Living Donors - The Gift of Life

Video: What Kidney Donors Need to Know - Before, During and After

Nephrologist Karl Womer discusses live kidney donors, including the evaluati ...

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Today, living organ donation is a viable option for many transplant patients, yet the number of people waiting for a transplant far exceeds the number of donors. There are many benefits for both the donor and the recipient, such as improved health and better quality of life.

Download the Comprehensive
Transplant Center's Organ
Donor Brochure,
Quiet Heroes.

At the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center, we excel in live kidney donations. In fact, in 1995, our specialists developed the least invasive live donor surgical procedure called a laparoscopic nephrectomy. This procedure requires only four small incisions.

Kidney donations are currently the only type of living donation that we perform at the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center.

• Benefits of Living Donation
• Types of Living Donation
• What to Expect when You Donate
• Living Donor Requirements
• Financial Considerations

To become a living kidney donor, call 410-614-9345.

Read one donor's story at the Living Legacy of Maryland's website.