Overview
- Eisenberg disclosed the plan on NBC's Today on Oct. 30, saying he would donate a kidney in about six weeks.
- He said NYU Langone cleared him after medical testing, with the operation scheduled for mid-December.
- He explained that a non-directed donation can fuel matching chains that help patients whose relatives are not compatible donors.
- He enrolled in the National Kidney Registry's family voucher program to prioritize named relatives if they ever need a transplant.
- Reports place the U.S. kidney waiting list at roughly 90,000 to 100,000 people, underscoring the need for living donations.