Resources & Support

The transplant team at Downstate is happy to help you answer your questions—but these trusted resources can offer a broader perspective on kidney disease and the transplant process.

The National Kidney Foundation
Learn about kidney disease, treatment, and transplant options.

Transplant Recipients International Organization—Long Island Chapter
Join a support group for transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and families.

United Network for Organ Sharing
The private, nonprofit group that manages the nation's organ transplant waiting list.

TransWeb
Information about transplants for families, patients and the public.

American Society for Transplantation – “Power2Save”
Transplant community education for recipients, donors, candidates, and donor/recipient families.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Learn more about kidney disease and recent medical advances.

Transplant Living
Get answers to your questions about the process, and read about people who have been through it.

Living Donation
Can I be a living kidney donor even if I am not a match for the patient I want to donate to?

National Kidney Allocation System
Learn how kidneys are classified when donated and how they are ultimately allocated to recipients.

Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
National/Regional/Local statistics for recipients and donors as well as a full glossary of transplant-related verbiage and acronyms.

COVID-19 and Transplantation
Frequently asked questions regarding the impact of COVID-19 upon Transplant recipients.

Organ Procurement and Transplant Network
Frequently asked questions about kidney transplant evaluation and listing.

Health Resources and Services Administration
Learn all about organ donation.

Donate Life America
Understand organ, tissue, and eye donation, and learn how to register to become a donor.

New York Organ Donor Network
Save a life: Join the NYS Donate Life registry.

TxAccess
Connects nephrology practices and dialysis facilities with our transplant center.  Providers can submit referrals and required documents to our transplant program and view the latest information about all their referred patients.
(For Dialysis Providers Only)