Redefining Death: the Ethics of Organ Donation, with Dr. Heidi Klessig

Redefining Death: the Ethics of Organ Donation, with Dr. Heidi Klessig

March 20, 2026 · 1h 6m

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Dr. Heidi Klessig discusses the ethics surrounding organ donation and transplantation.

Dr. Heidi Klessig attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she completed a residency program in anesthesiology. She received the American Board of Anesthesiology’s board certification in anesthesiology and the ABA’s certificate of added qualification in pain management. She was a founding partner of the Pain Clinic of Northwestern Wisconsin and an instructor for the International Spinal Injection Society. She now writes and speaks on the ethics of organ donation and transplantation.My YouTube channel: @HeidiKlessigMDHere's a link to The Brain Death Fallacy on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0byn0iaT_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade…

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