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Total Body Donation

A pre-arranged agreement on the part of the deceased person and the donor center is necessary for full body donation to take place. Each center may have different requirements and criteria.  Contact a center for details of a total body donation.  In Northeast Ohio, the following centers accept donation of bodies for use in medical education:

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine  

216-368-3430 or 216-221-9330 (after 5:30 p.m. and on weekends)

Cleveland Clinic Body Donation Program

216-444-6870 (between 8 am and 5 pm)  or to report a death (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) contact 216-444-2200 or 1-800-223-2273

Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) 

330-325-2511

Body donation for medical research and education can also be facilitated through national organizations such as:

 MedCure  or  Science Care

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