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Patient Participation in Kidney Transplant Candidacy—Opening the Door to the “God Committee”

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.19683

November 05, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST

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This Viewpoint discusses patient participation in kidney transplant candidacy decisions.

Corresponding Author: Aditya S. Pawar, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 110 Francis St, Boston, MA 02215 (aspawar@bidmc.harvard.edu).

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