Specialties
Jon S Odorico, MD
Professor
- Section of Kidney and Pancreas Surgery
- Division of Transplantation
jon@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-0388
Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison WI 53792
Education
- MD, New York University, School of Medicine, New York, NY
- Residency, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harrison Department of Surgical Research, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Fellow, Transplant Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Honors
Best Doctors in America Award Surgery, Transplantation
Madison Magazine Top Docs 2012 Award Surgery, Transplantation
Avant-Garde Health General Surgery Research All-Stars (2024)
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Odorico is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He specializes in pancreatic, islet cell, and multi-organ transplants.
Dr. Odorico provides a wide range of services including Kidney Transplant, Pancreas Transplant.
Research Interests
Dr. Odorico’s research focuses on stem cell biology and differentiation, developing novel stem cell-based strategies for treating diabetes, pancreas transplantation, and islet cell transplantation.
Dr. Odorico’s lab
Clinical Trials
Conversion from Immediate Release Tacrolimus to Envarsus XR® in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Recipients: Assessment of functional, safety and quality of life outcomes (CIRTEN SPK)
Study sponsor: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Study funding provided by: Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
Jon S. Odorico, MD, Principal Investigator
10/18/2018 –present
Non Invasive Blood Test to Diagnose Acute Rejection After Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation: Pancreas and Renal Rejection Diagnosis Using Circulating Donor-Derived Cell-free DNA in Peripheral Blood (PANCDx)
Study funding provided by: CareDx
Jon S. Odorico, MD, Sub-Investigator
Subcontract Agreement Amendment under negotiation, we expect to start enrollment in the first quarter of 2020
Recent Publications
The Challenge of Minding the Glomerular Filtration Rate Gap Between Pancreas Transplant Alone and Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation: Stuck in the Middle.
Parajuli S, Mandelbrot D, Stratta RJ, Kandaswamy R, Parsons RF, Singh N, Gruessner A, Kaufman DB, Odorico J
Transplantation 2025 Mar 25;
[PubMed ID: 40128167]Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant.
Scolarici MJ, Kuehler D, Osborn R, Doyle A, Schiffman EK, Garvin A, Villalba JA, Ramos CJ, Paddock CD, Annambhotla PD, Taylor M, Salzer JS, Saddler C, Thiessen C, Kandaswamy R, Odorico J
Emerg Infect Dis 2025 Mar; 31(3): 587-590
[PubMed ID: 40023815]Predicted Indirectly Recognizable T-cell Epitope (PIRCHE) Load Correlates With Rejection Events After Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation.
Parajuli S, Niemann M, Dale BL, Hidalgo L, Gupta G, Kaufman D, Odorico J, Mandelbrot D
Transplant Direct 2025 Mar; 11(3): e1764
[PubMed ID: 39936136]Pre-Transplant Hypoalbuminemia Is Not Associated With Early Key Outcomes Among Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Fedorova E, Nehring Firmino S, Kaufman DB, Odorico JS, Aufhauser D, Thiessen C, Al-Adra DP, Mandelbrot D, Astor BC, Parajuli S
Transpl Int 2025; 38: 14091
[PubMed ID: 39906535]The UW Experience: Feasibility of De Novo Letermovir for Primary Prophylaxis After Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant.
Descourouez JL, Kleiboeker H, Saddler CM, Smith JA, Rice JP, Mandelbrot DA, Odorico JS, Jorgenson MR
Ann Pharmacother 2025 Jan 15; 10600280241307383
[PubMed ID: 39815618]