PR Tags: NKR Team

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 …

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 …

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 …

The National Kidney Registry is thrilled to announce that Eusebio J. (EJ) Tamez has been appointed Head Donor Search Coach for the National Kidney Registry, with the primary focus of achieving 400 living donor microsite patient transplants in 2023. EJ is the fourth living kidney donor to join the National Kidney Registry team. He is …

Today the National Kidney Registry announced that Ryan Meehan has been appointed the Chief Financial Officer of the NKR. In the CFO role, Ryan will be responsible for the financial management of the organization while developing key innovations and leading several strategic initiatives. “Ryan brings with him a diverse business background, a Wharton MBA and …

Another Living Donor Joins the NKR Team Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced that Michael Lollo has been appointed the Chief Operating Officer of the NKR. Lollo is a non-directed living kidney donor who previously served as president of the National Kidney Donation Organization (NKDO), the largest living donor organization in the world. Lollo …

The National Kidney Registry Medical Board has approved a new policy that provides added assurance to kidney transplant recipients in NKR swaps. The new policy protects eligible recipients whose transplanted kidney fails within 90 days of transplant surgery. Patients who are eligible for this policy would be prioritized to receive another living donor kidney in …

The National Kidney Registry announced the completion of a two-year reengineering project to allow hospitals to tie nearly all paired exchange costs back to patients transplanted. With the rapid expansion of services that increase the efficiency and reduce the risk of paired exchange transplantation, such as computerized matching, organ packaging, organ shipping, logistics support and …

Barry M. Straube, M.D., the former Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), nephrologist and transplant physician, has joined the National Kidney Registry’s Medical Board. In joining the National Kidney Registry Board, Dr. Straube said, “I hope we can collectively promulgate a greater sense of urgency to get more focus …

Today, during his keynote speech to participants of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s annual “Welcome Weekend,” Garet Hil, Founder and CEO of the National Kidney Registry, announced the completion of economic research identifying $100 billion in U.S. healthcare savings that can be generated by facilitating living donor kidney transplants over the next …