Juan C Caicedo-Ramirez

Juan C Caicedo-Ramirez serves as Chief of Pediatric Transplant Surgery and Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Transplant Surgery) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He maintains clinical practice at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, with appointments in the Comprehensive Transplant Center and Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM).

Dr. Caicedo-Ramirez's research and clinical work focuses on several critical areas in transplantation medicine:

• Living donor liver and kidney transplantation
• Addressing ethnic disparities in organ transplantation, particularly for Hispanic populations
• Cultural competency in transplant care
• Pediatric abdominal transplantation
• Hepatobiliary surgical techniques
• Strategies to increase organ donation rates in underserved communities

His recent publications demonstrate expertise in liver and kidney transplantation with emphasis on addressing ethnic disparities and optimizing surgical outcomes. His work frequently examines how pre-transplant factors influence transplantation success and how to improve access to transplantation for minority populations.

Dr. Caicedo-Ramirez has received numerous professional honors including:

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award from the American Society of Transplant Society (2025)
• Clive Callender, M.D. Circle of Excellence Award from National Multicultural Action Group (2024)
• AAKP Medal of Excellence (2022)
• Multiple Outstanding Teacher Awards from Northwestern University (2021, 2014, 2011, 2010)
• 40 under 40 recognition from Crain's Chicago Business (2009)

He holds significant leadership roles including Chair of the ASTS International Relations committee, Member of the North American Living Liver Donor Innovations Group, and Board Member of Gift of Hope (Organ and Tissue Donor Network). He has served on multiple diversity committees within transplant organizations and has been instrumental in advancing cultural competency initiatives in transplantation medicine.

Dr. Caicedo-Ramirez is actively involved in multiple professional societies including the American Society of Transplantation, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Surgeons, and International Pediatric Transplant Association. His Colombian medical background informs his work addressing health disparities in Hispanic communities.