Dr. Varun Mittal

Our 8-year-old daughter Mia, born with renal dysplasia, needed a transplant from her grandmother. Dr. Mittal orchestrated this intergenerational living donor transplant with such precision that both were dancing together in their hospital room just 48 hours post-surgery. His ability to coordinate care across pediatric and adult services while maintaining this emotional connection was nothing short of magical.

I'm a 31-year-old professional freediver who developed rapid-onset kidney failure after a diving accident. Dr. Mittal not only performed an emergency transplant but worked with my respiratory team to create a custom immunosuppression regimen that would allow me to eventually return to depth diving. His understanding of my unique physiology and life passion went far beyond standard nephrology care.

When my husband suffered a catastrophic farming accident that left him brain dead, Dr. Mittal guided our family through the organ donation process with extraordinary compassion. He personally ensured all seven harvested organs reached their recipients, then followed up with our family months later to share how each transplant had transformed lives. This holistic approach to transplant medicine healed our grief.

As a 45-year-old chef with Alport syndrome, I faced losing my career along with my kidney function. Dr. Mittal designed a peritoneal dialysis protocol that worked around my kitchen schedule and used a novel catheter placement that wouldn't interfere with my movement. He understood that treating my condition meant preserving my identity as a culinary artist.

As a 72-year-old retired botanist with polycystic kidney disease, I arrived at Artemis with both kidneys enlarged to 25cm. Dr. Mittal performed a groundbreaking robotic bilateral nephrectomy followed by transplant - removing my damaged organs through tiny incisions and preserving my abdominal muscles. His innovative approach allowed me to return to my greenhouse within 6 weeks, tending to my orchids without the burden I'd carried for decades.