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Jose Oberholzer

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Chair, Department of Visceral- and Transplant Surgery at USZ amd UZH
📍 United States

Jose Oberholzer is the Chair of Visceral and Transplant Surgery at USZ and UZH, renowned for pioneering robotic-assisted organ transplants. An accomplished surgeon scientist with a Masters from Harvard, he has extensive expertise in complex abdominal surgeries, particularly liver and pancreas procedures. He previously led transplant programs at the University of Virginia and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Outside of the operating room, Jose is a dedicated marathon runner, having completed over 25 marathons. He channels this passion into fundraising for diabetes research through the Chicago Diabetes Project, an international initiative he founded in 2004. He has lived in the US for twenty years and his two children still reside there.

He was among the first surgeons in the world to perform organ transplants using robotic assistance, and has performed over 500 such operations.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chair, Department of Visceral- and Transplant Surgery
Location
United States
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Surgical Robotics
A pioneer in the field, he was one of the first worldwide to perform robotic organ transplants and has completed over 500 such procedures.
Diabetes Research
He founded the Chicago Diabetes Project in 2004, an international collaboration focused on finding a cellular therapy and functional cure for type 1 diabetes.
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Career

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6-2023
Chair, Department of Visceral- and Transplant Surgery
USZ amd UZH
3-2017 - 6-2023
Director, Charles O. Strickler Transplant Center
University of Virginia
7-2007 - 3-2017
Chief, Division of Transplantation
University of Illinois at Chicago
7-2003 - 6-2007
Director Islet and Pancreas Transplantation, Attending in Transplant Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago
7-2002 - 7-2003
Fellow in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation
University of Alberta
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Education
2011 - 2013
Master in Science in Health Care Management
Harvard University
1988 - 1992
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
University of Zurich Medical School
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