The current United States waiting list for deceased kidney donors has 90,041 potential recipient candidates awaiting kidney transplantation.1 Waiting time for a deceased donor can be influenced by age, blood type, degree of sensitization, and time on dialysis, and it can vary from 3 years to as long as 10 years. The number of potential kidney recipients on this waiting list increases by the day, but the number of kidney transplants performed lags significantly behind. Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, the United States had the highest number of kidney transplant surgeries performed in 2021, with 24,670 recipients and a record of 18,699 transplants from deceased donors.