Willed Body Donation

There are several Willed Body donation programs in Missouri. These are programs for donating your body after death. Donating your body to a research institution can bring hope to future generations by:

• Training future doctors, surgeons and other health care providers.
• Helping researchers find new treatments.

Donating your whole body is different than being an organ donor. To donate your body, you must reach out to an institution that takes whole-body donations. Each willed body donation program differs slightly. It is best to call and prearrange any gift of body donation to science, research or education.

Questions to ask when choosing a facility:

• How is donated tissue used?
• Who must pay the transportation costs?
• Is organ donation allowed with body donation?
• Is there an option to receive cremated remains?

The following institutions have whole-body donation programs.

Facilities

• Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
  1750 Independence Avenue
  Kansas City, MO 64106-1453
  Phone: 816-654-7533 or 800--234-4847
  Email: giftbody@kcumb.edu
  Website: http://www.kcumb.edu/departments/programs-centers/gift-body-program/
  Packet: Gift of Body Donation Packet Gift of Body Donation Packet for Next of Kin

• Kansas University School of Medicine
  Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
  Mail Stop 3038
  3901 Rainbow Boulevard
  Kansas City, KS 66160
  Phone: 913-588-2735
• Email: pyewell@kumc.edu
  Website: http://kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/anatomy-and-cell-biology/willed-body-program.html

• Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
  A.T. Still University
  Anatomy Department
  800 W. Jefferson Street
  Kirksville, MO 63501
  Phone: 660-626-2468
  Website: https://www.atsu.edu/support_atsu/giftofbodyprogram.htm
  Forms: Gift of Body Donation Forms

• Logan University
  Attn: Vyvyan Moore
  1851 Schoettler Road
  Chesterfield, MO 63017
  Phone: 314-250-8433 or 636-230-3710
  Email: donation@logan.edu
  Website: http://www.logan.edu/anatomical-donor-program

• Saint Louis University
  Center for Anatomical Science and Education
  1402 S. Grand Boulevard, Room M 306
  St. Louis, MO 63104
  Phone: 314-977-8027
  Email: anatomy@health.slu.edu
  Website: https://sites.google.com/a/slu.edu/center-for-anatomical-science-and-education-case/gift-body-program

• University of Missouri School of Medicine
  Gift of Body Program
  Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
  M545 Medical Science Building
  One Hospital Drive
  Columbia, MO 65212
  Phone: 573-882-2288
  Email: GOB@missouri.edu
  Website: https://medicine.missouri.edu/departments/pathology-and-anatomical-sciences/gift-of-body
  Packet: Gift of Body Donation Packet

• Washington University School of Medicine
  Department of Neuroscience
  660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8108
  St. Louis, MO 63110
  Phone: 314-362-3599 or 314-362-3597 or 855-502-7894 (toll free)
  Email: bodydonorprogram@wustl.edu
  Website: https://bodydonorprogram.wustl.edu/
  Form: http://bodydonorprogram.wustl.edu/portals/body-donor/2021_body_donor_form2.pdf