Abdominal transplant surgery fellow at Johns Hopkins (ASTS-accredited; completing August 2027) seeking a faculty position combining high-volume transplant practice with an independent research program. 21 peer-reviewed publications; ASTS Jon Fryer Resident Research Award; Alpha Omega Alpha.
Education & Training
Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship — Johns Hopkins School of Medicine08/2025 – 08/2027 (expected)
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Baltimore, MD
Residency, General Surgery — Howard University Hospital06/2018 – 06/2025
Washington, DC · Chief Resident of the Year, 2025
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship — Johns Hopkins School of Medicine07/2021 – 06/2023
Department of Surgery; mentor: Elizabeth King, MD, PhD
Master of Health Science — Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health08/2022 – 05/2023
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery — University of the West Indies, Mona09/2011 – 06/2016
Kingston, Jamaica
Bachelor of Science — University of the West Indies, Mona09/2011 – 07/2013
Certification & Licensure
- American Board of Surgery — General Surgery: Board-eligible; Qualifying Exam July 2026, Certifying Exam November 2026
- Maryland State Medical License (D0103099; active through 09/2027)
- Washington, DC Medical Training License (2018–2025)
Operative Experience
Cases logged August 2025 – July 2026 (first year of two-year fellowship), as principal or participating surgeon; volumes will grow substantially by completion in August 2027.
| Transplant | Deceased Donor | Living Donor | Total |
|---|
| Kidney Transplant | 48 | 18 | 66 |
| Liver Transplant | 29 | 5 | 34 |
| Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant | 4 | — | 4 |
| All Transplants | 81 | 23 | 104 |
| Donor, Hepatobiliary & Other Procedures | Total |
|---|
| Living-Donor Nephrectomy | 15 |
| Living-Donor Hepatectomy | 8 |
| Deceased-Donor Procurements (whole liver + kidneys) | 23 |
| Back-Bench Preparations (Kidney 60 / Liver 18 / Pancreas 3) | 81 |
| Hepatobiliary / Other Abdominal | 13 |
Research & Academic Activity
- 21 peer-reviewed publications (7 first-author) including JAMA and JAMA Network Open.
- Research focus: equity and social determinants in access to liver transplantation (early liver transplant for alcohol-associated liver disease); transplant immunology and vaccine response in solid-organ transplant recipients.
- Peer reviewer: JAMA Network Open; Clinical Transplantation; Journal of the National Medical Association.
Publications
Original Research
- Mitchell J, Herrick-Reynolds K, Motter JD, et al. Transplant Center Attitudes Toward Early Liver Transplant for Alcohol-associated Liver Disease. Transplant Direct. 2023;9(9):e1532.
- Mitchell J, Connolly CM, Chiang TP, Alejo JL, Werbel WA, Segev DL, Massie AB. Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response After 2-Dose mRNA-1273 vs BNT162b2 Vaccines in Incrementally Immunosuppressed Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(5):e2211897.
- Mitchell J, Kim J, Alejo JL, et al. Humoral and Cellular Immune Response to a Third Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Kidney Transplant Recipients Taking Belatacept. Transplantation. 2022;106(5):e264–e265.
- Mitchell J, Chiang TP, Alejo JL, et al. Effect of Mycophenolate Mofetil Dosing on Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients. Transplantation. 2022;106(5):e269–e270.
- Mitchell J, Zeineddin A, Kearse L, Downton KD, Kushner AL, Gupta S. Surgical Training for Civilian Surgeons Interested in Humanitarian Surgery: A Scoping Review. J Surg Res. 2023;283:282–287.
- Alejo JL, Mitchell J, Chiang TP, et al. Antibody Response to a Fourth Dose of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Series. Transplantation. 2021;105(12):e280–e281.
- Alejo JL, Mitchell J, Chiang TP, et al. Six-month Antibody Kinetics and Durability in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccinated Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Transplantation. 2022;106(1):e109–e110.
- Alejo JL, Mitchell J, Chang A, Chiang TPY, Massie AB, Segev DL, Makary MA. Prevalence and Durability of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Among Unvaccinated US Adults by History of COVID-19. JAMA. 2022;327(11):1085–1087.
- Chang A, Alejo JL, Abedon AT, Mitchell J, et al. Antibody Response to an mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Following Initial Vaccination With Ad.26.COV2.S in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Series. Transplantation. 2022;106(2):e161–e162.
- Abedon AT, Alejo JL, Kim JD, Thomas L, Mitchell J, et al. Six-month Antibody Kinetics and Durability After 3 Doses of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Series. Transplantation. 2022;106(5):e281–e283.
- Abedon AT, Teles MS, Alejo JL, Kim JD, Mitchell J, et al. Improved Antibody Response After a Fifth Dose of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Series. Transplantation. 2022;106(5):e262–e263.
- Chang A, Chiang TP, Kim JD, Mitchell J, et al. Improved humoral immunogenicity with mRNA-1273 versus BNT162b2 as third vaccine dose among solid organ transplant recipients seronegative after two BNT162b2 doses. Clin Transplant. 2022;36(8):e14738.
- Chiang TP, Alejo JL, Mitchell J, et al. Heterologous Ad.26.COV2.S versus homologous BNT162b2/mRNA-1273 as a third dose in solid organ transplant recipients seronegative after two-dose mRNA vaccination. Am J Transplant. 2022;22(9):2254–2260.
- Alejo JL, Chiang TPY, Bowles Zeiser L, Kim JD, Mitchell J, et al. Incidence and Severity of COVID-19 Among Vaccinated Solid Organ Transplant Recipients During the Omicron Wave. Transplantation. 2022;106(9):e413–e415.
- Chang A, Mitchell J, Alejo JL, et al. Immunogenicity of Ad26.COV2.S prime and two subsequent doses of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in solid organ transplant recipients: A case series. Clin Transplant. 2022;36(9):e14772.
- Alejo JL, Mitchell J, Chiang TP, et al. Predicting a Positive Antibody Response After 2 SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines in Transplant Recipients: A Machine Learning Approach With External Validation. Transplantation. 2022;106(10):e452–e460.
- Alejo JL, Chiang TPY, Mitchell J, Abedon AT, Jefferis AA, Werbel W, Massie AB, Makary MA, Segev DL. Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among unvaccinated US adults during the Omicron wave. J Intern Med. 2022;292(6):965–968.
- Mitchell J, Chiang TP, Alejo JL, et al. 6-month antibody kinetics and durability after four doses of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients. Clin Transplant. 2023;37(1):e14868.
- Flanary JT, Chen PH, Shan S, Mitchell J, et al. Access to early liver transplantation is adversely impacted by social determinants of health: A retrospective cohort study. Liver Transpl. 2025;31(12):1472–1487.
- Herbst LR, Zeiser LB, Mitchell J, et al. Examination of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparity in Use of Nondirected Kidney Donation in the US. J Am Coll Surg. 2022;234(4):615–623.
Review Articles
- Mitchell J, Zeineddin A, Kearse L, Downton KD, Kushner AL, Gupta S. Surgical Training for Civilian Surgeons Interested in Humanitarian Surgery: A Scoping Review. J Surg Res. 2023;283:282–287.
Awards & Honors
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society — Inductee2025
Chief Resident of the Year, Dept. of General Surgery, Howard University Hospital2025
ASTS Jon Fryer Resident Research Award, American Society of Transplant Surgeons2021
Professional Societies
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) — Member, 01/2021 – Present
- American Society of Transplantation (AST) — Member, 01/2021 – Present
- American College of Surgeons — Member, 06/2018 – Present
- American Medical Association — Member, 06/2018 – Present
Presentations
Oral / Podium
02/2025Does Commission on Cancer Accreditation Lead to Better Outcomes for Patients with Early Breast Cancer? Southeastern Surgical Congress Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (presented by co-author).
10/2023Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health and Clinical Outcomes in Early Liver Transplant for Alcoholic Liver Disease. American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
01/20236-Month Antibody Kinetics and Durability After Four Doses of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. ASTS Winter Symposium, Miami, FL.
09/2022Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response After 2-Dose mRNA-1273 vs BNT162b2 Vaccines in Incrementally Immunosuppressed Patients. The Transplantation Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
06/2022Effect of Mycophenolate Mofetil Dosing on Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA.
02/2022Surgical Training for Civilian Surgeons Interested in Humanitarian Surgery: A Scoping Review. Academic Surgical Congress, Orlando, FL.
04/2020Emergency Surgery for the Neonate: Factors Influencing Survival and Operative Intervention. Society of Black Academic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI (meeting canceled due to COVID-19).
Posters
06/2026Hospital Readmissions Following Early Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA.
09/2024Closing the Gap: Moving Toward Equitable Care in Surgical Management of Stage IV Lung Disease. IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer, San Diego, CA.
06/2022National Attitudes Towards Early Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA.
06/2022Humoral and Cellular Immune Response to a Third Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Kidney Transplant Recipients Taking Belatacept. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA.
06/2022Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response After 2-Dose mRNA-1273 vs BNT162b2 Vaccines in Incrementally Immunosuppressed Patients. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA.
06/2022Facilitating Education and Advocacy Training to Expand Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in the Setting of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience with the ENGAGE Multi-center Trial. ASTS Winter Symposium, Miami, FL.