José Oberholzer

José Oberholzer, M.D., is a physician-scientist with a long track record in cell therapy. Dr. Oberholzer, brings a wealth of highly valuable cell encapsulation expertise to AvengeBio’s Scientific Advisory Board. He is an endowed Professor of Surgery, Experimental Pathology and Biomedical Engineering, and the director of the Charles O. Strickler Transplant Center at the University of Virginia. Previous to that he was a Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering, and Chief of the Division of Transplantation at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Dr. Oberholzer graduated from the University of Zurich Medical School in Switzerland and obtained a master’s in health care management from Harvard University. He completed his surgical training at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), as well as at the University of Alberta in Edmonton (Canada), where he completed a fellowship in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery and transplantation.