SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery Welcomes Dr. Andrew T. Kamrouz
Nov 14, 2024
The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery welcomes Dr. Andrew T. Kamrouz as Clinical
Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplant Surgery.
Dr. Kamrouz graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies and a minor in neuroscience. He went
on to earn a Master of Public Health degree with an emphasis in epidemiology at USC
before attending medical school at St. George’s University School of Medicine.
He began his general surgery training at Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx before
entering a one-year research fellowship in the Division of Trauma at LAC-Harbor-UCLA
Medical Center, where his work focused on liver trauma and necrotizing soft tissue
infections. He completed his general surgery training at HCA Bayonet Point. Following
residency, Dr. Kamrouz completed a fellowship in Liver Transplantation and Hepatopancreatobiliary
(HPB) Surgery at the Lahey Clinic.
Dr. Kamrouz is passionate about surgical education and has received teaching awards
from medical students and residents. He has served on various surgical quality committees
and has presented and published research on hepatic injuries and biliary complications,
necrotizing soft tissue infections, and liver transplantation. His clinical interests
include general surgery, kidney and liver transplantation, and incorporating robotic
surgery into transplant and HPB surgery.