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

Clinical Information

Specialties

Jon S Odorico, MD

Professor

  • Section of Kidney and Pancreas Surgery
  • Division of Transplantation

jon@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-0388

600 Highland Ave.
MC 7375
Madison, WI 53792-3284

Education

  • MD, New York University, School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1987
  • Residency, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1987-1994
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harrison Department of Surgical Research, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1990-1992
  • Fellow, Transplant Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1994-1996

Honors

Best Doctors in America Award Surgery, Transplantation

Madison Magazine Top Docs 2012 Award Surgery, Transplantation

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

Recent Publications

    • Isolated pancreas transplantation: is rank list position related to outcomes of imported grafts?
    • Adler JT, Redfield RR, Kaufman DB, Odorico JS
    • Am. J. Transplant. 2019 Apr 09;
    • [PubMed ID: 30963706]
    • Enteric conversion after bladder-drained pancreas transplantation is not associated with worse allograft survival.
    • Adler JT, Zaborek N, Redfield RR, Kaufman DB, Odorico JS, Sollinger HW
    • Am. J. Transplant. 2019 Mar 05;
    • [PubMed ID: 30838785]
    • OPTN/SRTR 2017 Annual Data Report: Pancreas.
    • Kandaswamy R, Stock PG, Gustafson SK, Skeans MA, Urban R, Fox A, Odorico JS, Israni AK, Snyder JJ, Kasiske BL
    • Am. J. Transplant. 2019 Feb; 19 Suppl 2: 124-183
    • [PubMed ID: 30811891]
    • Yes, we do need to demonstrate the survival advantage of pancreas after kidney transplantation.
    • Fridell JA, Niederhaus S, Urban R, Fox A, Odorico J
    • Am. J. Transplant. 2019 Apr; 19(4): 1243-1244
    • [PubMed ID: 30565399]
    • Rebuilding a better home for transplanted islets.
    • Tremmel DM, Odorico JS
    • Organogenesis 2018; 14(4): 163-168
    • [PubMed ID: 30252586]

All Publications on PubMed