The Living Donor Institute is dedicated to promoting living donation as the best transplant option for our patients with chronic kidney disease. The Institute streamlines patient care services related to living donation and transplantation for our patients.
Through the Living Donor Institute our experienced team of transplant surgeons, physicians, nurses, social workers and support staff are able to forge new opportunities for people who want to donate a healthy kidney to someone in need of a kidney transplant.
The Living Donor Institute provides the following comprehensive services:
- Altruistic kidney donation
- Advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques that reduce pain and complications for kidney donors
- Coordination of the screening process for donors who reside out-of-state or out of the country
- Live From--Kidney Transplant, in collaboration with the Liberty Science Center and The Sharing Network of New Jersey, introduces students to the world of kidney transplant through live telecast. Students view transplant surgery in real time and interact with surgeons and staff from the surgical suite How to Get on our Waiting List at Saint Barnabas Medical Center
- Living Donor Kidney Exchange Program is an option for patients who have a willing living donor that is not compatible to them.
- Research aimed at furthering living donation as the best option for patients with chronic kidney disease
Kidney transplantation is an option available to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are either on or approaching dialysis. Kidneys can come from deceased donors or living donors. Finding the right donor is important in order to maximize the survival of the new kidney.
Transplant candidates meet team members, talk with transplant recipients, and learn about kidney transplantation at small informal education sessions. Blending the most modern technology and resources with attentive personalized care, the Living Donor Institute provides comprehensive support for patient and their families throughout the process of obtaining a transplant and maintaining a healthy organ.
Living Donation Options include:
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