AA Transplant surgeon John Magee honored at Kidney Ball; AA nonprofit raises over $412,000
ANN ARBOR — At its November 19 Kidney Ball fundraiser, the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM) raised over $412,000 through a silent auction, donations, and an exciting live auction. Also at the event, the NKFM Kidney Crusader Award was presented to John Magee, MD, the University of Michigan Jeremiah and Claire Turcotte Professor of Transplantation Surgery, Section Head of Transplant Surgery, and Pediatric Abdominal Transplantation Director.
“I have worked with many health care organizations and the NKFM is one of the most effective,” stated Dr. Magee after receiving the award. He has served as a Kidney Ball co-chair since 2019.
Dr. Magee, who chaired the NKFM Board of Directors from 2018 to 2020, received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. After completing both a General Surgery residency and a multi-organ transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan, he joined the U-M faculty in 1998.
His primary research interests include improving the care of adults and children with end stage organ disease, focusing on the role of transplantation, organ donation and organ allocation. He has an extensive record of leading multidisciplinary and multi-institutional teams in clinical and translational research funded by industry, foundations, and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Magee has also received funding for the development and refinement of transplant policy and oversight in the U.S. He resides in Ann Arbor with his wife, Melinda and their two young daughters.
The Kidney Ball was sponsored by the University of Michigan Health Transplant Center, Meijer, General RV Center, Hershey, LaMarca Prosecco, High Noon, Louis M. Martini Winery, Franciscan Estate, Loren and Deb Venegas, Dickinson Wright, Molson Coors, MotorCity Casino, Henry Ford Transplant Institute, VTC Insurance Group, and many more.
For more information about the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan’s programs and services throughout the state, please visit nkfm.org or call 800-482-1455.
About the NKFM
The mission of the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan is to prevent kidney disease and improve the quality of life for those living with it. With more than a million people in Michigan affected by kidney disease, the NKFM works to provide life-changing programs and services across the state. For the past 13 years, Charity Navigator — the nation’s leading nonprofit evaluator — has recognized the NKFM with its highest rating of 4 stars for success in sound fiscal management. nkfm.org
