would be proud if the poor Pakistanis who are dying because of lack of basic medical care; I would be proud when flood ridden refugees are provided the needed medical care and are rehabilitated within
the shortest possible time rather than tears; I would be proud when overcrowded government hospitals provide a decent accommodation and care instead of patients lying in the corridors and I would be proud when the doctors would look after the patients rather than their pockets.
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Sep 24, 2011 10:12pm
I admire Dr Bangash for his skill But I shall be proud when poor Pakistanis who are dying because of the lack of basic medical care are saved, I shall be proud when millions of refugees are rehabilitated and given the needed medical care; I shall be proud when the doctors devoted time looking after patients in government hospitals instead of private practice and Ishall be proud when rubbish dumps at every street corner are removed to provide a healthy environment for the people of Pakistan.
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Sep 25, 2011 02:36am
A competent son of an organized and courageous Father. Very well done on your achievement. I look forward that your younger brothers Tahir and Qaiser will one day make name for themselves in the same manner as i know they have already penetrated in their fields of aeronautical and Telecom and have earned alot of respect. Your parents will be proud of you three. Good luck to all of you and your Bangash family.
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Sep 25, 2011 03:22am
Pakistan has the potential for more of this!
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Sep 25, 2011 05:55am
I am proud to know that my muslim brothers in Pakistan had achieved this new success in medicine. All respect to Dr Tariq & the family of the late donor. More important is that our 3rd world had millions of highly skilled people, but they r not taking part in developing their homelands which badly need their knowledge to elevate the standards of living for their brothers/sisters. Hope they can take an example from Dr Bangash...
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Sep 25, 2011 07:28am
We are proud of you Dr. Bangash. I wish people in the country can donate their organs in life as a last gift for their countrymen.
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Sep 25, 2011 08:29am
We should vow to donate our transplant-able organs...... like liver, eyes (cornea), kidneys, heart and lung....... as they wont be of any use for us after hour last breath but they may give a new life to a dying patient.....so please start donating after death by making public or family announcements and encourage others to vow like this....... when someone gonna die??? no one knows, but everyone has to die, may ALLAH bless all of us and bless us with health, long life and happiness...ammeen summa aammeen............even then everyone gonna day, today, tommorrow or day after tommorrow. SO please be bold and step froward. I had asked my family to donate every single organ after my heart stops breathing.
start spreading the word............. "Donate for Life"
all the best.
Have a very blessed and cherished day ahead.
Assalam o alaikum
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Sep 25, 2011 08:32am
Masha'Allah Dr.Tariq May Allah bless with his infinity blessing on you & your family & raise your knowledge to the heights (Ameen)
Many Congratulation on your research studies & successful transplant!
Indeed we are proud of you brother Tariq!!!
People like you should come forward with courage & lead the nation!
Hope you save many lives with help of Allah,
Allah Hafiz
Ilyas Khan
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Sep 25, 2011 08:35am
Thanx Shafi...
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Sep 25, 2011 09:31am
Its a huge achievement that Mr Bangash has made. It fills us with pride abd brings us hope that amidst such dismal times, we have doctors like Mr Bangash making history and healing lives. Great work Sir..congratualations!
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Sep 25, 2011 10:31am
Allah bless Pakistan, n Allah bless u Dr. Bangash. Pakistan has overtalent, needs only to polish it, until they become diamonds. Our youth should take the part in it. The leadership is in youths hand. We dont need destructive weapons to carry in our hands we need more constructive powerful weapon to carry in our hands, thats the "PEN". As Allah swears on "PEN" in Holy Book... So youths take the "PEN" through the weapon unless its really needed...
Allah bless All Muslims....
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Sep 27, 2011 03:13pm
Hats off Dr Sahib. The doctor hails from my place. So, I am very very proud that someone from my place has done something very remarkable for a human being and pakistan. Salute to him and all other sung and unsung real heroes of Pakistan.
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Sep 27, 2011 11:30pm
My dear brother
We are very thankful to Almighty for his especial blessing on our family.We must bow our head to Allah, remember your success is because of the prayers of the nation.Put in your best to serve the nation and do not forget the people back home whose prayers are always with you.
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Sep 28, 2011 08:49am
Great going Pakistan... great going Dr. Tariq...
May Allah give you success on all your future objectives..
Thank you for your contribution.
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Aug 04, 2012 07:08pm
DEATH OF LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AT SHAIKH ZAYED HOSPITAL, LAHORE – CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE?
04-08-2012
Total 4 living donor liver transplants performed at Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore to-date despite full facilities and support provided by the hospital and the government.
First 2 transplants performed entirely by Indian surgeons flown in especially for this purpose.
Last 2 transplants performed by local shaikh zayed surgeons died immediately post-operatively because of serious surgical complications and mismanagement – media and public kept ignorant deliberately.
Local Transplant Surgeons have no experience in living donor transplantation. These were the first operations they had ever performed!
The condition of one of the donors, a young girl, is also critical as she suffered serious injury to her liver caused by these inexperienced surgeons.
All this information kept a secret from the media and the public.
The media and the government need to investigate the truth and share it with the public before more patients die.
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