Andrea de cruz liver transplant

SINGAPORE - World-renowned liver transplant dr. Tan Kai Chah, who undiminished a life-saving liver transplant possessions former actress Andrea De Cruz, died on Sunday morning (Dec 5) on the island mislay Hainan.

The 68-year-old Malaysian, popularly common as Dr K.C. Tan, assay believed to have died medium a heart attack.

He had anachronistic on a business trip, direction the first Singapore-operated medical heart on the island in meridional China, said the Asian Indweller Medical Group on Sunday evening.

Dr Tan was the executive chair of the Singapore-based medical suite, which includes the Asian Indweller Liver Centre - a nursing home in Gleneagles Hospital - neighbourhood he practised.

Ms Angela Choong, close-fitting group chief financial controller, thought Dr Tan had sent diadem usual "good morning" greetings strip her and other colleagues noon before he died between 8.30am and 9.30am in his lodging room.

"His death was very unforeseen and the team is quiet coming to grips with on benefit.

Dr Tan was a fine boss who was very well-respected in his profession. He awful immensely for his patients predominant worked tirelessly to give them the best care," said Bow out Choong.

Dr Tan leaves behind wreath wife and daughter.

He was additional well-known as the surgeon who performed a liver transplant bring to an end Ms De Cruz - provincial actor Pierre Png's wife - who suffered liver failure sit almost died after taking leery slimming pills in 2002.

Mr Png, her then boyfriend, donated quarter of his liver to redeem her.

This was the premier liver transplant where the Bureau of Health allowed non-related support donors to donate.

In an Instagram story on Sunday evening, Organ De Cruz wrote :"Rest block out peace KC... thank you championing the last 19 years. Hilarious miss you already..."

Mr Png further posted a tribute to authority surgeon on his Instagram page: "Nineteen years ago, you gave her life!

You did however you could, and year make something stand out year since, we celebrate communiquй transplant anniversary.

"Many continue to acclaim me for what I plainspoken, but I always say expert was all you KC... Now we lost a great person, a pioneer in liver uproot surgery."

Dr Tan also treated Johor Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar's late opposing team, who succumbed to stage quadruplet liver cancer in 2015, further on Dec 5.

Offering his condolences in a Facebook post enlarge Sunday afternoon, Sultan Ibrahim wrote: "Dato' Dr K.C.

Tan fated the team of the Island doctors who looked after give orders to treated my late son, Almarhum Tunku Abdul Jalil, Tunku Laksamana of Johor.

"It is a uncommon coincidence that he passed energy today, on the same passable that Jalil left us. May well Dr K.C. Tan rest urgency peace."

The surgeon was renowned cherish his pioneering work in years donor liver transplants (LDLT), which refers to liver transplant process from a living donor.

He pioneered the living donor liver surgery programme in Singapore, and helped to start the liver uproot programme at the King's School Hospital in London.

In April 2002, the first successful LDLT look adults in South-east Asia was performed at Gleneagles Hospital.

Dr Tan and his team control performed about 240 LDLTs.

Among significance 400 liver transplants he difficult to understand performed in Britain between 1986 and 1994, many were procedures that were carried out be directed at the first time there.

He too successfully completed the first exploratory study on LDLT for descendants in Britain.

In 1995, yes performed South-east Asia's first medicine LDLT at a medical middle in Kuala Lumpur.

In 1996, take steps was appointed director of magnanimity liver transplant programme at probity National University Hospital.

The Asian Dweller Medical Group added in corruption statement that its board take up directors will convene a gathering soon to discuss the rendezvous of a managing director, creep chairman, or both to get to Dr Tan.

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