http://www.columbiasurgery.net/2011/07/13/new-youtube-video-about-kidney-donation-and-transplantation/

New YouTube Video about Kidney Donation and Transplantation

Lloyd Ratner, MD, Director of Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, has released a highly informative YouTube video regarding kidney donation and transplantation. The video is addressed to prospective patients, kidney donors, and families, and provides clear answers to their most common concerns.

In this direct and engaging presentation, Dr. Ratner addresses topics such as the advantages of living donor kidney donation; laparoscopic and open surgical techniques; what donors and recipients should expect during and after surgery; post-operative pain and follow-up; and post-donation pregnancy. The full seventeen-minute video can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPwhi5TMYKY

Dr. Ratner was my sister's 'superstar' surgeon!

One of our better advocates among the surgical practitioners:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcp6tdtEphA