Overview
Dr. Magnuson specializes in gastrointestinal surgery, including surgeries of the stomach, gallbladder, pancreas and bowel. He has a special interest in bariatric surgery and established the Johns Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery in 1997. In 2006, the program was recognized as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Magnuson completed his specialty training in gastrointestinal surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he also completed a fellowship investigating issues related to gallstone pathogenesis and biliary tract disease. He is also a member of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Hernia Center. He is currently Chair of the Department of Surgery and Chief of General Surgery at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and Vice Chair of Surgery at Johns Hopkins.
Dr. Magnuson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Obesity, Gallstones, Gastric Bypass, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 45 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- INDEMNITY
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Locations
4940 Eastern Avenue, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 03, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 03, Baltimore, MD 21224
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
2 Clinical Trials
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Inc
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Virtua Medical Group, PA
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Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Gastric BypassDr. Magnuson isDistinguished. Learn about Gastric Bypass.
- HerniaDr. Magnuson isDistinguished. Learn about Hernia.
- Advanced
- GastrectomyDr. Magnuson isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- ObesityDr. Magnuson isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Sleeve GastrectomyDr. Magnuson isAdvanced. Learn about Sleeve Gastrectomy.
- Experienced
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Magnuson isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- EndoscopyDr. Magnuson isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Magnuson isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- GallstonesDr. Magnuson isExperienced. Learn about Gallstones.
- Hernia SurgeryDr. Magnuson isExperienced. Learn about Hernia Surgery.
- MalabsorptionDr. Magnuson isExperienced. Learn about Malabsorption.