One is Enough

Upwards of 75% of respondents in a national survey have stated that their biggest fear about donating a kidney is that they would not be able to return to optimal athletic activity. 

What do you do to disprove that misconception? Bring together elite donor and recipient athletes in the spirit of competition and be amazed. Join us as we speak with Donor Games athlete Mimi Mahon about the Donor Games competitions, the 2023 Championship and what being a living kidney donor means to her.  

Understanding the story behind the National Kidney Registry and how a father’s determination to help his daughter inspired the creation of an organization that has revolutionized the transplant industry. 

This episode features special Guest Maria Abreu Goris, a physician assistant at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center with 25 years of experience in the field of renal/pancreas transplantation. She has held several different roles in the transplant program, including waitlist transplant coordinator, living donor (recipient) coordinator and clinical manager of operations for the renal/pancreas transplant program. She currently serves as the chief transplant coordinator for the living donor program.