Robert Montgomery (physician)

Robert Montgomery
Born Buffalo, New York
Citizenship United States
Fields Transplant Surgery
Institutions Johns Hopkins University
Known for Pioneering minimally invasive and multiple swap kidney transplant surgery, starring in the Hopkins television series
Notable awards Fulbright Scholarship, Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha

Robert Montgomery, MD, PhD, FACS, is chief of the division of transplantation and director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center at Johns Hopkins, where he is a faculty member, known for his irreverent antics and unconventional style at the conservative institution.[1] He works on difficult kidney transplant surgeries, often involving multiple kidney swaps, has been profiled on numerous television programs including the Today Show, NBC Evening News and Good Morning America.[2] He also starred in the Hopkins mini-series in 2008 on ABC.[3]

Dr. Montgomery is married to opera singer Denyce Graves,[4] whom he met on a plane.

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