Jon S Odorico, MD
Professor
- Section of Kidney and Pancreas Surgery
- Division of Transplantation
jon@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-0388
Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison WI 53792
Education
- MD, New York University, School of Medicine, New York, NY
- Residency, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harrison Department of Surgical Research, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Fellow, Transplant Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Honors
Best Doctors in America Award Surgery, Transplantation
Madison Magazine Top Docs 2012 Award Surgery, Transplantation
Avant-Garde Health General Surgery Research All-Stars (2024)
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 was recently awarded a one-year, $70,000 grant from UW’s Fall Research Competition. Read more here.
Dr. Odorico’s Lab >>
Clinical Trials
Conversion from Immediate Release Tacrolimus to Envarsus XR® in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Recipients: Assessment of functional, safety and quality of life outcomes (CIRTEN SPK)
Study sponsor: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Study funding provided by: Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
Jon S. Odorico, MD, Principal Investigator
10/18/2018 –present
Non Invasive Blood Test to Diagnose Acute Rejection After Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation: Pancreas and Renal Rejection Diagnosis Using Circulating Donor-Derived Cell-free DNA in Peripheral Blood (PANCDx)
Study funding provided by: CareDx
Jon S. Odorico, MD, Sub-Investigator
Subcontract Agreement Amendment under negotiation, we expect to start enrollment in the first quarter of 2020
Recent Publications
Real World Utilization of Protocolized T-Cell Immunity Panel Screening in Cytomegalovirus Seropositive Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Kleiboeker H, Streblow C, Descourouez J, Saddler C, Rice J, Mandelbrot D, Odorico J, Jorgenson M
Transpl Infect Dis 2026 Jul 21; e70283
[PubMed ID: 42482391]Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipients From Pediatric Donors Have Comparable Outcomes to Those From Adult Donors, Regardless of the Type of Donation.
Parajuli S, Ylagan C, Patel D, Schindler PE, Ram S, Thiessen C, Aufhauser D, Tamburrini R, Mandelbrot D, Kaufman D, Odorico J
Transplant Direct 2026 Aug; 12(8): e1985
[PubMed ID: 42482840]The NBSGW RIP-DTR Mouse: An Integrated Platform for Diabetes Induction, Human Immune Reconstitution and Transplantation Studies.
Chamberlain CS, Kapadia D, Santos EA, Huang L, Holm AM, Leavens C, Palwasha-Khan A, Gorski KM, Steck CC, Mikat A, Tremmel DM, Chlebeck P, Talerico K, Estrada E, McIntosh B, Brown ME, Sackett SD, Odorico JS
bioRxiv 2026 Jul 16;
[PubMed ID: 42523426]Pretransplant Malnutrition Risk Components are Associated With Adverse Outcomes After Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney and Solitary Pancreas Transplantation.
Kennedy K, Engelken J, Rolfson M, Zhou A, Gibes ML, Salwa N, Mandelbrot D, Kaufman D, Odorico J, Parajuli S
Clin Transplant 2026 Jul; 40(7): e70607
[PubMed ID: 42390191]Spatially resolved lipid compartmentalization in human pancreatic islets revealed by high-resolution ultra-low-flow-rate desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging.
Lee WJ, Duong T, Zhang H, Kapadia D, Chlebeck P, Lu KH, Chamberlain CS, Odorico JS, Li L
Anal Bioanal Chem 2026 May 22;
[PubMed ID: 42168637]