Waiting Period

Inova Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program

Organ offers are based on the following criteria, in this order: blood type of recipient, matching of tissue typing of recipient to donor, and waiting time. There is no urgency status for kidney recipients. The average wait times for an organ from a deceased donor is between four and five years.

Sources for kidney donation

Kidneys can be donated by either a deceased donor or a living donor. The Inova Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Center also performs pancreas transplants from deceased donors. Our patients may have a combined kidney/pancreas transplant (K/P) or a pancreas after kidney transplant (PAK).

Each time a patient on our kidney waitlist has a deceased donor organ offer, our transplant coordinators will review all important donor information with the potential recipient. All potential recipients have the right to decline any organ donor.