Specialties
Joshua D Mezrich, MD
Professor
- Section of Liver and Kidney Surgery
- Division of Transplantation
mezrich@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-2527
Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison WI 53792
Education
- MD, Cornell University Medical College
- Surgery Residency, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
- Research Fellowship, Transplantation Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Transplantation Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Mezrich is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He specializes in solid organ transplant (liver, kidney, and pancreas).
Dr. Mezrich provides a wide range of services including Kidney Transplant, Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy, Liver Resection, Liver Transplant, Wedge Resection of the Liver, “Scarless” Single-Port Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy.
Research Interests
Dr. Mezrich’s research interest is in transplant tolerance and how environmental exposures alter the immune system.
Recent Publications
Automated abdominal CT imaging biomarkers and clinical frailty measures associated with postoperative deceased-donor liver transplant outcomes.
Liu D, Ji D, Garrett JW, Zea R, Kuchnia A, Summers RM, Mezrich JD, Pickhardt PJ
Eur Radiol 2025 Mar 23;
[PubMed ID: 40121592]Primary inferior vena cava synovial sarcoma treated with caval replacement during cardiopulmonary bypass and ante situm liver perfusion.
Frenkel M, Guenther T, Hermsen J, Collins K, Mezrich J, Al-Adra D, Xia Y
J Surg Case Rep 2024 Dec; 2024(12): rjae760
[PubMed ID: 39678485]Navigating challenges in recipient selection for end-chain kidneys.
Garg N, Thiessen C, Garonzik-Wang J, Mezrich J, Mandelbrot DA
Am J Transplant 2025 Mar; 25(3): 471-475
[PubMed ID: 39490413]Twelve Thousand Kidney Transplants Over More Than 55 Y: A Single-center Experience.
Parajuli S, Garonzik-Wang J, Astor BC, Aziz F, Garg N, Welch B, Odorico J, Mezrich J, Kaufman D, Foley DP, Mandelbrot D
Transplant Direct 2024 Feb; 10(2): e1575
[PubMed ID: 38264296]A Randomized Controlled Trial of Envarsus Versus Immediate Release Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Delayed Graft Function.
Parajuli S, Muth B, Bloom M, Ptak L, Aufhauser D, Thiessen C, Al-Adra D, Mezrich J, Neidlinger N, Odorico J, Wang JG, Foley D, Kaufman D, Mandelbrot DA
Transplant Proc 2023 Sep; 55(7): 1568-1574
[PubMed ID: 37394382]