Earlier this year, APKD was honored to facilitate a 3-way kidney transplant chain and help save the lives of three patients. A few months after the surgeries, the donors and

APKD co-founder and CEO Dr. Michael Rees had the opportunity to attend the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Transplant Summit to share insights on paired kidney donation chains started

When kidney disease leads to kidney failure, a transplant may be the best option. And when a patient needs a new kidney, organ donation provides a way for them to

Living kidney donor Ashley Baranow received travel reimbursement and compensation for lost wages through APKD’s Donor Protection Program TOLEDO, Ohio – Living kidney donor Ashley Baranow shares her story as

Earlier this year, our team members at APKD were honored to help play an important role during the donation process of a particularly unique paired donation. Dr. Aleksandra Gmurczyk, a

Being a living donor is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. Your kidney donation will forever change the life of a transplant recipient. If you are considering

At the Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation, our goal is to save lives by ensuring living kidney transplants for every patient who needs one. We do this through proprietary technology

Kidney transplant clinics benefit from the work of kidney transplant coordinators. These professionals help facilitate the finding of matches, contact between all parties involved and travel planning, so patients and

As the world is coming back to a place of normality, kidney patients are still wondering about the impact of COVID-19 on their health. Do they still need to avoid

The Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation’s award-winning algorithm helps kidney transplant centers find effective matches. As your center evaluates the right program to use for your patients, consider these unique features of the APKD’s KidneyMatch

  Kidney donation gives people a new lease on life when they no longer have functioning kidneys. Yet often, kidney recipients and potential donors who care about them are not

Via WebMD – On a warm summer day in June, Amy Nadel sat in a waiting room at Johns Hopkins as one of her children was coming out of the

The decision to become a living kidney donor is a highly personal one. While this amazing, life-saving gift brings tremendous satisfaction in and of itself, the Alliance for Paired Kidney

The lives of eight families in three states have been transformed, and a local organization created the link that made it possible. The non-profit Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation of

Michael Rees, the CEO and Medical Director of the Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation, was awarded the 2021 AAKP Medal of Excellence Award. See the full announcement here as well as the Full

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tackling the living kidney-donor shortage, Kidneys for Communities, a nonprofit, has launched the first-ever national community-directed donation program to increase the pool of living kidney donors in the

A new UAE-US partnership will improve the chances of patients with kidney failure. Photo: Getty Abu Dhabi’s health operator and a US non-profit organisation are to build a paired kidney

Transplantation is the treatment of choice for kidney failure, but many barriers prevent transplantation. The barriers in economically developed countries differ from those in developing countries, but transplantation is woefully

John Byrum needed a new kidney. He was going through dialysis three times a week. An alternative education teacher at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg, he would spend four

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – The Alliance For Paired Kidney Donation is making history with news of its latest “Pay It Forward” kidney transplants in Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

TOLEDO, Ohio, July 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation (APKD), a global leader in paired kidney donation, announced today that a kidney from a living

Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, (SEHA), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, and Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation (APKD), a non-profit organization based in Ohio, U.S, have signed a Memorandum of

Tamar Ashkenazi was finally airborne. She had been up before dawn but was feeling more excited than exhausted as she glanced down from 40,000 feet at the sprawling desert kingdom of