
Peter A. Najjar, MD, MBA
Colon and Rectal Surgical Oncology
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Peter A. Najjar
Professional Titles
- Vice President of Clinical Innovation, Johns Hopkins Health System
- Assistant Program Director, Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Systems Management Fellowship
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Background
Peter A. Najjar, M.D., M.B.A., is a surgeon with specialization in colon and rectal surgery. He earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago and completed his surgical residency and colorectal fellowship at Harvard's Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
He offers advanced colorectal care including robotic and laparoscopic approaches for benign and malignant disease. In addition to his clinical experience, Dr. Najjar received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and completed the Harvard Medical School Fellowship in Quality and Patient Safety. He works with the health system to protect patients from harm, improve their outcomes and experiences, and eliminate disparities. Dr. Najjar’s research focuses on making care safe, affordable, and patient-centered from the clinic to the operating room.
Centers and Institutes
Research Interests
Clinical innovation, improving the quality and safety of patient care
Honors
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Safety Matters Award
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Partners in Excellence Award
- Harvard Medical School Excellence in Surgical Research
- Harvard Medical School Excellence in Teaching
- Harvard Business School Robert S. Kaplan Life Sciences Fellowship
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Colon & Rectal 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
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fellowship, Colorectal Surgery, 2020Brigham and Women's Hospital
Residency, General Surgery, 2019Harvard Medical School
Fellowship, Quality and Patient Safety, 2016Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School, MBA, 2016University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2011Board Certifications
Colon and Rectal Surgery
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2023Surgery
American Board of Surgery, 2019Insurance
- 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)