Jonathan A. Fridell, MD
Transplant Surgery
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About Me
Dr. Jonathan Fridell’s area of clinical practice is pancreas transplantation, either with a kidney transplant or alone, for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 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 an elected Councilor of the International Pancreas & Islet Transplant Association (IPITA). He also serves on the Indiana Donor Network board of directors and as an associate or deputy editor for several prominent Transplant journals. Previously, he served as the 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). In 2020, Dr. Fridell was named the medical staff recipient of the IU Health President’s Values Leadership Award.
Locations
IU Health Transplant - Indianapolis
550 N. University Blvd.
Suite 1295
Indianapolis, IN, 46202
Get Directions 317.944.4370Specialties & Details
- Transplant Surgery
- School of Medicine: McGill University
- Residency: McGill University
- Fellowship: Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute at the University of Pittsburgh
- IU Health University Hospital
- IU Health Medical Group
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO
- Anthem HMO
- Anthem Managed Medicaid Healthy Indiana Plan
- Anthem Managed Medicaid Hoosier Care Connect
- Anthem Managed Medicaid Hoosier Healthwise
- Anthem Medicare Advantage HMO
- Anthem Medicare Advantage PPO
- Anthem PPO
- Care Source Healthy Indiana Plan
- Care Source Hoosier Healthwise
- Care Source Marketplace
- Cigna HealthCare HMO
- Cigna HealthCare PPO
- Cofinity (Aetna) PPO
- Cofinity (Aetna) PPOM
- Encore Combined
- Encore Health Network
- Health Alliance Medicare Advantage
- Humana ChoiceCare
- Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Managed Health Services Healthy Indiana Plan
- Managed Health Services Hoosier Care Connect
- Managed Health Services Hoosier Healthwise
- Managed Health Services Marketplace
- Managed Health Services Medicare Advantage
- MDWise Excel Healthy Indiana Plan
- MDWise Excel Hoosier Healthwise
- Parkview Signature Care EPO
- Parkview Signature Care PPO
- United HealthCare Managed Medicaid - Hoosier Care Connect
- United HealthCare Medicare Advantage HMO
- United HealthCare Medicare Advantage POS
- United HealthCare Medicare Advantage PPO
- Zing Health CSNP
- Zing Health DSNP
- Zing Health HMO
- Zing Health POS
- Zing Health PPO
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.
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