Isam Nasr, MD

Director of Pediatric Trauma Program, Division of Pediatric Surgery; Assistant Professor of Surgery

Isam Nasr, MD

Isam Nasr is a pediatric trauma surgeon within the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery and Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Dr. Nasr specializes in the advanced treatment of trauma and critical care injuries among children. He is trained in both robotic and minimally invasive surgical procedures, and is skilled in the management of congenital colorectal anomalies.

He comes to Johns Hopkins from the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, where he completed fellowships in both surgical critical care and pediatric surgery. Dr. Nasr’s basic science research interests include studying the inflammatory response following traumatic brain injury in the pediatric population. His clinical focus will be on implementing systems-based methods to improve the care of the pediatric trauma patient.

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