Pranav Hegde
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The organs of a 41-year-old man, Pranav Hegde, from Manipal in Udupi district, were donated after he was declared brain-dead at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, on Thursday.According to a release, one kidney was retained at the facility for a patient on the waiting list. The second kidney and liver were transferred to A.J. Hospital, Mangaluru, while the corneas were sent to KMC Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru.Mr. Hegde was admitted to the hospital on August 17 in a critical condition. Despite the doctors’ efforts, his condition deteriorated, and he was declared brain-dead. In accordance with the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, brain death was formally confirmed twice by an authorised panel of doctors, after which his family consented to the organ donation. The process was coordinated through Jeevasarthakathe and the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO), Bengaluru.Sudhakar Kantipudi, chief operating officer, Teaching Hospitals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, and Avinash Shetty, medical superintendent, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, expressed gratitude to the family for their noble gesture. Published - August 28, 2026 08:53 pm IST
