Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Brain-Dead Man's Organ Donation Gives Four Patients Hope
Gunti Sundar Rao was declared brain dead by a doctor.
This means his brain had permanently stopped working.
His family was very sad but chose to donate his organs.
Hospital staff explained how organ donation could help other people.
Sundar Rao's lung was sent to KIMS Hospitals in Secunderabad.
His liver was sent to KIMS SIKHARA Hospitals in Guntur.
These organs were given to four very sick patients.
The donations gave those patients a chance for a new lease of life.
The family of 44-year-old Gunti Sundar Rao donated his organs after his death.
Dr Chittem Lakshman declared Sundar Rao brain dead following an Apnea Test.
Doctors said Sundar Rao's organs were viable for transplantation.
Jeevandhan and Dr Manmadha Rao supported and informed the family about organ donation.
His lung and liver were allocated to hospitals in Secunderabad and Guntur, helping four critically ill patients on August 26.
- Who
- Gunti Sundar Rao, his family, medical staff, and four critically ill patients.
- What
- Sundar Rao's family donated his viable organs after he was declared brain dead.
- When
- The organs helped patients on August 26.
- Where
- The lung was allocated to KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad, and the liver to KIMS SIKHARA Hospitals, Guntur.
- Why
- The family chose organ donation to help critically ill patients.
- Donor
- Gunti Sundar Rao
- Age
- 44
- Declaration
- Dr Chittem Lakshman declared him brain dead after an Apnea Test.
- Organs donated
- Lung and liver
- Recipients
- Four critically ill patients
- Lung allocation
- KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad
- Liver allocation
- KIMS SIKHARA Hospitals, Guntur