Thomas H. Magnuson, M.D.
Associate Professor, Surgery

Johns Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Biography

  Thomas H. Magnuson, M.D., is an associate professor of surgery at The 
  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and chief of general surgery at 
  the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He established the Johns 
  Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery in 1997 and currently is the director of 
  the obesity surgery program.

  After completing an undergraduate education at Stanford University, Dr.
  Magnuson earned a medical degree at the Vanderbilt University School of 
  Medicine. He received general surgery training at Johns Hopkins and 
  completed an additional year of specialized training in advanced gastro-
  intestinal surgery.

  Recognized nationally and internationally as an expert and leader in the field 
  of bariatric surgery, Dr. Magnuson has been published over 70 peer-reviewed 
  articles and book chapters and has given numerous lectures at invited 
  presentations on surgical approaches to weight loss. He is an active member 
  in many academic organizations, including the American Society of Bariatric 
  Surgery, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and the Society for 
  University Surgeons. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and 
  is board certified in general surgery.

  Dr. Magnuson has performed over 900 bariatric surgical procedures and 
  specializes in open gastric bypass and revisional bariatric surgery.