emirates7 - Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has successfully performed a combined liver and kidney transplant for Nashami, a Kuwaiti mother of three suffering from advanced liver disease and kidney failure due to primary biliary cirrhosis.
She was referred by specialists in Kuwait and the UK for the hospital’s renowned expertise in complex transplant procedures and was placed on the shared UAE–Kuwait waiting list, established under a 2021 organ-sharing agreement between the two countries. This programme has already saved more than 180 lives through close coordination among medical teams, embassies, airports, and hospitals.
The operation, led by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s multidisciplinary transplant team, began with a liver transplant followed by a kidney transplant. The surgical team achieved minimal blood loss and reduced the time between donor organ retrieval and implantation, helping preserve organ function.
Dr. Luis Campos, Staff Physician in Abdominal Transplant, said the challenging case highlighted the strength of the hospital’s integrated teams and advanced surgical protocols. Dr. Baraa Abduljawad, Staff Physician in Critical Care, added that carefully timing the transplants plays a key role in improving patient outcomes.
Since launching the UAE’s first multi-organ transplant programme in 2017, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has carried out more than 900 procedures, including liver, kidney, heart, and lung transplants. In 2024 alone, the hospital treated patients from over 100 countries, many requiring highly complex, life-saving surgeries.
Supported by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi and through the National Programme for Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Hayat), the hospital continues to turn organ donations into renewed chances at life for critically ill patients.
She was referred by specialists in Kuwait and the UK for the hospital’s renowned expertise in complex transplant procedures and was placed on the shared UAE–Kuwait waiting list, established under a 2021 organ-sharing agreement between the two countries. This programme has already saved more than 180 lives through close coordination among medical teams, embassies, airports, and hospitals.
The operation, led by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s multidisciplinary transplant team, began with a liver transplant followed by a kidney transplant. The surgical team achieved minimal blood loss and reduced the time between donor organ retrieval and implantation, helping preserve organ function.
Dr. Luis Campos, Staff Physician in Abdominal Transplant, said the challenging case highlighted the strength of the hospital’s integrated teams and advanced surgical protocols. Dr. Baraa Abduljawad, Staff Physician in Critical Care, added that carefully timing the transplants plays a key role in improving patient outcomes.
Since launching the UAE’s first multi-organ transplant programme in 2017, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has carried out more than 900 procedures, including liver, kidney, heart, and lung transplants. In 2024 alone, the hospital treated patients from over 100 countries, many requiring highly complex, life-saving surgeries.
Supported by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi and through the National Programme for Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Hayat), the hospital continues to turn organ donations into renewed chances at life for critically ill patients.