Participants:

Seetal Patel, Roopal Patel, Bhavna Patel, Priya Patel, Pritesh Patel, Laura Tully, Gerard Milliken, Sima Goldney, Andrew Goldney

Story:

At the age of 36, Nilay was appointed as a consultant Urological Surgeon at the Churchill Hospital Oxford in February 2012, after many years of determination, hard work and perseverance.

He was always so dedicated to his profession and cared very deeply for his patients. It meant a lot to him, and he was proud that he could help save and improve lives.

Since his sudden passing in May 2014, his wife Seetal, has been inspired to help build a lasting legacy for him. She was honoured to be given the position of trustee of UCARE who are an independent charity committed to improving the treatment and care of cancer patients.

Nilay played an integral role in setting up The Oxford Renal Auto-Transplantation Programme. 

This surgery involves operating on patients with complex kidney tumours, removing the kidney, cooling it, removing the tumour, reconstructing the kidney and transplanting it back into the body. Oxford is the national referral centre for these complex cases. 

The first few hours after the transplant are critical as the artery and veins are at risk of thrombosis and becoming blocked. This can be checked and monitored effectively by ultrasound scanning. However, the out of hours ultrasound service depends upon the on-call radiologist coming across to the Churchill Hospital from the sister hospital (John Radcliffe). This can be in the middle of the night and can often take hours, especially if they are busy. By this time the kidney may die if the blood supply is compromised.

UCARE would like to raise funds to purchase an ultrasound machine at a cost of £30,000 to be kept in the Churchill theatres, so they can be used immediately should a problem arise. They will be used by a trained Transplant or Urological Surgeon, and will potentially save lives.

Your support will play an instrumental role in not only helping to continue Nilay's legacy, but also helping to possibly save and improve the lives of many future patients.

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