Information For Potential Donors

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• Improving the quality of life and extending the lifespan of the recipient
• Helping recipients avoid or stop dialysis
• Living donor organs can be of better quality and work longer than deceased donor organs

• Between the ages of 18 and 79 (25 or older if they do not have a relationship with the recipient)
• Have a body mass index (BMI) under 35
• Mentally and physically fit

Donor evaluation happens in four steps:
 

• Step 1: Admission and health history
• Step 2: Blood, urine and compatibility tests
• Step 3: Age‑ and disease-related tests
• Step 4: Clinical evaluation and selection

Cedars‑Sinai offers a variety of transplant options that help when the  living donor and recipient are not compatible. These include:

• Incompatible Blood Type Transplant
• Kidney Paired Donation Program
• Advanced Donation Voucher Program
• Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplants

The compassionate kidney transplant team at Cedars‑Sinai guides donors  through every step of their surgery and recovery. Living kidney donors  receive state-of-the-art care.

• Monitor Health for 2 years
• Maintain a Healthy, Active Lifestyle
• Pregnancy After Living Donor Transplant

• The donor evaluation is free of cost.
• If a donation takes place, the recipient's insurance covers the cost of the evaluation, hospitalization and surgery.
• National Living Donor Assistance Center