About SIUTMilestones and Achievements

First Cadaver Transplant

SIUT created medical history in Pakistan when its team carried out the first cadaver kidney transplant in January 1995. The organ was retrieved from a 14 year old Dutch girl who died of cerebral haemorrhage. It was successfully transplanted into a 24 year old female patient with end-stage renal failure.

Pakistan’s First Locally Harvested Cadaver Organ Transplant

Pakistan has now joined the ranks of countries in the world where cadaver organ donation and transplantation is a reality. It is the ninth Muslim nation to do so, others being Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Kuwait etc. The story of our first cadaver transplant began in October 1998 when a young Pakistani Muslim of 24 years met with a serious road accident. His family approached the doctors with their decision to honour his wish to give the gift of life of his organs—his kidneys and eyes. The kidney recipients were two young men in their early twenties,while his corneas restored sight of two others

First Successful Liver Transplant

The first successful liver transplant in Pakistan was performed at SIUT on 25 November 2003. This was undertaken after three years of developing an intensive Liver Transplant programme. A six-month old baby was transplanted in collaboration with King’s College Hospital London. His maternal uncle donated a portion of his liver for the operation.

Achievements over the year