Resources
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Register to Become a Living Donor
The Penn Transplant Institute is making it easier to become a living donor. Prospective donors complete a simple online form to begin the screening process that helps safely find compatible, well-matched donor-patient pairs.
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Penn Transplant Institute
At Penn Medicine, we treat living organ donors as heroes, because they are. We also bring unmatched expertise and a history of successful outcomes to every transplant; your kidney can change someone else's life and your own.
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Living Donor Kidney Transplant
Most people are born with two kidneys, but can live safely with only one. Living kidney donation involves the transfer of a healthy kidney from a donor to a recipient whose kidneys are failing.
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2 kidney donors ran the Philly Marathon to spread a message of post-donor viability. Each is running 12 marathons in 12 months.
By running 12 marathons in 12 months, they hope to show that organ donors can lead healthy, active lives.
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