This interview was published in the June 2025 (Issue 10) edition of LIVERPORT, the official magazine of the Liver Transplantation Society of India (LTSI), as part of the "Up Close and Personal" series. The interview was conducted by Dr. Shashwat Sarin, Senior Consultant in Liver Transplant and HPB Surgery at the Center for Liver and Biliary Sciences, Max Hospital, Saket. In this wide-ranging conversation, Prof. Dr. Yaman Tokat reflects on his career, his pioneering role in establishing liver transplantation in Türkiye, the evolution of living donor liver transplantation, international collaboration, surgical education, and his vision for the future of transplant surgery.
