Jason R. Wellen, MD, MBA
Specialty Areas
- Liver, kidney and pancreatic transplantation
- Adult and pediatric organ transplantation
- Laparocopic and Robotic Donor Nephrectomies
Common Procedures
- Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Liver Transplant
- Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
- Robotic Donor Nephrectomy
Common Diagnoses Treated
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Liver Disease
- Diabetes
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Degrees
Medical School: St. Georges University School of Medicine, Bayshore, NY, 2002
Residency
2002-2003 General Surgery Internship, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
2003-2007 General Surgery Residency, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Fellowship
2007-2009 Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Professional Memberships
American Society of Transplant Surgery
American Society of Transplantation
American College of Surgeons
Western Surgical Society
Areas of Research Interest
Recieved NIH funding to study the role of Live Donor Champion
Funding from MidAmerica Transplant to study the utility of donor kidney biopsies
Clinical Trials
Principal Investigator in a Phase 2 trial with Astellas studying a drug to reduce recurrence of Primary FSGS in a kidney transplant.
Principal Investigator in a Phase 3 trial with Novartis studying a new compound as a primary immunosuppressive agent for de novo kidney transplants.
Innovations
Robotic donor nephrectomies
Robotic kidney transplantation
Financial Disclosures
Consultant for Veloxis, Sanofi, Unicyte
Publications
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Patients Seen At
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place, Suite B, 12th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-747-1393
Fax: 314-362-4197
To request an appointment with Dr. Wellen, please call 314-747-1393.