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

Vicky Keene

Lung Recipient

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

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

Alex Pitcher

Tissue Recipient

Photo Credit: Network for Hope

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

Oliver Crawford

Heart Recipient

Photo Credit: Donor Network of Arizona

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

Autumn, Adam, and Letitia

Donor Family

Photo Credit: LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services

AOPO commits to achieving 50,000 annual transplants in 2026

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Can I Be an Organ Donor?

Donation Stories

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...

Donation Perspectives Blog

News

AOPO Statement on Suspected Donor-Derived KSHV Transmissions
AOPO Statement on Suspected Donor-Derived KSHV Transmissions

PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on Suspected Donor-Derived KSHV Transmissions McLean, VA (March 10, 2026) – A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlighted an increase in suspected...

AOPO Statement on Suspected Donor-Derived KSHV Transmissions
AOPO Supports Strengthening Donor Registries

PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Supports Strengthening Donor Registries McLean, VA (February 26, 2026) – The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) strongly supports continued efforts to strengthen donor registries...

AOPO Statement on Suspected Donor-Derived KSHV Transmissions
AOPO Statement on CMS Proposed Rule on OPO Oversight

PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on CMS Proposed Rule on OPO Oversight McLean, VA (January 28, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update federal regulation...