Jamil R Azzi MD PhD

Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Associate physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

55 Fruit StreetMassachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-3706

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 2007 - 2011
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Lebanese University School of MedicineClass of 2003

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2010 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Basic Science Innovation Award American Diabetes Association, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Partners Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2016

Clinical Trials

Efficacy and Safety of Eculizumab for Treatment of Antibody-mediated Rejection Following Renal Transplantation
TERMINATED
PHASE2
Maintenance Versus Reduction of Immunosuppression for Renal Transplant Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Disease Start of enrollment: 2021 May 03
WITHDRAWN
PHASE2, PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

APOL1 risk alleles modulate T cell receptor signaling to promote allograft rejection.
John Pell, E M Tanvir, Zeguo Sun, Irene Chernova, Anand Reghuvaran
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2026-08-03
Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of Adjuvanted and Nonadjuvanted RSV Vaccines in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.
Alisse Hannaford, Elene Chamberlin, Zoe Swank, Simon D van Haren, Samual Han
Transplantation Direct. 2026-08-01
1 citations
Sentinel flaps reflect key inflammatory aspects of human face transplant rejection.
William J Crisler, Thet Su Win, Martin Kauke-Navarro, Qian Zhan, Victor Barrera
American Journal of Transplantation. 2026-05-01

Press Mentions

Social Media Plea Leads to Kidney Donation in MaineJanuary 27th, 2026
Swedish Researchers Develop Urine Test That Can Identify Asthma Types and Their Severity, Potentially Leading to Improved Precision Medicine DiagnosticsJuly 9th, 2021
Urine Will Be Vital in Kidney TransplantMarch 15th, 2021

Grant Support

The novel role of MIF-CD74 inflammatory pathway in immune regulationBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
The novel role of MIF-CD74 inflammatory pathway in immune regulationBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
The novel role of MIF-CD74 inflammatory pathway in immune regulationBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
The novel role of MIF-CD74 inflammatory pathway in immune regulationBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
The novel role of HLA-E restricted CD8 regulatory T cells in kidney allograft rejectionBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028

Committees

Executive committee member, Basic Science Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation 2016 - Present
Chair, Trainee and Young Faculty Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation 2015 - 2016