Dr. Jerome A. Byam

Jerome Byam is an assistant professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Byam is an acute care surgeon with a robust general surgery and trauma surgery practice based at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD. He has experience treating both routine and complex surgical patients using a variety of techniques including performing minimally invasive procedures using robotics and laparoscopy. After earning his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN, Dr. Byam completed a surgical residency at the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY. He underwent further subspecialty training at the University of Chicago, completing a fellowship in solid organ Abdominal Transplant surgery. Dr. Byam worked as an acute care general surgeon in Washington DC before joining the staff at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Byam is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He remains active in his local community, is an avid triathlete, and enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. Selected Publications Barnett RE, Keskey RC, Linsky PL, Byam J, Mathis TJ, Cheadle WG. Tension-free Open Mesh Cooper's Ligament Repair for Femoral Hernia. Am Surg. 2013 Sep;79(9):952-3. Byam J, Renz J, Millis JM. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr 2013;2(1):22-30. Byam Jerome, Boone P, Azzam RK, Millis JM. Absence of early graft loss from hepatic artery thrombosis in pediatric liver transplantation with use of implantation Doppler probe. Journal International Pediatric Transplantation Association. Presented at IPTA Meeting July 2013. Jones, Christopher M, Byam JA, Iannitti DA, Marvin, MR. (2014) Hepatobiliary Ultrasound. In Schrope (Ed.), Surgical and Interventional Ultrasound. (pp. 73-86) New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Umbilical Hernia, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.