Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Mumbai Brain-Dead 18-Year-Old Donor Helps Multiple Patients Through Transplants
An 18-year-old man named Soumil Vishal Nadkarni was declared brain-dead after a serious brain condition.
His parents agreed to donate his organs.
Doctors divided his liver so it could help two people.
His heart was given to a 15-year-old boy.
One kidney was given to a 64-year-old man, and the other went to another hospital.
His corneas were donated to a foundation.
His lungs, pancreas and small bowel could not be used because suitable recipients were not found.
Doctors and transplant coordinators worked together to carry out the donations.
Soumil Vishal Nadkarni was declared brain-dead on September 26 after developing malignant cerebral edema.
His parents consented to donating his organs following counselling by the intensive care team.
His split liver went to a 67-year-old woman and a six-year-old boy at two hospitals.
His heart was transplanted into a 15-year-old boy from Karad, while kidneys helped two patients.
The donation was Fortis Mulund’s 10th cadaveric donation in 2026 and Mumbai’s 47th this year.
- Who
- Soumil Vishal Nadkarni, his parents, transplant teams and the organ recipients were involved.
- What
- Organs from the brain-dead 18-year-old were donated and transplanted into multiple patients.
- When
- He was declared brain-dead on September 26, 2026; the report was published on September 28, 2026.
- Where
- The procedures were coordinated through Fortis Hospital, Mulund, and other hospitals in Mumbai.
- Why
- His parents consented to organ donation after counselling, allowing the organs to help patients who needed transplants.
- Donor
- Soumil Vishal Nadkarni, aged 18
- Cause of brain death
- Malignant cerebral edema
- Heart recipient
- A 15-year-old boy from Karad, Maharashtra
- Liver recipients
- A 67-year-old woman and a six-year-old boy
- Kidney recipients
- A 64-year-old Mulund resident and a patient at another city hospital
- Cornea recipient organization
- Shree KBO Drashti Foundation
- Donation milestones
- 10th cadaveric organ donation at Fortis Mulund in 2026; 47th in Mumbai during 2026