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To start your journey, you can watch the "Living Kidney Donation" video on YouTube that features some of our donation and transplant staff as well as a living kidney donor and her recipient talking about their experience. You can also read this brief step-by-step guide: The Living Donor Kidney...

The kidneys are bean-shaped organs located near the back, just above the waist. Each kidney is about the size of a clenched fist and weighs about ¼ pound in an adult. Inside each kidney, blood moves through tiny filters called nephrons. There are about 1 million of these tiny filtering units in each...

What is frailty? Physical frailty consists of three or more of the following symptoms: weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, slow walking speed and reduced physical function. Frailty frequently impacts health-related outcomes in patients with chronic disease. Unlike most advanced chronic disease...

The pancreas is an elongated, irregularly shaped organ that is located behind the stomach. The pancreas has two primary functions: exocrine function - produces enzymes, which are released into the intestine to digest food. endocrine function - produces insulin and glucagon, which are released into...

The liver, which is the body's largest internal organ, is located in the right upper part of the abdomen under the diaphragm. The liver is divided into two sections, the right lobe and the left lobe. The gallbladder, which stores bile produced by the liver, is attached below the right lobe. Blood...

Referral and Listing: If you are a physician and feel that your patient has end-stage organ disease and could benefit from an additional assessment, you may refer him or her for a consultation with the Multi-Organ Transplant Program (MOTP) at London Health Science Centre (LHSC). Patients may be...

Referral and Listing: If you are a physician and feel that your patient has end-stage organ disease and could benefit from an additional assessment, you may refer him or her for a consultation with the Multi-Organ Transplant Program (MOTP) at London Health Science Centre (LHSC). Patients may be...

The Transplant Journey Each year, more and more Canadians are waiting for an organ or tissue transplant to save or improve their lives. Unfortunately, some patients die while waiting for a transplant because there are not enough organs donated. To find out more about a transplant patient's journey...

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London Health Sciences Centre's Multi-Organ Transplant Program (MOTP) is one of the country’s leading transplant programs, performing about 160 organ transplants each year. MOTP is indebted to countless community healthcare professionals who provide timely care to our patients. Whether it is through...