Russell Wesson
Advanced in Liver Failure

Dr. Russell Wesson

Transplant Surgery
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 

Advanced in Liver Failure
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Russell Wesson is the Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation and a liver and kidney transplant surgeon at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include Liver, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Hepatobiliary surgery, Living Liver and Kidney donation and Transplantation for Colorectal Metastasis. Dr. Wesson completed his General Surgery Residency in 2016 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was an intern at Johns Hopkins in 2009 after receiving his medical degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. After his residency, Dr. Wesson completed the American Society of Transplant Surgery accredited Fellowship in Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery at Johns Hopkins. He continued on faculty within the division of transplant surgery. Dr. Wesson's academic and research focuses on basic and translational research within the context of liver and kidney transplantation and organ injury. He is active as a principle investigator on multiple clinical trials investigating novel immunosuppressive agents. He is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgery as well as the American Transplantation Society.

Dr. Wesson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 29 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Liver Failure.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Surgery, 2016
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Transplant Surgery in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery
Fellowships
VCU Health and Hospitals, Burn Surgery, 2009
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5000

Clinical Research

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29 Total Publications

Evaluation of Anti-Pseudomonal Versus Non-Pseudomonal Agents for Peri-Operative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Delayed Biliary Reconstruction After Liver Transplantation.
Evaluation of Anti-Pseudomonal Versus Non-Pseudomonal Agents for Peri-Operative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Delayed Biliary Reconstruction After Liver Transplantation.
Journal: Surgical infections
Published: November 01, 2025
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