Mr. Suresh Kumar R, who has been associated with us for more than 15 years, he is a specialized healthcare professional who manages the comprehensive care and logistics for patients undergoing heart, lung, or combined heart-lung transplantation.
He also facilitates pre-transplant evaluations, donor organ procurement, surgical coordination, post-operative care, and ongoing follow-up, ensuring adherence to ethical, clinical, and legal standards.
He also handle the responsibilities for
1. Pre-Transplant Evaluation and Education
Coordinate and conduct initial assessments of transplant candidates for heart, lung, or combined transplantation.
Organize multidisciplinary evaluations (cardiology, pulmonology, surgery, psychology, nutrition, etc.)
Educate patients and their families on the transplant process, surgical risks, immunosuppressive therapy, lifestyle changes, and long-term follow-up.
2. Donor Management and Organ Allocation
Collaborate with organ procurement organizations (e.g., NOTTO/TRANSTAN) for donor alerts, organ matching, and logistics
Coordinate donor evaluation and confirm organ suitability with the surgical and ICU teams.
Manage transportation and preservation of donor organs, ensuring compliance with time-critical protocols.
3. Surgical Planning and Coordination
Facilitate the scheduling of heart/lung transplant surgeries with cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, and operating room staff.
Ensure all necessary clinical, laboratory, and imaging workups are completed prior to surgery.
Act as a liaison between all departments involved in transplant surgery.
4. Post-Transplant Care and Monitoring
Monitor patient recovery in collaboration with ICU and transplant physicians.
Schedule and manage follow-up appointments, biopsies, pulmonary function tests, and medication monitoring.
Provide education and emotional support to patients and families during the post-operative period.
5. Administrative and Regulatory Compliance
Maintain detailed and confidential patient records from referral to post-transplant follow-up.
Submit required data to national/international transplant registries and governing bodies.
Ensure compliance with legal, ethical, and institutional transplant protocols.
6. Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
Participate in transplant candidate selection committee meetings.
Communicate regularly with pulmonologists, cardiologists, surgeons, transplant nurses, social workers, dietitians, and pharmacists.
Coordinate care plans tailored to each patient’s needs.
He also manages the Mechanical Circulatory Support Management for those requiring temporary support in acute heart failure or cardiogenic shock and also includes device management, patient and caregiver education, multidisciplinary coordination, and adherence to clinical protocols and regulatory requirements.
He assist in in the evaluation and selection of candidates for MCS therapy for LVAD, RVAD and ECMO,
He also Coordinate device implantation procedures with surgical, ICU, and perfusion teams.
Monitor patients post-implantation and adjust device settings in coordination with medical staff. Provide long-term follow-up care, including routine monitoring, troubleshooting, and emergency response
He Works closely with heart failure specialists, cardiac surgeons, perfusionists, transplant teams, ICU staff, and rehabilitation services
He also participates in MCS and heart transplant committee meetings He Provides 24/7 on-call support for MCS device patients, Transplant patients including phone triage, in-hospital emergencies, and readmissions.
