K. Lakshmana Kumar

Experienced Organ Transplant Manager and Senior Transplant Coordinator with over 18 years of professional experience in healthcare, including medical social work, transplant coordination, hospital operations, and clinical research. Possess extensive expertise in planning, coordinating, and managing 250+ successful liver and kidney transplant procedures, including both Living Donor and Deceased (Cadaveric) Organ Transplantation. Highly experienced in transplant program administration, donor and recipient evaluation, brain death certification, statutory compliance, counseling, multidisciplinary coordination, and government approvals under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA).

A dedicated healthcare professional with proven leadership in establishing efficient transplant pathways, ensuring regulatory compliance, enhancing patient outcomes, and promoting organ donation awareness through community outreach programs.

Senior Manager – Organ Transplant - Shanmuga Hospital Ltd. - Salem

(2023-08)

• Lead and manage liver and kidney transplant services.
• Coordinate living donor and deceased donor transplant programs.
• Supervise donor and recipient evaluation and counseling.
• Coordinate brain death certification and organ retrieval activities.
• Ensure statutory compliance under THOTA and state transplant regulations.
• Liaise with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, nursing, laboratory, OT and ICU teams.
• Oversee transplant documentation, audits, regulatory reporting and quality compliance.
• Conduct public awareness programmes on organ donation.
• Mentor transplant coordinators and healthcare professionals.

Manager – Organ Transplant - Preethi Hospitals - Madurai

(2022-11 - 2023-07)

• Managed liver and kidney transplant coordination.
• Conducted ICU and ward rounds for donor identification.
• Coordinated donor evaluation and recipient work-up.
• Facilitated donor consent and family counseling.
• Processed DME and statutory approvals.
• Assisted in brain death declaration procedures.
• Maintained transplant documentation and reporting.
• Organized organ donation awareness programmes.

Manager – Organ Transplant - Kauvery Hospital

(2017-08 - 2018-07)

• Coordinated liver transplant services.
• Managed donor assessment and recipient registration.
• Facilitated statutory approvals and documentation.
• Conducted pre- and post-transplant counseling.
• Supported transplant awareness initiatives.

Manager – Organ Transplant - Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital - Chennai

(2016-07 - 2017-04)

• Managed transplant recipient registration.
• Coordinated donor evaluation.
• Supervised transplant documentation.
• Coordinated multidisciplinary transplant workflow.
• Provided patient and family counseling.

Senior Liver Transplant Coordinator - Manipal Hospitals - Bengaluru / Salem / Vijayawada

(2015-09 - 2016-03)

• Coordinated donor and recipient work-up.
• Managed transplant documentation.
• Assisted transplant surgeons during patient preparation.
• Ensured compliance with Government of India transplant guidelines.

Senior Liver Transplant Coordinator - Cethar Hospital - Tiruchirappalli

(2013-02 - 2015-08)

• Coordinated liver transplant programme.
• Managed donor work-up and counseling.
• Supervised documentation and regulatory compliance.

Medical Social Worker cum Transplant Coordinator - MIOT International Hospital - Chennai

(2012-01 - 2012-05)

• Assisted liver transplant coordination.
• Conducted donor evaluation and counseling.
• Managed transplant documentation.

Medical Social Worker / Transplant Coordinator - Government Stanley Hospital - Chennai

(2009-10 - 2011-12)

• Coordinated organ donation activities.
• Assisted organ retrieval and preservation.
• Supported perfusion and sterile organ packaging.
• Coordinated post-mortem procedures.
• Submitted reports to government authorities.
• Provided counseling to donor families.

Senior Research Fellow - Christian Medical College - Vellore

(2007-01 - 2007-12)

Department of Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre

• Research data collection
• Home visits
• Documentation and reporting

Medical Social Worker - Christian Medical College - Vellore

(2002-09 - 2006-12)

PEARL Study (Pfizer Sponsored International Project)

• Patient counseling
• Medical social work
• Community surveys
• Home visits
• Patient retention activities
• Medical camps
• Documentation and reporting

Master of Social Work - Social Work - Sacred Heart College (2002)

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry - Government Arts College