Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Surat Man Receives Free Heart Transplant After Minister’s Help
Kishan Pethani had a very sick heart for nearly two years.
Doctors said he needed a heart transplant to survive.
He could not easily afford the treatment, so he asked Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya for help.
The minister recommended him to U.N. Mehta Heart Hospital in Ahmedabad.
Doctors performed the transplant on June 27.
Kishan recovered and said he could walk and run again.
Hospital staff celebrated his birthday with him during his recovery.
The minister encouraged families to consider donating organs after brain death because donations can help many people.
Thirty-seven-year-old Kishan Pethani of Surat underwent a free heart transplant at Ahmedabad’s U.N. Mehta Heart Hospital.
Doctors advised the transplant after his heart condition worsened despite treatment and two stents.
Health Minister Praful Pansheriya recommended Pethani’s case to the hospital because of his medical and financial difficulties.
The transplant was performed on June 27 under Dr Vishal Sharma by Dr Chirag Doshi and Dr Pratik Manek.
Pansheriya urged people to support organ donation, saying one brain-dead donor could potentially help dozens of recipients through organs and tissues.
- Who
- Kishan Pethani, Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya, and the U.N. Mehta Heart Hospital transplant team.
- What
- Pethani received a free heart transplant after doctors determined it was his only remaining treatment option.
- When
- The transplant was performed on June 27; his birthday was celebrated on July 3.
- Where
- U.N. Mehta Heart Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- Why
- His heart condition had worsened despite treatment, and his financial situation made a transplant difficult to obtain.
- Patient
- Kishan Pethani, a 37-year-old Surat resident originally from Amreli
- Procedure
- Free heart transplant
- Hospital
- U.N. Mehta Heart Hospital, Ahmedabad
- Transplant date
- June 27
- Prior treatment
- Treatment in Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Surat, including two stents at a private Surat hospital
- Medical supervision
- Dr Vishal Sharma supervised the procedure; Dr Chirag Doshi and Dr Pratik Manek performed it
- Organ donation message
- Praful Pansheriya said one brain-dead donor could potentially save seven to eight lives, while donated tissues could benefit another 50 to 75 people