
Kamran Idrees MD MSCI, 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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3601 The Vanderbilt ClinicNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-2000
Fax+1 615-936-6535
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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
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- NCI Paul Calabresi Award NCI
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- ASO Visual Abstract: Perineural Invasion Worsens Long-Term Outcome of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors following Surgical Resection.Hui Xu, Jing-Jing Hou, Jun-Xi Xiang, Alexandra G Lopez-Aguiar, George Poultsides
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-11-11 - Effect of chemotherapy on passenger mutations in metastatic colorectal cancer.Marium T Siddiqui, Matthew A Cottam, Muhammad Bilal Mirza, Keeli B Lewis, Kristen K Ciombor
Molecular Oncology. 2025-11-05 - Perineural Invasion Worsens Long-Term Outcomes of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Following Surgical Resection.Hui Xu, Jing-Jing Hou, Jun-Xi Xiang, Alexandra G Lopez-Aguiar, George Poultsides
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-10-16
Journal Articles
- Prognostic Role of Lymph Node Positivity and Number of Lymph Nodes Needed for Accurately Staging Small Bowel Neuroendocrine TumorsFlavio 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 SymptomsFlavio 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
Lower Health Literacy Increases Mortality Risk for Cancer PatientsJune 26th, 2025
Experts Publish Action Plan to Address Appendiceal Cancer EnigmasFebruary 20th, 2025
Sound Waves Deployed Against Liver CancerNovember 27th, 2024- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Americas Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Punjabi, Urdu
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