KamranIdreesMDMSCI, MMHC, FACS

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Chief, Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery division. Director, Pancreatic and GI Surgical Oncology. Director, Peritoneal Surface Malignancy/HIPEC program, Associate Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-2000

Fax+1 615-936-6535

Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Owens School of MangementMMHC, Healthcare Management , 2016 - 2017
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineMS, Clinical Investigation, 2014 - 2016
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Hepatico-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, 2011 - 2012
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2009 - 2011
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2008
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2004 - 2006
Corewell Health East Beaumont (Royal Oak)Residency, Surgery, 2001 - 2004
Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2012 - 2027
AL State Medical License 2007 - 2020
MO State Medical License Active through 2013
PA State Medical License 2009 - 2012
MI State Medical License 2001 - 2005
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

NCI Paul Calabresi Award NCI

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Health literacy and all-cause mortality among cancer patients.
Bashir Al Hussein Al Awamlh, Kelvin A Moses, Julia Whitman, Thomas Stewart, Sunil Kripalani
Cancer. 2025-03-15
Defining a 'cells to society' research framework for appendiceal tumours.
Andreana N Holowatyj, Michael J Overman, Konstantinos I Votanopoulos, Andrew M Lowy, Patrick Wagner
Nature Reviews. Cancer. 2025-02-20
Incretin triple agonist retatrutide (LY3437943) alleviates obesity-associated cancer progression.
Sandesh J Marathe, Emily W Grey, Margaret S Bohm, Sydney C Joseph, Arvind V Ramesh
Npj Metabolic Health and Disease. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Prognostic Role of Lymph Node Positivity and Number of Lymph Nodes Needed for Accurately Staging Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors
Flavio Rocha, Eleftherios Makris, Mary Dillhoff, Hari Nathan, Daniel Abbott, Shishir K Maithel, Mohammad Y Zaidi, Kenneth Cardona, Megan Beems, Kamran Idrees, JAMA
Surgery Provides Long-Term Survival in Patients with Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Undergoing Resection for Non-Hormonal Symptoms
Flavio G Rocha, Zaheer Kanji, Carl R Schmidt, Mary Dillhoff, Megan Beems, Eleftherios Makris, Sharon Weber, Kamran Idrees, Shishir K Maithel, Jeffery Chakedis, Timothy..., Journal of gastrointestinal surgery

Press Mentions

Experts Publish Action Plan to Address Appendiceal Cancer EnigmasFebruary 20th, 2025
Sound Waves Deployed Against Liver CancerNovember 27th, 2024
Robotic-Assisted Surgery Cuts Recovery TimeJune 18th, 2024
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