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 Hospital (Birmingham)Residency, Surgery, 2006 - 2008
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
- Global Examination of Health Literacy in Urologic Malignancies.Cameron J Britton, Bryn M Launer, Kamran Idrees, Kelvin A Moses, Ruchika Talwar
Urology. 2026-03-01 - Very Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Need for a Sub-Category Based on Differences in Tumor Biology, Metastatic and Survival Patterns? A Population-Based Cohort Study.Abdul Qahar K Yasinzai, Qaidar Alizai, Danish Ali, Muhammad B Mirza, Imran K Kakar
Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 2026-03-01 - 5 citationsDemographic and Clinicopathologic Factors Associated With Colorectal Adenoma Recurrence.Usman Ayub Awan, Qingyuan Song, Kristen K Ciombor, Adetunji T Toriola, Jungyoon Choi
JAMA Network Open. 2026-02-02
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
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Americas Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Punjabi, Urdu
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