Prof Mohamed Rela

• M.B.B.S - 1982, University of Madras, India
• M.S - 1987, University of Madras, India
• FRCS - 1988, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• DSc (Honoris causa) - 2013, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India

Current Experience

• Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre Chennai
• Institute of Liver Disease and Transplantation Chennai

Previous Experience

• Global Gleneagles group of hospitals
• Professor of liver surgery in London's King's College Hospital.

Present Position

• Chairman & Managing Director, DR. RELA INSTITUTE & MEDICAL CENTRE, Chennai
• Professor of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Institute of Liver Disease King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London
• Course Director, Post MCh Fellowship in Liver Transplantation, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University
• Chair of Pediatric Committee, International Liver Transplant Society
• Executive Council Member, Living Donor Liver Transplantation – Study Group

Honors & Awards

• Panchanna Chaterjee Oration and Gold Medal: Association of Surgeons of India. December, 1996
• Senior Lecturer: King’s College, University of London, 2001
• Recognised Teacher status and PhD Supervisor: University of London, 2001
• Professor of Liver Surgery and Transplantation: King’s College, University of London, 2005
• Scroll of Honour and Medal: Jawaharlal Institute of Post graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 2009
• Dr Madhanagopal Oration and Medal: Madras Medical College, 2010
• Scroll of Honour: The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, 2012

Accomplishments

• Prof. Dr. Mohamed Rela is one of the most accomplished surgeons in the world in this field with over 400 scientific articles and papers on liver transplantation, complex hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery and more.
• Prof. Dr. Rela has performed over 4000 liver transplant surgeries.
• In December 1997, a team led by him performed a successful liver transplantation on a five-day-old girl, which made him an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records in 2000. The girl is now 20 years old studying law.
• He has pioneered the technique of split liver transplantation where one cadaver liver is split into two and transplanted into two individuals.
• He is also one of the most Innovative Paediatric Surgeons alive as per an article published by “Top Master’s in Healthcare Administration”.