Transplant Ambassador Program

🔈Spotlight: Serge

We are delighted to recognize our Transplant Ambassador, Serge Pisapia, who is from Montreal, Quebec. Serge was diagnosed with Berger’s disease, also known as IgA nephropathy, in 1988 and had a kidney removed in 2011 due to cancer. He received a kidney from his sister, Christine Pisapia in 2014, after 3 years on peritoneal dialysis.💚

Serge shares: “I would like to share my experience with patients in order to relieve them of any anxieties which they might have in relation to a potential transplant.” 💬

Serge is a lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator. In his spare time, he enjoys cross-country skiing and trekking. Serge is fluent in French, English, and Italian. He supports and connects with individuals across all three communities, helping create greater accessibility within the TAP community.

Serge serves as an ambassador at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal.
He recently helped to bring the Transplant Ambassador Program to Quebec, along with his sister Christine. 💚

Learn more about Serge’s journey here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DejJTVP6_P0

Read more about TAP in Quebec: Brother–sister duo helps bring Transplant Ambassador Program to Quebec – Can-SOLVE CKD Network
https://cansolveckd.ca/network_updates/brother-sister-duo-helps-bring-transplant-ambassador-program-to-quebec/

Watch Serge’s TV interview: “A gift”: Montrealers share stories of organ donations during awareness week – CityNews Montreal
https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/04/24/montrealers-organ-donations-awareness-week/

Listen to Serge Pisapia’s interview on the Pénélope show on the radio of Radio-Canada: A conversation about sibling kidney donation, transplantation, and living well after transplant.
Mercredi 20 mai 2026 : Le don d’un rein au sein d’une fratrie, et les recettes culinaires du moment | OHdio | Radio-Canada

Thank you, Serge, for sharing your inspiring transplant journey and for helping expand the Transplant Ambassador Program into Quebec. Your advocacy continues to raise awareness, inspire hope, and support patients and families across Canada. 🌟

We also extend a special thank you to the McGill University Health Centre for all the incredible work they do.

More Information👇
Serge Pisapia Ambassador Email: [email protected]

Serge Pisapia Ambassador Directory: https://transplantambassadors.ca/?s=Serge&post_type=ambassadors

Learn more about our Ambassadors: https://transplantambassadors.ca/

Congratulations to TAP Ambassador Jamal El Ali on his new book! Inspired in part by his kidney transplant and the second chance at life made possible through a stranger’s decision to donate their organs. 💚
TAP Ambassador Jamal has released his new book Personal Strategy: Build Direction, Make Better Decisions, and Take Control of Your Life, now available in paperback.

Jamal has proudly served as a TAP Ambassador at UHN for over 5 years, sharing his story and supporting others through their kidney journey. His latest work reflects the same resilience and purpose he brings to his advocacy.

Learn more about Jamal here:
https://transplantambassadors.ca/ambassadors/Jamal-e/s

Watch his ambassador story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DtjYtA3ZW0&t=20

Get the book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GWMGW553