Thomas 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 is currently the director of 
  the obesity surgery program.

  After completing his 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 published over 70 peer-reviewed 
  articles and book chapters and has given numerous lectures and invited 
  presentations on surgical approaches to weight loss. He is an active member 
  in many academic organizations, including the American Society for  
  Metabolic and 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 specializes in open gastric bypass and revisional bariatric surgery.
  The team at the Johns Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery has
  successfully completed over 2500 bariatric procedures.