The Dennis Bligen Kidney Foundation

08/30/2026

02/27/2023

Supporting great organizations like DOVE Transplant - Living Kidney Donation for Veterans is what the DBKF is all about!

We just received a donation from the The Dennis Bligen Kidney Foundation (DBKF).

This is especially meaningful due to the history DOVE Founder & Director, Sharyn Kreitzer, has with both Dennis and his sister (and DBKF Director) Julie Childs.

Dennis, a former running back was one of the first patients at the Mount Sinai Hospital to receive a transplant through . Dennis has given back in countless ways to the community since his transplant many years ago. His amazing family started DBKF in honor of Dennis and to support others coping with and to improve access to early kidney care particularly in high risk communities.

We are eager to collaborate and we
thank DBKF for choosing DOVE as a partner in your efforts to for all!

02/12/2023

Black communities are disproportionately affected by kidney disease for a variety of reasons including the way in which disease is diagnosed, an example of structural racism. Join us on March 15 for a conversation with Dr. Kirk Campbell, a leading kidney specialist and incoming Board Chair of the Na...

03/24/2022

For kidney patients, the pandemic is not over. Those who at higher risk, like kidney transplant recipients, continue to need more tests and antiviral therapies that can help them build antibodies to fight the coronavirus. But Congress recently failed to come to an agreement on additional funding that would help kidney patients and the immunocompromised get access to the drugs and testing they still urgently need.

We need you to act now and urge your Members of Congress to work toward an agreement and get this funding passed, for every member of the kidney community that they represent.

For kidney patients, the pandemic is not over. Those who at higher risk, like kidney transplant recipients, continue to need more tests and antiviral therapies that can help them build antibodies to fight the coronavirus.

10/25/2020

Long-time friend of the DBKF, Lisa Baxter, is on the cover of PKD Life magazine! Read her interview at the link below.

Experience our interactive, profoundly engaging digital publication!

01/02/2020