In the beginning of 2010, it was brought the law on organ transplants. In accordance with the objectives set out by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, which are aligned with the needs of health care of citizens in Republic of Srpska, in the Clinical Centre in Banja Luka, after the preparations, was performed the first kidney transplants, on 18th of June, 2010.

COURSE OF PREPARATION AND FIRST KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION:

• Preparations have started 2 years ago (in April 2008.) with creation of conditions and with start to work the out-patient department to control transplant patients,
• it was provided determination of immunossupresives in blood- reorganization and improvement of operation of the laboratory for diagnosis and immunological laboratory,
• the introduction of new procedures in nephrology department, Clinic for internal diseases, renal biopsy with the purchase of adapted UZV appliance, Plasmapheresis, peritoneal dialysis, in collaboration with the Clinical Center of Serbia.

• We began to include the other segments of the CC Banja Luka (radiology, pathology, nuclear medicine-continuous education)
• 2 years ago, two treatments on our own for a kidney transplant in Department for nephrology,
• it was formed a Team for transplantation, Clinical Center,
• In the beginning of 2010, it was agreed with the MMA Belgrade that the house should be a strategic partner with whom we would start kidney transplantation in CC B. Luka,
• continuous education of nephrologists, vascular surgeons, urologists, anesthesiologists and nurses and technicians,
• selection of pair suitable for transplantation and preparation for transplantation, with close cooperation with MMA Belgrade,
• On 18th of June, 2010, mixed team MMA Belgrade and Banja Luka CC, successfully performed the first kidney transplant, the recipient Kalamanda Željko, 44 years, donor Kalamanda Živko 41 , brother, from Kotor Varoš (there is written consent to publish the names)

Members of the team for transplantation, CC Banja Luka:
1. Dr Milorad Grujičić, nephrologist
2. Dr Branislav Gašić, nephrologist
3. Dr Veselin Zeljković, nephrologist
4. Dr Milan Žigić,urologist
5. Dr Nataša Laganin
6. Dr Slobodan Hajder,urologist
7. Dr Zoran Roljić, vascular surgeon
8. Dr Novica Vasić , vascular surgeon
9. Dr Darko Golić, anesthesiologist
10. Dr Dragan Milošević, anesthesiologist
11. Dr Predrag Berić, anesthesiologist
12. Dr Ljubomir Stajčić, radiologist
13. Dr Sanda Bundalo-Umićević, radiologist
14. Dr Ljiljana Grahovac
15. Dr Duško Račić, neurologist
16. Dr Miljković Siniša, neurologist
17. Dr Gajanin Radoslav, pathologist
18. Dr Salapura Aleksandra, pathologist
19. Sanja Avram – ing.med. biochemistry
20. Mr.ph Tijana Marinković
21. Mr.ph Ranka Kecman
22. Vučen Nevenka, a nurse, nephrology
23. Stjepanović Veselinka, a nurse, nephrology
24. Džolev Sanja, a nurse, nephrology
25. Joldžić Dragana, a nurse, nephrology
26. Radaković Radmila, a nurse, nephrology
27. Petković Nina, a nurse, nephrology
28. Radusinović Dragan, intensive care technician
29. Ilinčić Aleksandar, intensive care technician
30. Knežević Dragan, intensive care technician
31. Topić Andrijana, intensive care technician
32. Milica Bajić, instrument nurse
33. Danijela Tanasić, instrument nurse
34. Anita Jerkić , instrument nurse
35. Dragica Kovačević instrument nurse
36. Biljana Bojić instrument nurse
37. Nataša Garača instrument nurse
38. Dragan Radusinović instrument nurse