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

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

  • Pediatric donors in pancreas transplantation: challenges and opportunities.
    Tamburrini R, Odorico JS
    Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2025 Jun 23;
    [PubMed ID: 40539605]

  • Stem Cell-Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes.
    Reichman TW, Markmann JF, Odorico J, Witkowski P, Fung JJ, Wijkstrom M, Kandeel F, de Koning EJP, Peters AL, Mathieu C, Kean LS, Bruinsma BG, Wang C, Mascia M, Sanna B, Marigowda G, Pagliuca F, Melton D, Ricordi C, Rickels MR, VX-880-101 FORWARD Study Group
    N Engl J Med 2025 Jun 20;
    [PubMed ID: 40544428]

  • Obesity management before and after pancreas transplantation.
    Abbasi AB, Posselt A, Orandi BJ, Odorico JS, Stock PG
    Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2025 May 05;
    [PubMed ID: 40314343]

  • Kidney Delayed Graft Function in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients Is Associated With Inferior Outcomes.
    Firmino SN, Fedorova E, Alshaikh EA, Kaufman D, Odorico J, Mandelbrot D, Astor BC, Parajuli S
    Transplant Direct 2025 May; 11(5): e1797
    [PubMed ID: 40256683]

  • Proteome-wide Investigation of Proline Hydroxylation in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Using DiLeu Isobaric Labeling Strategy.
    Wu F, Tabang DN, Wang D, Odorico JS, Li L
    Mol Cell Proteomics 2025 Apr 09; 100969
    [PubMed ID: 40216311]

All Publications on PubMed