John L. Cameron
Experienced in Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)

Dr. John L. Cameron

General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, 
Baltimore, MD 

Experienced in Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

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.

Dr. Cameron is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer). His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Ampullary Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Surgery, 1970
Specialties
General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Licenses
Surgery in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Thoracic Surgery
American Board Of Surgery
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1971
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 443-997-1508

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Pancreatic Cancer

Clinical Research

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182 Total Publications

Incidental Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer and Association with Improved Patient Outcomes: Assessing the Potential Clinical Utility of Liquid Biopsy Based Screening Tests.
Incidental Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer and Association with Improved Patient Outcomes: Assessing the Potential Clinical Utility of Liquid Biopsy Based Screening Tests.
Journal: Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Published: December 09, 2025
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