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Office
20 Prospect Ave.
Suite 404
Hackensack, NJ 07601Phone+1 551-996-2608Fax+1 551-996-0826
Summary
- Dr. Chon is an experienced transplant nephrologist and is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. His research interests include ethics in transplantation, BK virus nephropathy, and vaccinations in transplant patients. He has served as Chairman for the American Society of Transplanation (AST) Trainee and Young Faculty Community of Practice.
Education & Training
- University of Chicago Medical CenterFellowship, Biomedical Ethics, 2011 - 2012
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Transplant Nephrology, 2002 - 2003
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital2000 - 2002
- University of RochesterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1999
- University of RochesterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1997
- New York University School of MedicineClass of 1996, M.D.
- Cornell UniversityB.A., Biology, Distinction, 1988 - 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2003 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- MO State Medical License 2017 - 2024
- KS State Medical License 2017 - 2023
- NY State Medical License 1997 - 2019
- AR State Medical License 2016 - 2018
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2022
- Compassionate Doctor Award American Registry, 2011-2018
- Patients' Choice Award PatientsChoice.org, 2008-2014, 2016-2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsWhen the Living and the Deceased Cannot Agree on Organ Donation: A Survey of US Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs)W. J. Chon, Michelle A. Josephson, Elisa J. Gordon, Yolanda T. Becker, Piotr Witkowski
American Journal of Transplantation. 2014-01-01 - 112 citationsThe Banff Working Group Classification of Definitive Polyomavirus Nephropathy: Morphologic Definitions and Clinical Correlations.Volker Nickeleit, Harsharan K. Singh, Parmjeet Randhawa, Cinthia B. Drachenberg, Ramneesh Bhatnagar
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2017-12-26 - 15 citationsUse of leflunomide in renal transplant recipients with ganciclovir-resistant/refractory cytomegalovirus infection: a case series from the University of Chicago.W. James Chon, Pradeep V. Kadambi, Chang Xu, Yolanda T. Becker, Piotr Witkowski
Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis. 2015-04-01
Journal Articles
- Risk Factors for CMV and BK Infections in an Elderly Veteran Population Following Kidney Transplantation: Implications for Immunosuppression Induction and ManagementAnne Thorndyke, Cara Joyce, Manpreet Samra, Laura Cotiguala , Christine Trotter, Oswaldo Aguirre, W James Chon, Rupinder Sodhi, Reynold I Lopez-Soler, Biomedicines, 11/15/2023
Abstracts/Posters
- Steroid avoidance requires adjustments in the thymoglobulin induction therapy in pancreatic islet cell transplantation.Grose R, Savari O, Golab K, Wang L, Schenck L, Tibudan M, Chon WJ, Millis JM, Witkowski P, European Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association Annual Meeting, 2014, Budapest, Hungary, 2014
- Impact of maintenance steroids versus rapid steroid withdrawal in African-American kidney transplant recipients: comparison of two centersArwindekar DJ, Belur RC, Chon WJ, Desai AS, Tang IY, Josephson MA, Akkina S, American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2013
- Durability of pancreatic islets transplantation in brittle type 1 diabetics: a nine-year follow-upWitkowski P, Garfinkel MR, Schenck L, Philipson L, Pannain S, Thistlethwaite JR, Becker Y, Chon WJ, Josephson MA, Cochet O, Golab K, Savari O, Rezania K, Hariprasad S,..., American Transplant Congress, Seattle, WA, 2013
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Other
- Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of acute renal allograft rejectionChon WJ, Brennan DC, UpToDate
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-manifestations-and-diagnosis-of-acute-renal-allograft-reje - Investigational methods in the diagnosis of acute renal allograft rejectionChon WJ, Brennan DC, UpToDate
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/investigational-methods-in-the-diagnosis-of-acute-renal-allograft-r - Acute Renal Allograft Rejection: TreatmentChon WJ, Brennan DC, UpToDate
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/acute-renal-allograft-rejection-treatment
Press Mentions
- W. James Chon, M.D., to Direct UAMS Renal Transplant ProgramSeptember 19th, 2016
- 2015 AST FAST DesigneesMay 21st, 2015
- When the Living and the Deceased Don’t Agree on Organ DonationNovember 26th, 2013
Committees
- Member, Expert Panel, Grand Rounds, Inc. 2015 - Present
- Physician Panelist, Doximity Physician Panel 2013 - Present
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Nephrology Research 2015 - 2022
- Member, Editorial Board, HealthTap 2015 - 2020
- Member, Editorial Board, Global Surgery 2015 - 2020
- Chair, Trainee & Young Faculty Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation 2013 - 2014
- Associate Director, KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) Guidelines Implementation Committee 2013 - 2014
- Co-Chair, Trainee & Young Faculty Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation 2012 - 2013
- Member, Membership Committee, American Society of Transplantation 2009 - 2012
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
- American Society of Transplantation - ASTFellow
Other Languages
- Korean
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