Jason Albert Wertheim, MD, PhD
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Surgery
Edward G. Elcock Professor of Surgical Research
Associate Professor of Surgery (Organ Transplantation) and McCormick School of Engineering
Focus of Work
Bio
My clinical interests include abdominal organ transplantation and living donation surgery. My research interests focus on developing tissue engineering and regenerative medicine based approaches for renal and hepatic replacement therapies.
Keywords
TransplantationKidneyRenal DiseasesPancreatic DisordersLiver Disease / PathobiologyCell Adhesion MechanismsCell BiologyCell Imaging
Education and Certification
- PhD: University of Pennsylvania, Bioengineering (2002)
- MD: University of Pennsylvania (2004)
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Surgery (2009)
- Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles, Transplantation (2011)
- Board Certification: General Surgery
Contact
312/695-8900
NMH/Arkes Family Pavilion Suite 1900
676 N Saint Clair
Chicago IL 60611