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04/22/2026

3 things you probably didn’t know about transplant surgeons! Dr. Adams, our incredible transplant surgeon shares more!

04/22/2026

The Division of Transplant Surgery hit a milestone — 10,000 transplant surgeries performed since the 1980s, when the division began tracking its numbers.

04/20/2026

What’s your favorite part about robotic transplant surgery? Our incredible team answers!

04/17/2026

It’s Donate Life Month so our transplant robot has a message for you!

Special shout out to Dr. Pshak for making the magic happen!

April is National Donate Life Month, a time to honor the extraordinary people who choose to give the greatest gift of al...
04/14/2026

April is National Donate Life Month, a time to honor the extraordinary people who choose to give the greatest gift of all: life.

Anna-Lee didn’t tell her mom at first. She just woke up one morning, felt a pull she couldn’t ignore, and quietly filled out a donor evaluation form. Her mom, Sharon, her best friend, had Polycystic Kidney Disease and had already been waiting two years on the transplant list. As Sharon’s health declined and her quality of life slipped away, Anna-Lee made a quiet, determined decision to act.

There was just one problem: Sharon had always told her children she would never accept a kidney from them. She didn’t want to place that weight on the people she loved most. “It’s a very guilt-driven process,” Sharon explains. “That’s not something I’d want them to carry.” So, Anna-Lee found a way around it.

She enrolled in an advanced donation kidney exchange through the National Kidney Registry, donating her kidney to a stranger, while her selfless act unlocked a matching kidney for her mom. She could honor Sharon’s wishes and still save her life. “It was my way of getting around her words,” Anna-Lee says with a smile.

On February 25th, Sharon received a kidney from a stranger, who Sharon thinks about every single day.

Sharon’s recovery was far from easy. She faced serious setbacks, including a pulmonary embolism, requiring CPR and multiple days of ventilator support. The experience tested them both in ways they never imagined. Yet, against the odds, Sharon made a remarkable comeback, stronger than expected, thanks to a dedicated medical team that never gave up on her.

Today, her kidney function is the best it has been in a decade, and she is steadily rebuilding her strength, one day at a time. She moves forward with deep gratitude for this second chance at life, made possible by the profound gift of a kidney from a living donor.

“There is value in what living organ donation gives to both the donor and the recipient,” Anna-Lee said. “That value is immeasurable, yet for it, we are both incredibly grateful.”

04/13/2026

Our transplant robot has a message for you this Donate Life Month.
Huge thanks to the incredible Dr. Pshak for helping spell out this message!

Today, our team is celebrating Donate Life Blue and Green Day, honoring the incredible spirit of organ donation and the ...
04/10/2026

Today, our team is celebrating Donate Life Blue and Green Day, honoring the incredible spirit of organ donation and the lives it touches.

We’re marking the occasion with ice cream and beautiful custom green and blue balloons created by Veronica!

04/07/2026

Back with Part 2 of Q&A with a transplant surgeon ✨

Got more questions? Drop them below for the next round 👇

04/06/2026

It’s so we asked our incredible transplant surgeon some questions!

04/02/2026

Living Donor Facts you probably didn’t know!!

Help spread awareness about living organ donation, share this post and make a difference.

03/27/2026

Transplant Medication Myth buster with our transplant pharmacist Patrick Klem!

03/26/2026

Dr. Bak, our amazing transplant surgeon’s message for National Kidney Month!

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