Dr. Balakrishna Ganpatrao Matapurkar – Pioneer in Organ Regeneration

Profession: Surgeon and researcher at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.

Field of Expertise: Regenerative medicine and organ regeneration.

Groundbreaking Discovery and US Patent (2001)

US Patent No.: 6227202 (Filed in 1995, Granted in 2001).

Significance: First of its kind patent for enabling regeneration of mammalian organs in the body at the site of old or diseased organs.

Discovered unique stem cells within the body that can naturally regenerate organs.

Developed techniques to regrow damaged tissues and organs without external transplantation.

Successfully Regenerated in Animals:

Uterus

Urethra

Ureters

Successfully Regenerated in Humans:

Large tendons in the abdomen

Opened new avenues for organ regeneration therapies.

Laid the foundation for stem cell research in India.

Paved the way for non-surgical organ repair techniques.