Forty-six year old Mike Robison, living in Arizona, decided to donate his kidney to his older brother, Steve living in Columbus, Ohio. The transplant took place at the Comprehensive Transplant Center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Steve, in his 50s, talks about his time on dialysis and looking for a living donor. His brother Mike, watched him struggle with kidney disease all his life and jumped at the chance to help his brother.
Todd Pesavento, MD, medical director for kidney and pancreas transplant at The Ohio University Wexner Medical Center explains the benefits of living kidney donation.
Transplant surgeon, Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD, FACS explains that living donation may allow recipients at higher risk to potentially receive a kidney transplant.
For more information about living kidney donation at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center – Comprehensive Transplant Center, call 614-293-6724 or visit wexnermedical.osu.edu/kidneydonor.
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