Joel T. Adler

Joel T. Adler is a kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon at Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, since 2021. With dual clinical and research expertise, he focuses on advancing transplantation equity through policy analysis, health services research, and socioeconomic access barriers. His training spans University of Wisconsin (MD), Harvard (MPH), Massachusetts General Hospital residency, and Wisconsin transplantation fellowship.

• Education
• • MD - University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • MPH - Harvard T.H. Chan School
  • BA in Spanish - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research interests span organ allocation policies, transplant system efficiencies, and dialysis facility impacts on referral rates. His work reveals how Medicare 5-Star ratings correlate with transplant waitlisting, and examines telehealth implementations for end-stage kidney disease patients.

Recent publications analyze circle-based allocation systems, out-of-sequence organ utilization, and rural-urban transplant disparities. These studies use datasets like the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients and United States Renal Data System to evaluate national policy effects.

• Scientific Awards
• • UT Austin Public Voices Fellow (2023-2024)
  • Provost's Mentored Faculty Scholar (2023)
  • American Journal of Transplantation Outstanding Clinical Manuscript (2023)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (2010)
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society (2009)

Current grants include K08 HS028476 (telehealth for ESKD), ASTS Collaborative Scientist Grant (KAS250 policy effects), and Society for Transplant Social Workers funding to examine dialysis social workers' roles in central Texas. He serves on multiple national committees including the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Analytic Methods Subcommittee.