Living Donor Program
About Living Donation at Mass General
The Mass General Transplant Center has one of the most active and experienced living kidney and liver donor programs in the region, as well as the largest. Live donation allows patients to receive a transplant without waiting for an organ from a deceased donor.
Living Kidney Donor Program
80% of people on the national transplant waiting list are in need of a kidney. Learn more about living kidney donation.
How to Find a Living Kidney Donor
Join a monthly series that equips kidney recipients with the knowledge, support, and tools to find a living donor.
Patient Stories
Mass General has one of the most active and experienced living donor programs in the region. Explore stories about our patients' experiences.
How Can Organ Donation Save Lives?
Organ donation is the process of giving one person’s healthy organs and tissues to another person who needs them. In living organ donation, a person donates a kidney or a piece of their liver to a patient in need of a transplant. Read answers to common questions about living organ donation.
Patient Stories
are currently on the waitlist for a deceased donor liver.
High-Volume Center
Our surgeons perform more kidney transplants than other New England institutions and achieve some of the best transplant results nationwide.
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Transplant Surgery at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center offers leading-edge consultative services, treatment and surgical interventions to patients with a broad spectrum of diseases.