Samuel M. Alaish, MD

Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Research Interests: pediatric general and thoracic surgery, short bowel syndrome, cholestasis and the microbiome

Dr. Alaish came to Johns Hopkins University in 2015 and founded their first multidisciplinary pediatric intestinal rehabilitation program, now known as the THRIVE program, for which he is the Surgical Director. He is also the Director of the Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery and an Associate Chief in the Division of Pediatric Surgery. His research efforts focus on intestinal adaptation in short bowel syndrome. In 2016, he was awarded an Individual Biomedical Research Award from the Hartwell Foundation for his work on developing a partitioned stent to overcome infections and feeding intolerance in short bowel syndrome.

Term of Appointment: Jun 2019 - May 2021

Updated on July 13, 2020