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Biography
Dr. Jonathan Fridell’s area of clinical practice is pancreas transplantation, either with a kidney transplant or alone, for patients with Type 1 diabetes with hypoglycemic unawareness.
He is the chief of abdominal transplantation and surgical director of the IU Health pancreas transplant program in Indianapolis, one of the highest volume programs in the country since 2007. He joined the Indiana University School of Medicine in 2002 where he is a professor of surgery. Dr. Fridell has been involved in the growth of the pancreas and liver transplant programs and helped initiate the intestine/multivisceral transplant program at IU Health.
Dr. Fridell is a native of Montreal, Canada, where he received his MD degree and surgical training at McGill University. He completed a transplant surgery fellowship at the Thomas E. Starzl Transplant Institute at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Fridell’s expertise and research interests include pancreas and liver transplantation. He is past chair of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Pancreas Transplant Committee and served on its board of directors as the representative for Region 10 (Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio). He also serves on the Indiana Donor Network board of directors and as an associate or deputy editor for several prominent Transplant journals. In 2020, Dr. Fridell was named the medical staff recipient of the IU Health President’s Values Leadership Award.
Insurance
Insurance plans accepted by this provider are below.
American Health Plan of Indiana/Majestic Care Management (I-SNP Only)
Cigna
Community Health Alliance
Community Health System
Coventry/First Health
Deaconess OneCare
Lutheran Preferred
MultiPlan/PHCS
NaphCare
Sagamore Health Network
Select Health Network
SIHO
Suburban Health Organization
Note: Although this listing was accurate at the time of posting, insurances change regularly, and insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider. Please confirm with your insurance company that this provider is covered by your plan before your appointment.
Locations
Specialties & Details
Specialties:
Transplant Surgery
Conditions & Treatments:
Liver, Pancreas & Kidney Transplantation, Kidney Transplant, Liver Transplant, Intestine Transplant, Multivisceral Transplant
Education
School of Medicine:
McGill University
Residency:
McGill University
Fellowship:
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute at the University of Pittsburgh
Hospitals & Affiliations
Hospital Privileges:
IU Health Methodist/IU Health University
Physician Group:
IU Health Medical Group
Research
Research Publications
* Information provided by PubMed
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