The National Kidney Registry (NKR) is proud to announce the successful completion of its Coronado Regional Training, an educational event for transplant professionals in the San Diego area. The event took place January 9 and 10, 2025, at Hotel del Coronado, Coronado Island, California. This hands-on training offered an in-depth look at kidney paired donation …
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National Kidney Registry Facilitates 10,000th Living Donor Kidney Transplant
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced its 10,000th transplant, with 1,744 transplants facilitated in 2024 alone. The NKR facilitated its first transplant in 2008 and reached the 5,000-transplant milestone in June 2021. The NKR is expected to facilitate approximately 30% of all U.S. living donor kidney transplants in 2025. “This is a remarkable milestone and …
National Kidney Registry Holds Richmond Regional Training
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) is pleased to announce the successful completion of its Richmond Regional Training, an educational event for transplant professionals in the Richmond, Virginia area. The event took place November 21 and 22, 2024, at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. This hands-on training offered an in-depth look at kidney paired donation …
National Kidney Registry Holds Chicagoland Regional Training
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) is proud to announce the successful completion of its Chicagoland Regional Training, an educational event for transplant professionals across the Midwest. The event took place October 24 and 25, 2024, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. This hands-on training offered an in-depth look at kidney paired donation (KPD) …
National Kidney Registry Holds New England Regional Training Event in Boston
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) hosted a successful regional training event for transplant professionals on September 12–13, 2024, at the Lenox Hotel Boston. The training included topics such as the kidney paired donation process, donor-recipient compatibility, patient microsites, remote donation, the Kidney for Life program, and Donor Shield. A total of 30 people attended the …
National Kidney Registry Appoints Margaret Voges Operations Committee Chair
Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced that Margaret Voges, RN, has been appointed the Chair of the NKR Operations Committee. Margaret Voges is the lead Transplant Coordinator for the Kidney Paired Donation program at the University of Minnesota. She obtained a BA in Nursing from the College of St. Catherine in 1989 and has …
The National Kidney Registry Adds Three Microsite Donor Mentors for Living Kidney Donors Donating Through a Microsite
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the addition of three microsite donor mentors to its microsite program. The microsite program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living donor to increase their chances of achieving a living donor transplant. Donor candidates who sign up for the donation process through a patient’s microsite …
National Kidney Registry Hosts 2024 NorCal Regional Training
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) hosted a successful regional training event on May 1–3, 2024, at the Hayes Mansion in San Jose, California. A total of 27 people attended the event, including three members of the NKR team and representatives from 13 transplant centers: Hartford Hospital Transplant Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota Medical …
Dr. Ephraim Fuchs Joins ImmunoFree, Inc. as its Chief Medical Officer
Today, ImmunoFree, Inc. announced that Dr. Ephraim Fuchs has been appointed the Chief Medical Officer of ImmunoFree. In his role as CMO, Dr. Fuchs will oversee all medical and scientific affairs of the company and be responsible for the development of the ImmunoFree tolerance protocol for the 1,000,000+ transplant recipients worldwide who can benefit from …
National Kidney Registry Transfers Commercial Operations to For-profit Entity
Effective June 30, 2023, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) has transferred its commercial operations to a for-profit entity to comply with IRS regulations and begin paying income taxes. The new for-profit entity carries the corporate name of “Best Match Corporation” but will be referred to under its DBA name, the “National Kidney Registry.” The nonprofit …