
Andrew M. Cameron, MD, PhD
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Andrew M. Cameron
Professional Titles
- Surgeon-in-chief, The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
- Chief, Division of Transplantation
- William Stewart Halsted Professor of Surgery
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Surgery
Background
Dr. Cameron is the director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Cameron was born at Johns Hopkins and raised in Baltimore. He attended Harvard College and returned to Johns Hopkins where he obtained his M.D.. and Ph.D. degrees. His surgical training was spent at the Massachusetts General Hospital and then at UCLA for Liver Transplantation. He returned to Hopkins as Head of the Liver Transplant Program in 2006. His laboratory studies stem cells and the liver to promote drug-free transplantation and other pursuits include the use of social media to increase organ donation. He is married to Lisa, a lawyer, and has two children, Charlotte and John.
Centers and Institutes
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Videos
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Press release: Alcohol Relapse Rate Among Liver Transplant Recipients Identical Whether or Not There is A 6-Month Wait Before Transplant (04/25/2019)
Webinar | What You Need to Know About Organ Donation
By registering to be an organ or tissue donor you can transform dozens of lives, but many people have questions or uncertainties about the donation process. Transplant surgeon Andrew Cameron and Clint Burns, an organ transplant recipient and coordinator with the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center, discuss who is eligible for organ donation, how to register as a donor/recipient, the transplant surgery process and more.Living Organ Donation: Answers from Transplantation Expert Andrew Cameron
Nearly 124,000 men, women and children are awaiting organ transplants in the United States. A living donor can eliminate the need for a recipient to be added to the national waiting list.
Research Interests
Novel drugs for Hepatitis C, Stem cells and the Liver
Selected Publications
Cameron AM, and Busuttil RW "The Current Status of Liver Transplantation for Hepatitus C" Expert Opinion on Biologic Therapy. 6(10): 993-1002. 2006.
Cameron AM, Ghobrial RM, Hiatt JR, Gordon SA, Famer DG, Yersiz H, Zimmerman MA, Durazo F, Gornbein J, and Busuttil RW. "Hepatitis C Recurrence following Liver Transplant is influenced by non-viral factors." Annals of Surgery. 244:563-571. 2006.
Cameron AM, Ghobrial RM, Yersiz H, Famer DG, Lipshutz GS, Gordon SA, Zimmerman MA, Hong J, Collins TE, Gornbein J, Amersi F, Weaver M, Cao C, Chen T, Hiatt JR, and Busuttil RW. "Optimal Utilization of Donor Grafts with Extended Criteria: A Single Center Experience in over 1,000 Liver Transplants." Annals of Surgery. 243(6): 748-755.2006.
Honors
- Awarded grant for proposal "Immune Tolerance in Chimeric Miniature Swine", NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Harvard Medical School Excellence in Teaching Award, From Harvard Medical School Class of 2001 "to recognize an outstanding clinical teacher"
- The William Stewart Halsted Award, From the Johns Hopkins University Department of Surgery "for outstanding performance in surgery"
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-5000
- fax: 410-955-5001
Expertise
Education
UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship, Transplant Surgery, 2006Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency, Surgery, 2004Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD PhD, 1998Board Certifications
Surgery
American Board of Surgery, 2005Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)