Dr. Kamran IdreesFocus: Peritoneal Mesothelioma

About Dr. Kamran Idrees

Dr. Kamran Idrees is a surgical oncologist at Vanderbilt University. He also serves as an Assistant Professor of Surgery.

Dr. Idrees has experience in treating peritoneal surface malignancies, like peritoneal mesothelioma. He is actively involved in researching and improving treatments for these types of cancers.

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  Medical Degree and Residency

  MD from the Aga Khan University Medical College located in Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Idrees completed a residency in General Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL.

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  Professorship

  Today, Dr. Kamran Idrees is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He also serves as the Director of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program at the institution.

During a fellowship Dr. Idrees completed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA, he trained in performing hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). He also completed a surgical oncology research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York that expanded his knowledge of peritoneal malignancies.

Dr. Kamran’s Accomplishments

• Certified by the American Board of Surgery
• Recipient of an NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award
• Director of Vanderbilt’s Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program
• Developed a comprehensive HIPEC program for peritoneal surface malignancies at Vanderbilt
• Only surgeon in Tennessee that is a member of the American Society of Peritoneal Surface Malignancy

Get Connected to Dr. Kamran Idrees

Dr. Idrees specializes in treating peritoneal mesothelioma with HIPEC. For his patients, he develops a multidisciplinary approach at treating their disease. Our patient advocates can help you set up an appointment with Dr. Idrees.

Why Choose Dr. Kamran Idrees?

• He is recognized for offering HIPEC as a form of treatment to his patients.
• He takes a multidisciplinary approach to treating peritoneal mesothelioma.
• Vanderbilt University recruited him to help develop their HIPEC program.
• He is active in researching and finding cures for peritoneal malignancies.

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