Department of Surgery

Division of Solid Organ Transplantation

Procedures

Kidney Transplant Surgery

What is a Kidney Transplant?

Guide to Kidney Transplant • What Do the Kidneys Do? • Kidney Failure • What is a Kidney Transplant? • Is a Transplant Right For You? • The Transplant Process • Lodging & Accommodations • Resources • General Information for Patients and Families

In a kidney transplant, a healthy kidney from another person is put into your body. This one new kidney takes over the work of your two failed kidneys.

Usually, the healthy kidneys come from someone who has recently died but did not have kidney injury. This is called deceased donor transplantation. However, a healthy kidney can be taken from a living organ donor who may be a family member or friend.

Get more information about living donor transplants