JasonA.WertheimMDPhD

General Surgery • Tucson, AZ

Transplantation

Assistant Professor in Surgery-Organ Transplantation, Northwestern University Medical School

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Office
3838 N Campbell Ave
Bldg 2
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone+1 520-626-2729

Fax+1 312-695-9194

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2009
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2020 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2011 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Parallel multiOMIC analysis reveals glutamine deprivation enhances directed differentiation of renal organoids.
Iman Sarami, Katherine E Hekman, Ashwani Kumar Gupta, Justin M Snider, David Ivancic
Biorxiv. 2025-03-01
A kidney organoid-based readout to assess disease activity in primary and recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
Ashwani Kumar Gupta, Ekta Minocha, Kyle M Koss, Bilal A Naved, Luisa Safar-Boueri
Kidney International. 2025-02-04
Multivariate description of gait changes in a mouse model of peripheral nerve injury and trauma.
Bilal A Naved, Shuling Han, Kyle M Koss, Mary J Kando, Jiao-Jing Wang
Plos One. 2025-01-01

Press Mentions

Bioengineered Organs & Kidney Diseases with Susan Quaggin, MDJuly 25th, 2019
Grow Your Own Kidney? Chicago Researchers Are Getting CloserFebruary 13th, 2019
Q&A with Susan Quaggin, MD, Director of Feinberg’s New $5.8 Million Kidney CenterDecember 3rd, 2018
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Grant Support

Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Collaborative & Longitudinal Summer Training & Education in Research for Medical Students (SAVAHCS-CLUSTER-MD)SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2029
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Collaborative & Longitudinal Summer Training & Education in Research for Medical Students (SAVAHCS-CLUSTER-MD)SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2029
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Collaborative & Longitudinal Summer Training & Education in Research for Medical Students (SAVAHCS-CLUSTER-MD)SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2029
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Collaborative & Longitudinal Summer Training & Education in Research for Medical Students (SAVAHCS-CLUSTER-MD)SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2029
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Collaborative & Longitudinal Summer Training & Education in Research for Medical Students (SAVAHCS-CLUSTER-MD)SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2029
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Collaborative & Longitudinal Summer Training & Education in Research for Medical Students (SAVAHCS-CLUSTER-MD)SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2029
Ex-vivo bioengineered technology to unravel dysfunction due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA2023–2027
Ex-vivo bioengineered technology to unravel dysfunction due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA2023–2027
Validation of Patient-Specific, iPSC-based In Vitro Liver SystemSOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2026
Validation of Patient-Specific, iPSC-based In Vitro Liver SystemSOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2026
Validation of Patient-Specific, iPSC-based In Vitro Liver SystemSOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2026
Validation of Patient-Specific, iPSC-based In Vitro Liver SystemSOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2026
Validation of Patient-Specific, iPSC-based In Vitro Liver SystemSOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024–2026
Interdisciplinary Training of Future Physician ScientistsUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA2021–2026
Interdisciplinary Training of Future Physician ScientistsUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA2021–2026
Arizona Technology Development and Clinical Education Program for Students in Kidney Health (ADVANCE Kidney Health)UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA2021–2026
Interdisciplinary Training of Future Physician ScientistsUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA2021–2026
Interdisciplinary Training of Future Physician ScientistsUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA2021–2026
Interdisciplinary Training of Future Physician ScientistsUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA2021–2026