Overview
- Eisenberg announced on the TODAY show that he will make an altruistic, non-directed kidney donation, calling the choice a “no-brainer” and “essentially risk-free.”
- He said he completed screening with a New York transplant center, with the procedure scheduled for mid-December about six weeks after his announcement.
- The donation is non-directed, meaning his kidney will be matched to a compatible recipient he does not know through national pairing.
- He plans a temporary pause from acting to recover, with coverage noting typical donor recovery takes roughly two to four weeks.
- He cited a family voucher program that can give priority to relatives if they ever need a transplant, a safeguard highlighted as demand far exceeds supply in the U.S.