Executive Committee

Deputy Medical Superintendent and Chief Transplant Coordinator at Bombay Hospital, Indore, Dr. Amit Joshi has over 21 years of experience in organ transplantation. He has facilitated more than 100 deceased donations and coordinated over 200 live transplants. A medical graduate with fellowships in Palliative Care (Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai) and Pain & Palliative Medicine (WHO-TIPS, Trivandrum), he also holds a postgraduate degree in Hospital Management from BITS Pilani and Phd from IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA) .He has been trained with MOHAN Foundation. With their support, he completed an international fellowship at the Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, USA. Dr. Joshi serves as Honorary Advisor to SOTTO MP, has led numerous training programs across multiple states, and, as President of NATCO, actively advances best practices in transplant coordination.

Dr Bhanuchandra Dharanipal. Srivari is a distinguished transplant professional with over 16 years of experience in organ donation and transplantation. Serving as Senior Transplant Coordinator and Operations Manager at MOHAN Foundation, and posted at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, he has been instrumental in advancing deceased organ donation programs across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh since 2010. With a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) from Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences and a Master’s in Hospital Administration (MHA) from Osmania University, he has counselled around 750 potential donor families with an impressive consent rate exceeding 80% and conducted more than 800 public awareness programmes. He has played a key role in several pioneering achievement. He has received the Swamy Narayana Best Transplant Coordinator Award (2015) and the Best Transplant Coordinator Award (2019) from NOTTO, Government of India.

Jasmeet is dedicated and dynamic professional with extensive experience in medical administration, hospital operations, academics, and organ transplantation programs. With a strong foundation in healthcare systems and leadership, I have effectively managed diverse responsibilities involving strategic coordination, regulatory compliance, and collaborative team work.In hospital administration She had contributed to planning, process improvement, and quality assurance to ensure smooth institutional functioning and adherence to statutorynorms.Her academic engagements included end – end coordination of DNB programs, liaising with the National Board of Examinations (NBE), facilitating inspections, and supporting accreditation processes.She plays an integral role in organ donation and transplantation initiatives, including liaisonwith authorities for transplant licensing, strengthening donor programs, and promoting ethical awareness.

Trilly Rachel Mathew is a highly prominent transplant coordinator, healthcare executive, and advocate for ethical organ donation and transplantation in India. With over a decade of hands-on experience, she has managed human organ transplant programs for several major healthcare institutions in India. She has got an experience of more than 18 years of experience in Human Organ Transplant .Currently working as Director of Operations- India & Middle East with Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation She has been speaker/faculty at various National/ international webinars and conferences, NOTTO, MOHAN Foundation.She is also advisory Board member for Organ India (Parashar Foundation).She has got many publications in national and international journals.

Mrs. Arati Gokhale is working as an zonal coordination officer at ZTCC Pune,Maharastra.She is responsible for overall operations, management and compliance. She manages the direction of hospital and clinical services, including management of organ and tissue donor cases, as well as laboratory services. She oversees all of community outreach efforts, internal and external communication. She has been instrumental in placing Pune on the map for deceased organ donation by driving awareness campaigns and training other stakeholders. Her expertise includes advanced diplomas and fellowships in organ donation from institutions in Barcelona and Philadelphia.

Mr. Deepak Narayan is a highly dedicated and passionate Transplant Coordinator with over 18 years of extensive experience in healthcare management and organ transplantation across India and abroad. At AIIMS Bhubaneswar, he has played a pivotal role in establishing and strengthening kidney, liver, cornea, and deceased organ donation and transplantation programs. He has been instrumental in implementing Brain Stem Death (BSD) declaration protocols, developing deceased donation systems, coordinating numerous organ retrievals and transplants, and leading public awareness and sensitization initiatives on organ donation.In addition to his clinical and coordination expertise, he actively contributes to the advancement of organ donation and transplantation as a faculty member and invited speaker at various national conferences, workshops, and educational forums.

Ms Laishram Monica Devi is a Programme officer of MOHAN Foundation, Imphal branch based out of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS),Porompat, Imphal-Manipur. Monica has a Masters in Hospital Administration. Prior to this, she was working at Apollo Hospitals, Guwahati as a Transplant Coordinator for the Living donor organ Transplantation. She was part of the team that was instrumental in initiating living donor renal transplant initiated at JNIMS. She was closely involved in counselling and coordinating for the first deceased organ donation (kidney) in Manipur. She has been actively working to promote awareness on deceased organ donation in the northeast region of India.

Medical Social Work professional with over 15 years of experience in healthcare and social services, specializing in organ transplant coordination and hospital quality management. Currently serving as Manager – Transplant Unit at KIMS HospitalS, Thane, Mumbai, with demonstrated expertise in patient counselling, regulatory compliance, and team leadership.Successfully coordinated over 800+ organ transplants across leading hospitals, including Nanavati Max Hospital, Apollo Hospitals, Gleneagles Hospital, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, and Asian Heart Institute. Holds a Master’s degree in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work and certifications from NOTTO, ZTCC, and MOHAN Foundation. Actively engaged in national transplant and healthcare networks, including NATCO, IATC, and LTSI.

Nikhil serves as the Deputy General Manager - Organ Transplant at KD Hospital, Gujarat. With over 20 years in healthcare, including 17 years dedicated to organ transplantation, Nikhil Y. Vyas has pioneered several firsts in Gujarat — the state’s first heart, dual lobe liver, and combined heart-lung transplants. A certified transplant coordinator and grief counselor trained by MOHAN Foundation and NOTTO, he has conducted 256 awareness programs reaching over 3.67 lakh people. Widely published and a sought-after resource for leading institutions, Nikhil’s work has earned him multiple national awards, reflecting his unwavering commitment to saving lives through organ donation.

Dr. Parul Gupta is a Transplant Coordinator at PGIMER, Chandigarh, with nearly seven years of experience in organ donation and transplantation. She has coordinated several landmark organ donation cases in India, particularly in paediatric organ donation and complex DCD scenarios, including the country's youngest organ donors and youngest foreign organ donor. She was conferred the prestigious Sushruta Award in 2024 by the hon’ble Union minister for Health and Family Welfare in recognition of her contributions to the field of organ donation and transplantation. Dr. Parul Gupta is also actively involved in research and the organization of national conferences, CMEs, workshops, and professional training programmes. As the Executive Member (North) of NATCO she is committed to advancing transplant coordination through collaboration and advocacy.

He is healthcare professional at SMS Hospital with an nursing background, working as an Nursing Superintendent at SMS Hospital Jaipur, he is widely recognized for his role as the Chief Transplant Coordinator. He plays a critical part in facilitating organ donation and retrieval processes at the hospital. In 2022, his dedication to the nursing profession and organ donation was honored when he received the prestigious National Florence Nightingale Award by the Hon President of India.

Girish hold a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and an MBA in Hospital Administration, and am currently pursuing a PhD in Healthcare Management and Organ Transplantation With over 18+ years of experience, he specialize in donor management in critically ill patients and have been actively involved in the field since 2008.He is an trained Transplant Coordinator from TPM, Spain, and a proud member of TPM Spain. He was among the first batch of coordinators registered and trained under the Jeevandan Government program.In addition to his professional role, He contribute to capacity building as a faculty for the Jeevandan Transplant Training Program and the Mohan Foundation Transplant Coordinator Training Program.

Being a post graduate in Social Work, she started her journey with the Foundation in 2010 as a Transplant Coordinator. She was deputed to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), Chennai where she was involved in counselling the families of brain stem dead donors and facilitating organ retrieval process. Later, she was promoted as Manager - Information Systems that involved managing the reporting system within the organization and reporting to the funding organization(s). Her experience at the RGGGH also allowed her to contribute to the Transplant Coordinators’ Training Programme as faculty. She also played an active role in developing and supporting the Foundation’s online learning initiatives. She has completed a Mini Fellowship in Organ Donation at Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, USA in 2017. Contributed a chapter titled “Deceased Donor Transplantation in India: A Model for Developing Countries” to the Handbook of Renal Transplantation. She has previously worked with cancer and HIV/AIDS patients and her interest in palliative care continues.

Sandeepan Arya is a prominent social worker and transplant coordinator in Indore, India, renowned for his extensive work with the Muskan Group and the Indore Society for Organ Donation. For over 20 years, he has played a vital role in promoting organ donation and counseling bereaved families. Arya is actively involved in comforting grieving families in hospitals and gently persuading them to donate the organs of brain-dead relatives to save the lives of others. He is also advisor to SOTTO, Madhya Pradesh.

Vishok N is the Assistant Nursing Superintendent and Organ Transplant Coordinator at AIIMS Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He has played a key role in establishing and expanding the organ donation program at the institute,organizing awareness activities among healthcare staff and public (posters,workshops, seminars, Organ Donation Day), helping build capacity for both living donor and deceased donor transplants. His coordination work has supported AIIMS Raipur in achieving major milestones like the first swap kidney transplant in Chhattisgarh and the start of deceased donor organ donation in AIIMS Raipur.He is a member of Transplant Steering Committee of AIIMS, Raipur.