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Kidney paired donation (KPD) is a transplant option for those waiting for a kidney transplant. It is for patients who have a willing living donor who is incompatible. Learn more about paired donation now *

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is developing a national KPD system. UNOS, as the OPTN contractor, will administer this system and it will be open to all OPTN/UNOS-approved transplant programs that perform living donor kidney transplants.

To help prepare for the final implementation, UNOS will begin an interim implementation of the KPD Pilot Program in September 2009. The interim implementation will allow UNOS staff to gain experience with KPD and refine its business processes before rolling out the full system in 2010.

A complete copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP), including details about who can participate, is available on the UNOS Web site. Learn more now *
Program Goal
The goal of the Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) Pilot Program is to identify as many compatible pairs as possible and to maximize the number of matched pairs while providing additional consideration for specific populations, such as children and highly sensitized candidates.

Living Donation
Patients who need additional information about living donation can access many helpful resources on the Transplant Living Web site. View living donation resources now *