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--> --> Associated Press Oregon Symphony conductor James DePreist has his nose tweaked by Hanna Jane Fast in this photo from 1997. DePreist undergoes kidney transplant PORTLAND (AP) - After waiting six months for a transplant, Oregon Symphony conductor James DePreist underwent surgery Monday to receive a kidney from an anonymous donor. DePreist went into surgery just before noon, and the procedure lasted four hours, said Maggie Huffman, a spokeswoman for Legacy Health Systems. The surgery was performed by Viken Douzdjian at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center. The donor, who declined to be named, came forward in October, Huffman said. DePriest, 64, will stay in intensive care for a day or two and then be transferred to the hospital's transplant unit. DePreist, who joined the symphony in 1980 and frequently conducts other orchestras in the United States and around the world, was added to the transplant list in May. He suffers from kidney disease, which is incurable, but DePreist has said a new kidney "lasts indefinitely." DePreist has been on kidney dialysis for almost two years. He had said he was doing well with treatment, but decided to get a transplant on the recommendation of his doctor. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing