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Can You Live With One Kidney?

April 7, 2017

Yes, you can live with one kidney! If you're considering kidney donation, you only one kidney to survive. Learn more about what it means and kidney donation now. Read More

Medically Reviewed by Transplant Services
Categorized as: Kidney Transplant, Living and Wellness, Transplant
Tagged with: kidney removal, kidney transplant, living donor transplant, organ donation
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Living-Kidney Donation: Marc’s Story

August 5, 2015

On December 4, 2013, Marc donated a kidney to his mom, Donna. Read more about their living kidney donation story. Read More

Medically Reviewed by Transplant Services
Categorized as: Family Health
Tagged with: kidney disorders, kidney transplant, living kidney donation, patient story, transplant
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Medical Mondays: Living Donor

May 11, 2015

Learn more about living donor organ transplantation and the importance of organ donation in this edition of Medical Mondays Learn More

Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Transplant
Tagged with: donate life, donation chain, kidney, kidney transplant, liver, liver transplant, living donor, living donor transplant, medical mondays, organ donation awareness, organ donor
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The Impact of One Organ Donor

April 26, 2015

There are over 118,000 people on the organ transplant waiting list. Learn more about the effect one organ donor can have on many lives and register today! Learn More

Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Transplant
Tagged with: corneal transplant, heart transplant, intestinal transplant, kidney transplant, liver transplant, living donor, lung transplant, medical mondays, organ donation, organ donation awareness month, organ transplant, organ transplantation, pancreas transplant, tissue transplant
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Kidney Donation Chain: Who’s Who?

April 16, 2014

Kidney transplant chains can allow a transplant to more than one patient. Learn more about kidney transplant chains and the benefits they offer. Learn More

Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Kidney Transplant, Transplant
Tagged with: Abhinav Humar MD, altruistic donor, donate life, kidney donation, kidney removal surgery, kidney transplant, living donor transplant, nephrectomy, transplant chain, transplant wait list, UPMC Montefiore

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Can You Live With One Kidney?

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