Living organ donation

Many thousands of people are waiting for an organ transplant, and deceased donors don’t provide enough organs to meet the need. As a living donor, you not only give the gift of a healthy organ, but you also get to witness the result of your gift.

At the Center for Living Donation, living donors give organ recipients a better chance of a healthy life. Transplant outcomes are better with a living organ donation because:

• Organs from living donors last up to twice as long as organs from deceased donors.
• Recipients of living organ donation live longer than recipients of deceased organ donation.
• Transplants from living donors result in fewer complications for recipients.

The first thing you should know about being a donor is that living organ donation is safe. We’re recognized leaders in the living organ transplant field, and our program consistently meets and exceeds the national average in all organ transplants. Our team performs dozens of living organ transplants each year, including:

• Living kidney transplant, which involves giving one of your kidneys. Most people are born with two, and you can live a healthy life with just one.
• Living liver transplant, which involves giving part of your liver. You can recover fully from living liver donation because the donated section will grow back.
• Living uterus transplant, which offers a groundbreaking pathway to parenthood for those with uterine factor infertility. Our program is one of the few in the world to successfully perform these life-changing surgeries from living donors, enabling recipients to carry and deliver healthy babies.

If you want to make a living organ donation for a loved one who may need a healthy kidney, liver, or uterus in the future, we’ll make sure your intended recipient receives your gift.