AOPO leads the nation’s organ donation process through advocacy, education, and innovation

Vicky Keene

Lung Recipient

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AOPO advances organ donation and transplantation by driving continual improvement of the donation process

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Tissue Recipient

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AOPO collaborates with stakeholders and shares best practices with their OPO members

Oliver Crawford

Heart Recipient

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AOPO is saving and improving lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation

Autumn, Adam, and Letitia

Donor Family

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Anthony and Dean’s Story
Anthony and Dean’s Story

Pam, a Donor Mom to Anthony, and Dean, Anthony's Heart Recipient, share their gift of life story...

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Statement From Donation and Transplant Community
Statement From Donation and Transplant Community

STATEMENT FROM DONATION AND TRANSPLANT COMMUNITY October 24, 2024 We, the undersigned members of the organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplant community, urge the public to pause in drawing conclusions about a broadly publicized Kentucky organ donation case until...

Statement From Donation and Transplant Community
AOPO Response to NPR Segment on Kentucky Organ Donor Case

STATEMENTMedia Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Response to NPR Segment on Kentucky Organ Donor Case McLean, VA (Oct. 21, 2024) — The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) urges the public to exercise restraint in drawing conclusions about...