Diane Muscarella suffered from liver disease for close to 10 years before she came to UPMC and learned she was an ideal candidate for a… Read more
Tag: Live Donor
Altruistic Donor Sets off Live-Donor Kidney Transplant Chain
Video by Timothy Betler Because of one person’s decision to donate a kidney to a stranger, three others received the kidney they were hoping… Read more
World Kidney Day 2013: One Man’s Selfless Gift
Gerald “Jerry” Ivory is one of more than 600,000 Americans diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a genetic illness that caused his kidneys to enlarge… Read more