Overview
- Eisenberg said on NBC’s Today that he is scheduled for a living kidney donation in mid-December after evaluation and testing at NYU Langone.
- He described the plan as an altruistic, non-directed donation to an unknown recipient.
- He told Today.com the surgery is "essentially risk-free" and a "no-brainer," characterizations he offered to encourage potential donors.
- He explained that such gifts can initiate paired-exchange chains and said he listed relatives through the National Kidney Registry’s family voucher program.
- He noted he first tried to donate a decade ago, has recently become a regular blood donor, and cited roughly 90,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant in the U.S.