# Dr. Douglas Hale

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Podcast: [Vital Voices](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vital-voices-6695622)
Published: 2026-03-11T17:09:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wets.org/podcast/vital-voices/2026-03-13/dr-douglas-hale
Audio file: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s374/audio/2026/03/vitalvoicespodcastepisode128.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1079

## Resource

March is National Kidney Month, and in recognition of the observance, we speak with Dr. Douglas Hale, a transplant surgeon with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He describes how kidneys are transplanted and talks about the importance of organ donation.

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