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Photo Credit: Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE)

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

Alex Pitcher

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

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Double Lung Recipient

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

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

Jun 8, 2021

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

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AOPO Report: OPOs Quickly Advancing Towards Goal of 50,000 Annual Organ Transplants in 2026
AOPO Statement on New York Times Op-Ed

Feb 1, 2023

  AOPO Statement “Tonya Ingram Feared the Organ Donation System Would Kill Her. It Did”The New York Times | January 28, 2023 The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) is saddened by the news of Tonya Ingram’s death. Sadly, 17 people die each day...

AOPO Report: OPOs Quickly Advancing Towards Goal of 50,000 Annual Organ Transplants in 2026
AOPO Supports Efforts to Improve Transportation of Life-Saving Organs

Dec 19, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information:AOPO | media@aopo.org AOPO Supports Efforts to Improve Transportation of Life-Saving OrgansPresident Sends Letter to Department of Transportation Urging a Meeting with UNOS to Identify Solutions McLean, VA (December 19, 2022)...