Department of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Specialties

Jennifer Philip, MD

Assistant Professor

  • Division of Transplantation

Philip@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-2527

Education

  • MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
  • Residency, General Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  • Abdominal Organ Transplant Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Philip is certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS), and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS). She specializes in liver, kidney, pancreas, live kidney donor, hepatobiliary, and auto renal transplant surgery.

Research Interests

Dr. Philip is investigating methodologies of ex vivo perfusion for the preservation and assessment of deceased donor kidney and liver allografts. The goal of her research is to improve organ preservation techniques as well as improve the assessment of organs prior to transplantation, which would increase the amount of organs available for transplant and improve organ function after implantation.

Recent Publications

  • Correlation of Imaging and Hemodynamic Findings with Clinical Outcomes for Diagnosis of Left Renal Vein Compression Syndrome.
    Meram E, Swietlik J, Philip J, Woods MA, Foley D, Knavel Koepsel E
    Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2024 Sep; 47(9): 1190-1199
    [PubMed ID: 39107617]

  • Biomechanical and Mechanobiological Drivers of the Transition From PostCapillary Pulmonary Hypertension to Combined Pre-/PostCapillary Pulmonary Hypertension.
    Allen BJ, Frye H, Ramanathan R, Caggiano LR, Tabima DM, Chesler NC, Philip JL
    J Am Heart Assoc 2023 Feb 07; 12(3): e028121
    [PubMed ID: 36734341]

  • Estrogen receptor-α prevents right ventricular diastolic dysfunction and fibrosis in female rats.
    Cheng TC, Philip JL, Tabima DM, Kumari S, Yakubov B, Frump AL, Hacker TA, Bellofiore A, Li R, Sun X, Goss KN, Lahm T, Chesler NC
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020 Dec 01; 319(6): H1459-H1473
    [PubMed ID: 33064565]

  • Effect of Transfer Status on Outcomes of Emergency General Surgery Patients.
    Philip JL, Yang DY, Wang X, Fernandes-Taylor S, Hanlon BM, Schumacher J, Saucke MC, Havlena J, Santry HP, Ingraham AM
    Surgery 2020 Aug; 168(2): 280-286
    [PubMed ID: 32456785]

  • Patterns of opioid use in dialysis access procedures.
    Janek KC, Bennett KM, Imbus JR, Danobeitia JS, Philip JL, Melnick DM
    J Vasc Surg 2020 Sep; 72(3): 1018-1024
    [PubMed ID: 32115321]

All Publications on PubMed