
Alodia Gabre-Kidan, MD, MPH
Gender Affirming Care
Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Alodia Gabre-Kidan
Professional Titles
- Clerkship Director, Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Background
Alodia Gabre-Kidan, M.D., M.P.H., is a colorectal surgeon practicing in Baltimore and Odenton, Maryland. Dr. Gabre-Kidan performs a variety of surgical procedures, including minimally invasive options.
Dr. Gabre-Kidan earned her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a masters of public health degree from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She completed general surgery residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus and a colorectal surgery fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Florida.
Centers and Institutes
Videos
Selected Publications
Abdullah F, Gabre-Kidan A, Zhang, Y, Sharpe L, Chang D. “A Report of 2,087,915 Surgical Admissions in U.S. Children: Inpatient Mortality Rates by Procedure and Specialty.” Worl J Surg. 2009 Dec; 33(12): 2714-21.
Abdullah F, Zhang, Y, Camp M, Mukherjee D, Gabre-Kidan A, Sharpe L, Colombani P, Chang, D. “Necrotizing Enterocolitis in 20,822 US Infants: Analysis of Medical & Surgical Treatments”. Clin Pediatr. 2010 Mar; 49 (2): 166-71.
Camp M., Zhang,Y, Chang D, Arnold M, Sharpe L, Gabre-Kidan A, Bathurst M, Abdullah F. “Provider Density and Health System Facility Factors and their relationship to rates of Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis in US Counties.” Arch Surg. 2010 Dec; 145 (12):1139-44.
Esemuede, I; Gabre-Kidan, A; Fowler, D; Kiran, RP. “Risk of Readmission after Laparoscopic versus Open Colorectal Surgery.” Int J Colorectal Disease 2015 Nov; 30(11):1489-1494.
Salazar JH, Gabre-Kidan A, Ortega G, Scorpio D, Oldenburg G, Custis H, Ruben D, Albano M, Choo SS, Rhee DS, Fulton WB, Wang Q, Papandria D, Crino JP, Abdullah F. "Extracorporeal Fetal Support: A New Animal Model with Preservation of the Placenta." J Pediatr Surg 2014 Oct; 49(10):1441-1445.
Honors
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Minority Health International Research Training Program (MHIRT) Fellow, National Institutes of Health/Fogarty International Center
- Colorectal Top Doctor, 2022 Baltimore Top Doctor
- Berkheimer Educational Research Award, Institute for Excellence in Education
- Outstanding Resident/Fellow Teacher, Florida Atlantic University, 1/1/16
- Administrative Chief Resident, General Surgery, Columbia University Department of Surgery, 1/1/15
- Startup Grant Award: Use of Ultrasound and MRI in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis, Columbia University Department of Surgery, 1/1/11
- Katz Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery, Sub-Internship in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Johns Hopkins, 1/1/09
- Board of Advisors Medical Scholar: Full tuition scholarship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1/1/06
- Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (EXROP) Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1/1/04
- Undergraduate Minority Fellow, National Institutes of Health, 1/1/03
Lectures & Presentations
- Analysis of 30-Day Mortality after Elective Colorectal Surgery, Poster Presentation, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California
- Inpatient Hospital Readmission Based on Discharge Destination after Colorectal Surgery, Poster Presentation, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
- Operative Outcomes of Rectal Cancer in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians, Poster Presentation, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, Washington
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 443-997-1508
- fax: 443-769-1242
Expertise
Education
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Fellowship, Colorectal Surgery, 2017New York-Presbyterian Columbia
Residency, General Surgery, 2016Columbia University in the City of New York
Graduate School, MPH, 2014New York-Presbyterian Columbia
Residency, General Surgery, 2013Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2010Board Certifications
Colon and Rectal Surgery
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2019Surgery
American Board of Surgery, 2017Insurance
- 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)