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.
Dr. Philip was awarded a two-year, $150,000 New Investigator Award from the Wisconsin Partnership Program. Read more here.
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Recent Publications
Standardizing Data Collection in Normothermic Regional Perfusion in the United States.
Aufhauser DD, Philip JL, Sellers M, Croome KP, Bababekov Y, Paci P, Montenovo MI, Merani S, Mao SA, Abt PL, Nydam T, Botha J, Nassar A, Wall A, Brubaker AL
Ann Surg 2026 Apr 29;
[PubMed ID: 42050633]Time to Death and Donation After Circulatory Death Kidney Transplant Outcomes: Opportunities for Improved Utilization in the United States.
Amarnath DR, Kalpana TSR, Kourounis G, Malik AK, Philip J, Thompson ER, Glover E, Pettigrew GJ, Callaghan C, Sheerin N, Wilson C, Tingle SJ
Clin Transplant 2026 Apr; 40(4): e70548
[PubMed ID: 42030318]The use of a centralized normothermic preservation and assessment center to rescue kidneys declined after standard allocation.
Holzner ML, Jaynes CL, Terlizzi K, Guerra G, Lonze BE, Goggins W, Barbas A, Kayler L, Wellen J, Lopez-Soler R, Berger JC, Ali NM, van Leeuwen L, Philip J, Shapiro R, Massie AB, Leuvenink H, Garonzik-Wang J
Am J Transplant 2026 Mar 07;
[PubMed ID: 41796806]Dual Kidney Transplantation Offers Prolonged Graft Survival.
Fedorova E, Firmino SN, Foley D, Garonzik-Wang J, Kaufman D, Odorico J, Aufhauser D, Neidlinger NA, Thiessen C, Philip J, Collins KM, Mezrich J, Al-Adra D, Mandelbrot D, Astor BC, Parajuli S
Clin Transplant 2026 Feb; 40(2): e70481
[PubMed ID: 41674145]Validation of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion MRI Using Perfused Explanted Human Livers.
Simchick G, Rice J, Gober LM, Rice D, Philip J, Roldan-Alzate A, Hernando D
Magn Reson Med 2026 Apr; 95(4): 2291-2304
[PubMed ID: 41235815]