Raghunath Kathuria (62), who was diagnosed of cryptogenic Cirrhosis of liver in 2006, underwent a successful liver transplant in January making him the first liver transplant patient of the year.

In September 2008, he visited Wockhardt Hospitals with complaints of fatigue, weakness and abdominal distension. Kathuria was evaluated thoroughly by team consisting of cardiologist, chest physician, nephrologists and anesthetists at Wockhardt Hospitals and found fit to undergo a major surgery of Liver Transplantation. The opinion at that time was that with the existing supportive medical management, Kathuria would not be able to live for more than one year.