Chicago doctor donates kidney to patient

Every day as a nephrologist at Northwestern Medicine, Aleksandra Gmurczyk, MD, sees patients who are suffering from kidney failure. Several years ago, she began to consider donating one of her own kidneys to someone in need of a transplant.

On Feb. 16, 2023, Dr. Gmurczyk kicked off a kidney paired donation, which occurs when patients have a willing kidney donor who is not a good match. Both are then paired with another patient and donor who are better matches. Watch the full story from Northwestern Medicine on YouTube here.