Stories from the transplant journey
Clear, honest explanations of liver transplantation and HPB surgery – told through the experiences families go through, chapter by chapter.
A Gift of Half a Liver: The Living Donor Journey, Step by Step
Follow one family from the first question at the kitchen table to the day father and daughter walk out of hospital – and learn what each step really involves.
Begin the story →One family, one liver, one year
Follow Meera and her father from donation to the first anniversary.
Latest from the blog
New stories are added regularly. Each one is written for patients and families and reviewed by Dr. Varma.
A Gift of Half a Liver: The Living Donor Journey, Step by Step
From 'can I donate?' to walking out together – what evaluation, surgery and recovery look like for donor and recipient.
Read the story →Acute Liver Failure: When Every Hour Counts
Jaundice that turns into confusion is an emergency. The warning signs, the race against time, and when a transplant becomes the answer.
Read the story →The First Year After a Liver Transplant: A Month-by-Month Story
Medicines, check-ups, food safety and getting back to life – what the first twelve months after a transplant really look like.
Read the story →Facing a transplant decision? Talk it through.
Speak with Dr. Vibha Varma's team for evaluation of liver disease, liver transplantation – including living donor options – and complex HPB conditions.
- Hospital
- Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Bandra, Mumbai
- OPD
- Monday–Saturday, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM · Ground Floor, Room No. 23
- vibha.varma@gmail.com
- Bring along
- Previous reports, scans and a list of current medicines