Today's guest is Steven Taibbi - an accomplished Director, Producer, Writer, and most of note, a double heart transplant recipient. We talked with him about his journey through transplant, as well as his outlook on the field of organ transplant and donorship.

Today's guest on the One8Fifty Partners In Transplant Podcast is Sam Prince. Sam was diagnosed with left heart hypoplastic syndrome at a very young age, and received a kidney transplant as a child from a deceased donor. He was a part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which allowed him to announce the New York Giants 1st Round Pick at the 2022 NFL Draft. He's a massive advocate for organ donor registration, and we're lucky to chat with him on our latest edition of our show.

Renowned journalist Dan Herbeck joins the One8Fifty Partners in Transplant Podcast to interview our host and Founder Thomas Jasinski about his personal journey through organ transplant.

Today we are speaking with Dr. Jorge Ortiz, Professor of Surgery & Transplant from Erie County Medical Center, and The University at Buffalo. We will talk about living donation, its impact on the donors as well as additional benefits the recipients experienced, and why he decided to get into this field of medicine.

Welcome to the 1st edition of the ONE8FIFTY Partners in Transplant podcast. One this episode One8Fifty founder Thomas Jasinski talks with Chad Glazer, Greg Emminger, and Ed Draves - three live organ donors - about their experience giving the gift of life to patients in need of life saving transplant.

ONE8FIFTY is a New York State 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. Our mission is to increase awareness of the need for organ donors, to promote the concept of living donation, and to assist families navigate and expedite the transplant process.

"ONE8FIFTY means ONE donor can provide up to 8 people with lifesaving organs and impact at least FIFTY others through tissue donation."

New York State currently ranks last in the nation in the percentage of population registered as organ donors. This situation compromises the ability of those waiting for transplant to receive the lifesaving organs they need to live healthy lives.

22 people die each day in the United States waiting for organs that are currently not available.

Today there are nearly 117,000 people across the United States in need of an organ transplant. In New York State there are approximately 8,300 people waiting. Unfortunately, 500 of those will not receive the organ they need because they are currently not available and an equal number will become too ill to be considered a viable candidate for transplant.

It does not have to be this way. You can save people facing needless death.

It is our sincere hope that this series will educate and inspire people to register as organ donors and help save the lives of our friends and neighbors in need.