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Jesse Eisenberg to Donate Kidney to Unknown Recipient Next Month

He has completed pre-surgery testing for an altruistic, non-directed donation arranged through a hospital contact.

Overview

  • Eisenberg told NBC’s Today he plans to donate a kidney in about six weeks, with surgery scheduled for mid-December.
  • The donation will go to an unrelated, anonymous recipient as part of a non-directed living kidney donation.
  • He says hospital evaluations are complete after a physician friend connected him with a transplant center when an earlier inquiry drew no response.
  • Eisenberg, who donates blood regularly, called living kidney donation “completely risk-free” and “urgently needed.”
  • Coverage notes a National Kidney Foundation program could prioritize his relatives on waitlists if they ever need a transplant.