India’s First Paediatric Liver Transplant for PFIC 13 Saves 8-Year-Old’s Life at Rainbow Children’s Hospital Chennai
Chennai, 24th September 2025 – Rainbow Children’s Hospital, a leader in pediatric multi-specialty and perinatal care, has made history by performing India’s first live pediatric liver transplant for Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 13 (PFIC 13). This groundbreaking procedure took place at the hospital’s Center of Excellence for Pediatric Liver Transplant on an eight-year-old boy from Thoothukkudi. In addition to this pioneering surgery, the medical team successfully completed two other rare pediatric liver transplants on infants under one year, further cementing Rainbow’s reputation as a leader in advanced pediatric liver care in India. The historic surgeries were made possible by Rainbow’s team of highly experienced pediatric liver specialists and cutting-edge transplant facilities. Led by Dr. Mettu Srinivas Reddy, Lead Transplant Surgeon, and Dr. Somashekar, Senior Consultant Pediatric Hepatologist, the team included Dr. Prasanna Gopal, Transplant Surgeon, Dr. Karth...
