Assistant Professor
Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Kelly Lafaro, MD, MPH, is a board certified general surgeon as well as surgical oncologist with a specialty in GI and hepatobiliary surgery. She is part of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
Dr. Lafaro earned her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed her residency at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her fellowship in complex general surgical oncology was completed at City of Hope National Medical Center.
Dr. Lafaro’s expertise includes pancreatic adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, minimally invasive pancreatic and liver surgeries, and colorectal liver metastases. In addition to her clinical experience, Dr. Lafaro is published in the field of liver and pancreatic cancer. She is interested in the improvement of surgical and post-surgical outcomes.