Patrick Gee had been a peritoneal dialysis patient since December 2013. On April 21, 2017, Patrick received a kidney transplant at the Hume-Lee Transplant Center at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University. After spending 33 days in the hospital, four surgeries and a 47-day wait until his kidney began to function, Patrick is back to advocating for more comprehensive healthcare, patient engagement, community educational resources, and a better quality of life for kidney patients.

• Quality Insights Renal Network 5 Chair, patient advisory committee and member of Medical Review Board of Directors.
• American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) Board of Directors and Ambassador
• National Kidney Foundation Kidney Advocacy Committee (KAC) & Y&YK Instructor
• National Coordinating Center National Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Subject Matter Expert
• National Coordinating Center’s National Patient and Family Engagement Learning and Action Network (NPFE-LAN) Subject Matter Expert
• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Ambassador
• Donate Life of Virginia Ambassador
• American Kidney Fund (AKF) Ambassador & Certified Kidney Health Coach
• Chronic Disease Coalition (CDC) Ambassador
• APOL1-genotype Long-Term Kidney Consortium Research Study Community Advisory Committee Member (APOLLO Steering Committee)