Jennifer Berumen, MD, transplant surgeon and director of the living donor kidney transplant program at UC San Diego Health.
News — Living organ donation plays a vital role in meeting the urgent needs for organs. A healthy person can donate a kidney or part of their liver to save someone’s life — deceased organ donation isn’t the only option.
April is Donate Life Month, and , transplant surgeon and director of the living donor kidney transplant program at UC San Diego Health, is available to speak about the crucial impact living organ donation makes in saving lives. Currently, more than 103,000 Americans are on active waiting lists, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, and kidneys are the greatest organ in need. As many as 17 people nationally die each day waiting for an organ transplant.
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