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.
Dr. Garonzik Wang provides a wide range of services including Kidney Transplant, Liver Transplant, Pancreas Transplant, Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy, Live Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT).
Research Interests
Dr. Garonzik Wang’s research focuses on identifying novel strategies to increase rates of deceased and living donor kidney transplantation. This includes, but is not limited to, utilization of normothermic and hypothermic machine perfusion to preserve and assess donor kidneys, expansion of donor acceptance criteria and leveraging modalities such as kidney paired exchange and desensitization to expand access to transplantation.
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 2025 Mar; 25(3): 471-475
[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]