For patients: FAQs on the elimination of race-based eGFR calculations in transplant. Learn more on the OPTN
2022 transplants
January - July 2022 as of 08/11/2022
2022 donors, deceased and living
January - July 2022 as of 08/11/2022
Webinar series
Transplantation Journey
Learning center
Kidney transplants
Summer 2022 public comment is open Aug. 3 to Sept. 28
Stories of Hope
Jerry Cahill: To the Brink and back after lung, liver, and kidney transplants
A young man’s life allowed me to continue mine. How could I do anything but honor his kindness and love by living my life to the fullest?
Jaclyn Smith: I woke up in another world
There’s so much more to my story and I’d love to one day try to bring awareness to ICU delirium and how serious it can be.
Wes Hawkins: A second chance at life with PRIDE
Without my transplant and donor, I wouldn’t be here to write this, and I would have died living a lie. This month will be the first Pride Month I get to openly celebrate and enjoy.
Living donation
Living donation is when a healthy living organ donor gives an organ such as a kidney or part of an organ such as a portion of a lung, liver, pancreas, or intestine to a recipient.
Costs
Before undergoing an organ transplant, it’s important to understand the costs. You will want to work with your transplant team make sure you have an individual plan to cover transplant costs.
Caregivers
In order for patients to have successful transplant outcomes, it’s important for organ recipients or living donors to have quality care and support before and after surgery. Learn more.
Find a support group
Receive support from other organ transplant patients and families by finding a support group near you. Click here to learn more and find the right type of support group for you or your family.
In the news
Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award
UNOS posthumously recognizes Lisa Schaffner as the inaugural recipient of a new award named in her honor
Race-based calculations eliminated from transplant candidate listing
Change expected to increase equity in access to transplant.
All-time records again set in 2021 for organ transplants, organ donation from deceased donors
Deceased donation sets record for eleventh consecutive year.