Jacqueline Garonzik Wang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

  • Division of Transplantation
  • Surgical Director of UW Health Kidney Transplant Program

garonzikwang@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 265-6471

H4/766
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792

Education

  • MD, Emory University
  • Resident, John Hopkins Hospital, Surgery
  • Research Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Transplant Surgery
  • PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Fellowship, Washington University, Abdominal Transplant Surgery

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Garonzik Wang is certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS), the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Bilairy Assocaition (AHPBA). She specializes in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation and living kidney and liver donation.

Research Interests

Dr. Garonzik Wang’s research focuses on identifying novel strategies to increase rates of deceased and living donor kidney transplantation. She is also actively investigating the effects of COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients and studying methods to improve SARS-CoV-2 vaccine response rates in immunosuppressed individuals.

Dr. Garonzik Wang’s Lab

Recent Publications

  • Oxalate nephropathy after kidney transplantation: A common cause of graft dysfunction, but uncommon cause of ureter stricture.
    Biesterveld BE, Mandelbrot D, Huang W, Garonzik-Wang J
    Am J Transplant 2025 Jan; 25(1): 215-218
    [PubMed ID: 39755418]

  • Navigating challenges in recipient selection for end-chain kidneys.
    Garg N, Thiessen C, Garonzik-Wang J, Mezrich J, Mandelbrot DA
    Am J Transplant 2024 Oct 28;
    [PubMed ID: 39490413]

  • Seasonal Patterns of Living Kidney Donation in the United States From 1995 to 2019.
    Arking A, Kaddu G, Massie AB, Segev DL, Garonzik-Wang J, Snyder J, King EA, Muzaale AD, Ammary FA
    Clin Transplant 2024 Sep; 38(9): e15454
    [PubMed ID: 39258506]

  • Long-term follow-up of kidney transplant recipients admitted to a tertiary care transplant center with SARS-CoV-2.
    Zona EE, Gibes ML, Jain AS, Smith JA, Garonzik-Wang JM, Mandelbrot DA, Parajuli S
    World J Virol 2024 Jun 25; 13(2): 95273
    [PubMed ID: 38984080]

  • Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection among Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Large Single-Center Experience.
    Zona EE, Gibes ML, Jain AS, Danobeitia JS, Garonzik-Wang J, Smith JA, Mandelbrot DA, Parajuli S
    Crit Care Res Pract 2024; 2024: 7140548
    [PubMed ID: 38725586]

All Publications on PubMed