Skip Navigation

John L Cameron, M.D.

John L Cameron, M.D.

Headshot of John L Cameron
5.0out of 5
34 Ratings
  • Alfred Blalock Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery
  • Professor of Surgery
Male

Expertise

Distal Pancreatectomy, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Laparoscopic Whipple Procedure, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreatic Tumors, Thoracic Surgery, Whipple Procedure ...read more

Research Interests

Pancreatic cancer

Request an Appointment

Insurance Information

Main Phone

Outside of Maryland & Washington D.C.

Request Appointment

International Patients

Request Appointment

Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)

Appointment Phone: 410-955-5166
1800 Orleans St.
Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287 map
Fax: 443-769-1276

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

Appointment Phone: 410-955-5166
601 N. Caroline St.
Baltimore, MD 21287 map
Phone: 410-955-5166 | Fax: 443-769-1276

Background

Dr. Cameron has had a long and distinguished career in alimentary tract diseases and specifically in pancreatic cancer. He has won worldwide acclaim for mastering the Whipple procedure. At the beginning of his career, the mortality rate from the Whipple procedure was nearly 30 percent. He has worked to lower that to 1 percent to 2 percent at Johns Hopkins. He has operated on more patients with pancreatic cancer and done more Whipple resections than any other surgeon in the world. In addition to maintaining a busy practice that focuses mainly on pancreatic surgery, he has been a leader in the surgical profession, serving as president of the American College of Surgeons, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Southern Surgical Association, Society of Clinical Surgery, Society of Surgical Chairmen, Halsted Society and American Surgical Association. He served as chief of surgery for The Johns Hopkins Hospital for nineteen years.

Dr. Cameron obtained his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1958, and his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1962. All of his training in General and Thoracic Surgery was obtained at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

...read more

Titles

  • Alfred Blalock Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Professor of Oncology

Departments / Divisions

Centers & Institutes

Education

Degrees

  • MD; Medicine; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1962)

Residencies

  • Surgery; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1970)

Fellowships

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1971)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery (Surgery) (1970)
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery) (1971)

Videos & Media

  • Play Video:

    The Whipple Procedure Animation - Johns Hopkins Medicine

  • Play Video:

    Johns Hopkins Surgical Oncologists Get Personal

Patient Ratings & Comments

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

  • 5.0 Provider Explained Things Clearly
  • 5.0 Provider Listened Carefully
  • 5.0 Provider Knew Medical History
  • 5.0 Provider Showed Respect
  • 4.9 Provider Spent Enough Time
  • 5.0 Overall Rating by Patient

Comments

5.0 out of 5 (34 Ratings, 17 Comments)
    Is this you? Edit Profile
    back to top button