Who Can Donate a Kidney?

At UPMC, we honor those with an unselfish reason for wanting to help a loved one or stranger by donating a kidney.

Living-donors can include:

• Family members, blood- or emotionally-related
• Spouses
• Friends
• Neighbors
• Coworkers

Living-Donor Kidney Surgery Eligibility

Potential living kidney donors should:

• Be between the ages of 18 and 75
• Be in good general health and have no history of:
• Heart disease
• Liver disease, including cirrhosis and hepatitis B and C
• Diabetes
• HIV
• Cancers or other diseases that could complicate the surgery