For many people, the idea of donating an organ seems far too daunting. But it doesn't have to be, some researchers argue.

In a first-of-its-kind surgery for Long Island, the Northwell Health Transplant Institute performed a successful three-organ ...

The incredibly rare type of surgery has been performed fewer than 80 times in the last two decades in the country. Cestoni ...

Surgeons at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville have become the first in Tennessee to perform a kidney transplant ...

"It's like a second opportunity at life, to do things better than before," transplant recipient Sergio Arias Cestoni told ...

Dr MKO AbimbolaEnd-stage kidney dis­ease is the last stage (5th stage) of chronic kid­ney disease (CKD). ESRD is also called kidney fail­ure, which develops when the treatment of CKD is either delayed ...

Fraser’s successful transplant inspired his good friend, Joey Colasito, who was motivated by Fraser’s experience to become a donor himself.

Gregorio was preparing to donate a kidney to ... a part of his body.” Pacheco and Gregorio were set to continue medical appointments this upcoming month related to the transplant process at ...

Using the robot for kidney transplants also allows more people to have the procedure. Since the incision is smaller, the surgery can be performed on people with higher Body Mass Indexes (BMI).