# @nyulangonehealth on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=wxxMJx-pr4c
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65294023-nyulangonehealth-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-01T13:34:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NYU Langone Health (@nyulangone) — https://gondola.cc/nyulangone

## Caption

Have questions about organ donation? NYU Langone Health transplant specialist Dr. Sapna Mehta answers the most common concerns, from whether donation is safe for your own health to what the living donor process looks like from evaluation to recovery.

In this video, Dr. Mehta covers:
• Whether being a registered organ donor affects your medical care
• What the living donor evaluation process involves and who is on your team
• How long the process takes from first inquiry to surgery
• What directed donation means and what happens if you're not a match
• How paired exchange works
• The impact a single donor can have after death

Ready to learn more or start the process? 👉 Visit NYU Langone’s Transplant Institute: https://nyulangone.org/care-services/nyu-langone-transplant-institute

About Dr. Sapna Mehta: https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1487866406/sapna-mehta

👉 Schedule a consultation: https://nyulangone.org/doctors/specialty/transplant-surgeon?sort=availability&page=1

👉 Register as an organ donor: https://www.registerme.org/

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 — Does Being an Organ Donor Affect Your Health?
00:10 — How Are Living Donors Evaluated?
00:31 — What Is the Living Donor Process Step by Step?
00:57 — Your Transplant Support Team
01:31 — How Long Does Living Donor Evaluation Take?
02:01 — What Is Directed Donation?
02:32 — What Is Paired Exchange in Kidney Donation?
02:53 — Will Organ Donor Registration Affect Your Medical Care?
03:11 — How Many Lives Can One Organ Donor Save?
03:28 — About Dr. Sapna Mehta — NYU Langone Transplant Institute

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transplantinstitute, kidneydonation, donatelife, transplanteducation, medicaleducation, liverdonation, organdonation, livingdonor, nyulangone, organdonor

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