Organ donation can give patients suffering from end-stage organ failure a second chance at life. Yet, despite growing awareness, misconceptions, lack of information and hesitation around the process continue to remain important barriers to donation. The panel will bring together experts from different fields to discuss these challenges and highlight how greater awareness and timely decisions can help bridge the gap between patients awaiting transplants and the availability of donated organs.
The panel featured eminent doctors like Dr Forqan B Shaikh, Consultant – General Advanced Robotic Surgery and Renal Transplant Surgery; Dr Sunil Kumar, Senior Consultant – Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Physician; Dr Anirban Chattopadhyay, Senior Consultant – Head-Critical Care Medicine; Dr Deep Das, Senior Consultant – Neurology and Neuro Interventions; Prof. (Dr.) Arpita Ray Chaudhury, Nephrologist, Head of ROTTO and President, Indian Society of Organ Transplant. The discussion was held by Dr. Koushik Das – Head of Dialysis Unit. The discussion also included Mr. Narayan P Jain, President, Concern for Calcutta, and Mr. Brotrindo Mullick, District Governor 2028–29, Rotary.
The discussion explored the medical, ethical and social dimensions of organ donation, including the importance of timely identification of potential donors, the role of families in making informed decisions, and the need to build greater public trust around the transplantation ecosystem.
The participation of specialists from transplant surgery, nephrology, critical care and neurology, along with representatives from civic and social organisations, is expected to bring multiple perspectives to the conversation.
Commenting on this program, Dr. Sombrata Roy – Zonal Head , CK Birla Hospitals- CMRI says. ‘Through the initiative, CK Birla Hospitals, CMRI and its partners aim to reinforce a simple but powerful message: organ donation is not merely a medical decision—it is an opportunity to give someone another chance at life’.
