Dr. Kenneth Chavin and Nutcracker Syndrome Patient Highlighted in The Daily American for Living Kidney Donation

The Daily American highlighted a living kidney donation case at Temple University Hospital in which patient Tiffany Weigle donated her kidney to a stranger to resolve her symptoms of nutcracker syndrome. Kenneth Chavin, MD, MBA, PhD, FACS, Director of the Abdominal Organ Transplant Program at Temple University Hospital, explained that nutcracker syndrome is a rare condition that can cause chronic pain and removing the otherwise healthy kidney for donation creates a rare “win-win” scenario for two people who are suffering.