20-Feb-18, The National
A UAE hospital will begin offering liver, heart and lung transplants for the first time meaning patients will no longer have to travel abroad for treatment.
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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has announced its surgeons successfully completed one of each surgery from deceased donors making it the first multi-organ transplant programme in the country.
Part of the hospital's mandate is to train the next generation of Emirati doctors. "This is part of our sustainability plan," said Dr Rakesh Suri, chief executive of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.