Education

• MD, New York University, School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1987
• Residency, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1987-1994
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harrison Department of Surgical Research, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1990-1992
• Fellow, Transplant Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1994-1996

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 and 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

Active Clinical Trials

• Islet Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetic Patients Using a Steroid-free Immunosuppression Protocol and Thiazolidinedione Insulin Sensitizers
  Principal Investigator(s): Jon S Odorico, MD
  Status: Recruiting
  [ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00214253]
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Recent Publications

• Early Metabolic Markers that Anticipate Loss of Insulin Independence in Type 1 Diabetic Islet Allograft Recipients.
  Hirsch D, Odorico J, Danobeitia JS, Alejandro R, Rickels MR, Hanson M, Radke N, Baidal D, Hullett D, Naji A, Ricordi C, Kaufman D, Fernandez L
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2012 Feb 2.
  [PubMed ID: 22300172]
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• Long-Term Pancreatic Allograft Survival After Renal Retransplantation in Prior Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Recipients.
  Lamattina J, Sollinger H, Becker Y, Mezrich J, Pirsch J, Odorico J
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2012 Jan 10.
  [PubMed ID: 22233437]
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• Simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) retransplantation in prior SPK recipients.
  Lamattina JC, Sollinger HW, Becker YT, Mezrich JD, Pirsch JD, Odorico JS
  Clin Transplant 2011 Oct 28.
  [PubMed ID: 22032238]
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• Potential pathways to restore β-cell mass: pluripotent stem cells, reprogramming, and endogenous regeneration.
  Baiu D, Merriam F, Odorico J
  Curr. Diab. Rep. 2011 Oct; 11(5):392-401.
  [PubMed ID: 21800022, PMC ID: 3167041]
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• Donation after cardiac death: a 29-year experience.
  Bellingham JM, Santhanakrishnan C, Neidlinger N, Wai P, Kim J, Niederhaus S, Leverson GE, Fernandez LA, Foley DP, Mezrich JD, Odorico JS, Love RB, De Oliveira N, Sollinger HW, D'Alessandro AM
  Surgery 2011 Oct; 150(4):692-702.
  [PubMed ID: 22000181]
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