Our program provides personalized care to each patient throughout every phase of the transplant process. With over 50 years of experience in an academic setting, we focus on patient satisfaction, safety and family-centered support.
Organ Transplant
Living Donor Organ Transplantation
Saving lives through living kidney and liver donation with over 50 years of experience, state-of-the-art care and a dedicated, multidisciplinary transplant team.
Living Donor Organ Transplantation
What Makes UC Health Unique for Living Donors
Donating a kidney or a portion of your liver is an extraordinary gift. At UC Health, living organ donation is provided at no cost to the donor. Our program is the region's only adult living donor liver program, with multi-faceted care delivered by more than 50 dedicated team members.
Living Donor Organ Transplantation
Every Donation Saves Lives
Every year, living organ donors give new life to thousands of patients. Thousands more lives are saved each year through deceased organ donors participating in directed organ donation after death. Saving a life starts with organ donation.
Our Specialties
Comprehensive Living Organ Donation Options and Support
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Authoring Breakthroughs
Research, Innovation and Expertise Open Doors to More Transplant Opportunies
The Importance of Living Organ Donation
What It’s Like to Be a Living Organ Donor
A UC Health living kidney donor shares her personal experience and the emotional journey behind giving the gift of life.
Our Unique Approach
Expert, Team-Based Care for Every Donor
Every living donor and recipient receives our highest level of attention, personalized support and access to innovative treatments. Our team works together to deliver compassionate, research-driven care at every step.
50+
Years of transplant experience and leadership
Only
Adult living donor liver program in the Cincinnati region
> 50
Team members dedicated to living organ donor patient care
$0
Cost to living donor to receive state-of-the-art care and treatment
Increase Your Chances for a Transplant
Double Your Chances and Dual-List at UC Health
Dual-listing means registering at more than one transplant center to increase your changes of receiving an organ sooner. At UC Health, we know every moment matters. Our expert transplant team makes it easy to join our waitlist, even if you are already listed elsewhere. We'll help coordinate your care, transfer records and guide you through the process step-by-step.
Kidney Desensitization Program
Expanding Transplant Access for Highly Sensitized Patients
Our Desensitization Program creates opportunities for kidney transplantation in patients highly sensitized to donor organs. This program is designed for patients who would otherwise stay on dialysis because their immune system prevents organ matches.
Patient Stories
A Gift of Life, A Legacy of Love: Glenna’s Living Organ Donation
After losing her son, Glenna turned grief into purpose—becoming a living kidney donor to honor his memory and give another family the gift of life.
How to Contribute
Give the Gift of Life
Living organ donors give new life to thousands of patients. Thousands more lives are saved each year through deceased organ donors participating in directed organ donation after death. The living donation process is free to donors.
Contact Us
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We are here to support you at every step of your living donor journey.