Dr. Alex Cantafio, Transplant Specialist, talks about kidney transplants. In this video Dr. Cantafio will answer the following questions: 
 
• What does the human kidney do? 
• Where do the organs for transplant come from? 
• How does someone go about getting a kidney transplant? 
• How can someone become a living donor? 
• How is a kidney transplant done? 
• How long would a patient have to wait for a kidney? 

For more information on kidney transplants at The University of Tennessee Medical Center, contact the Center for Transplant Services.