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Office
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
# Div
Saint Louis, MO 63110Phone+1 314-747-9889Fax+1 314-361-4197
Education & Training
- Washington University in St. LouisMBA, Business Administration, 2010 - 2012
- Olin School of Business, Washington University School of MedicineMBA, 2010 - 2012
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 2007 - 2009
- Rutgers Health/St Barnabas Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
- St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2002
- Emory UniversityBS, Biology, 1992 - 1996
- Emory UniversityBS, Biology, 1992 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- MO State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 2003 - 2007
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Junior Investigator Award ASTS, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012
- Recipient of Most Influential Chief Resident Award (selected by peers) 2007
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Clinical Trials
- Renal Function in Highly Sensitized Patients 1 Year After Desensitization With Imlifidase Prior to DD Kidney Tx Start of enrollment: 2021 Oct 14
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Robotic kidney transplant has superior outcomes compared to open kidney transplant: results of a propensity match analysis.Amen Z Kiani, Angela L Hill, Neeta Vachharajani, Jesse Davidson, Kristin Progar
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-10-05 - Efficacy and Safety of Bleselumab in Preventing the Recurrence of Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Phase 2a, Randomized, M...Jun Shoji, William C Goggins, Jason R Wellen, Patrick N Cunningham, Olwyn Johnston
Transplantation. 2024-08-01 - 2 citationsTotal robotic liver transplant: the final frontier of minimally invasive surgery.Adeel S Khan, Meranda Scherer, Roheena Panni, Darren Cullinan, Greg Martens
American Journal of Transplantation. 2024-08-01
Journal Articles
- Patient and Graft Survival: Biliary Complications after Liver TransplantationSenter-Zapater M, Khan AS, Subramanian T, Vachharajani N, Dageforde LA, Wellen JR, Shenoy S, Majella Doyle MB, Chapman WC, Journal of American College of Surgery, 1/19/2018
- A Cost Evaluation of a Donation after Cardiac Death Program: How Cost per Organ Compares to Other Donor TypesLindemann J, Dageforde LA, Vachharajani N, Stalschmidt E, Brockmeier D, Wellen JR, Khan A, Chapman WC, Doyle M, Journal of American College of Surgery, 1/2/2018
- Mini-incision versus hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in living donor kidney transplantation: A retrospective cohort studySubramanian T, Dageford LA, Vacharajani N, Wellen J, Doyle MBM, Lin Y, Khan A, Senter-Zapata M, Chapman W, Shenoy S, International Journal of Surgery, 1/1/2018
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Abstracts/Posters
- Post-Transplant Erthrocytosis after Combined Kidney-Pancreas Transplant is associated with the development of Orthostasis.Wellen JR, 1/1/2011
- The nation�s first free-standing Organ recovery Facility: An 8 year experience demonstrating Significant cost reduction, reduced cold Ischemia and surgeons travel.MB Majella Doyle, Neeta Vachharajani, Jason Wellen, Jeffrey A. Lowell, Christopher D. Anderson, Surendra Shenoy, Gene Ridolfi, Martin Jendrisak, Dean Kappel, William C..., Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, and Mid America Transplant Services, St. Louis, MO, 1/1/2010
- Steatotic Liver Graft Use Does Not Affect Short and Medium-Term Outcomes After Liver Transplantation, But Requires Increased Resources.MB Majella Doyle, Neeta Vachharajani, Jason Wellen, Christopher Anderson, Jeffrey Lowell, Surendra Shenoy, Elizabeth Brunt, William C. Chapman, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery and Pathology, St. Louis, MO, 1/1/2010
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Lectures
- Financial Implications of New Organ Allocation.1/1/2019
- The Impact of State Policies on Organ Donation and Transplantation in the United States.1/1/2015
- Immune response to non-HLA (self-antigens) in allograft rejection.Georgetown Medical Center - 1/1/2014
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Authored Content
- A Cost Evaluation of a Donation After Cardiac Death Program: How Cost Per Organ Compares to Other Donor TypesMarch 2018
- Patient and Graft Survival: Biliary Complications After Liver TransplantationJanuary 2018
Press Mentions
- New Technology Allows Mid-America Transplant to Monitor Organs in TransitAugust 5th, 2021
- CareDx Transplant Leadership Showcased at ASTS 2021January 8th, 2021
- Illinois Man’s Second Kidney Transplant in Middle of Pandemic SuccessfulAugust 6th, 2020
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Committees
- Co-Chair, ASTS Business Practice Committee 2016 - Present
- Region 8 representative, UNOS Kidney Committee
Professional Memberships
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