AmerKaramMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Stanford, CA

Gynecologic Oncology, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Minimally Invasive / Endoscopic Surgery

Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford Hospital and Clinics

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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000

Fax+1 650-723-7448

Summary

Dr. Amer Karam is an Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist based in Stanford, CA, with subspecialties in Gynecologic Oncology, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, and Minimally Invasive/Endoscopic Surgery. He completed a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at UCLA and further training in Complex General Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He currently serves as a Clinical Professor and Associate Director of Gynecologic Oncology at Stanford Health Care, alongside other professorial and consulting roles. Dr. Karam is experienced in treating conditions such as ovarian neoplasms and endometriosis and has authored several publications in prestigious journals. He has received multiple accolades, including the Patient's Choice Award and the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification.

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2007 - 2008
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 2004 - 2007
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2001 - 2004
Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000 - 2001
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2000
American University of BeirutB.S., Biology, With Distinction, 1993 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Resident Teaching Award Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2010
Patient's Choice On-Time Physician MDx Medical, Inc., 2009
Patient's Choice Most Compassionate Doctors MDx Medical, Inc., 2009
Patient's Choice Award MDx Medical, Inc., 2008, 2012
Excellence in Teaching Award Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2007
Excellence in Teaching Award The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2004
Ungula Sinistra Award The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, 2004
Golden Trocar Award The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Division of Gynecologic Specialties, 2004
Outstanding Resident Award GBMC Healthcare, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2004
Administrative Chief Resident The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2003
Berlex Best Resident Teaching Award The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2002
Dean's Honor List in Medicine The American University of Beirut, 1997
Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Controversies in the Surgical Management of Gynecologic Cancer: Balancing the Decision to Operate or Hesitate.
Sahana Somasegar, Mary Katherine Anastasio, Amer Karam, Emma C Rossi, Andreas Obermair
American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting. 2024-06-01
Deloyers procedure after left hemicolectomy in Gynecologic Oncology.
Susan M Lang, Byrne Lee, Amer Karam
Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2024-06-01
4 citations
Trends in ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer incidence, mortality, and survival: A 15-year population-based analysis.
Sahana Somasegar, Ravali A Reddy, Stephanie Chow, Oliver Dorigo, Malte Renz
Gynecologic Oncology. 2024-05-01

Journal Articles

Increased Risk and Pattern of Secondary Malignancies in Patients with Invasive Extramammary Paget's Disease
Karam AK, Dorigo O, British Journal of Dermatology, 10/12/2013
Down-regulation of vitamin D receptor in mammospheres: implications for vitamin D resistance in breast cancer and potential for combination therapy
Pervin S, Hewison M, Braga M, Tran L, Chun R, Karam A, Chaudhuri G, Norris K, Singh R, PLoS One, 1/14/2013
Treatment outcomes in a large cohort of patients with invasive Extramammary Paget's disease
Karam A, Dorigo O, Gynecologic Oncology, 5/1/2012
Genital rhabdomyoma of the urethra in an infant girl
Lu DY, Chang S, Cook H, Alizadeh Y, Karam AK, Moatamed NA, Dry SM, Human Pathology, 4/1/2012
Determinants of outcome in elderly patients with positive sentinel lymph nodes
Karam AK, Hsu M, Patil S, Stempel M, Traina TA, Ho AY, Cody HS, Morrow M, Gemignani ML, American Journal of Surgery, 6/1/2011
Dual Targeting of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase and Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Using NVP-BEZ235 as a Novel Therapeutic Approach in Human Ovarian Carcinoma
Santiskulvong C, Konecny G, Fekete M, Chen KY, Karam AK, Mulholland D, Eng C, Wu H, Song M, Dorigo O, Clinical Cancer Research, 4/15/2011
Breast cancer posttreatment surveillance: diagnosis and management of recurrent disease
Karam AK, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3/1/2011
Cisplatin inhibits the activation of MMP2 in ovarian carcinoma cell lines by altering the relative extracellular levels of TIMP1 and TIMP2
Karam AK, Santiskulvong C, Dorigo O, Cytoskeleton, 8/1/2010
Ovarian Cancer: The Duplicity of CA 125
Karam AK, Karlan BY, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 6/1/2010
Ovarian cancer: the duplicity of CA125 measurement
Karam AK, Karlan BY, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 6/1/2010
Predictors of Completion Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with Immunohistochemical Metastases to the Sentinel Lymph Node in Breast Cancer
Pugliese M, Karam AK, Hsu M, Patil S, Stempel M, Cody HS, Morrow M, Gemignani ML, Annals of Surgical Oncology, 4/1/2010
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor And Its Relationship To The Prognosis And Treatment Of Breast, Ovarian, And Cervical Cancer
Delli Carpini J, Karam AK, Montgomery L, Angiogenesis, 3/1/2010
Extreme Drug Resistance Assay Results Do Not Influence Survival in Women with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Karam AK, Wang Chiang J, Fung E, Nossov V, Karlan BY, Gynecologic Oncology, 8/1/2009
Predictors of Completion Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with Positive Sentinel Lymph Nodes
Karam AK, Hsu M, Patil S, Stempel M, Traina T, Ho A, Cody HS, Morrow M, Gemignani ML, Annals of Surgical Oncology, 7/1/2009
Patients with a History of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Presenting With a Breast and/or Axillary Mass
Karam AK, Stempel M, Barakat RR, Morrow M, Gemignani ML, Gynecologic Oncology, 3/1/2009
HER-2/Neu Targeting for Recurrent Vulva Paget's Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review
Karam AK, Berek JS, Stenson A, Rao JY, Dorigo O, Gynecologic Oncology, 12/1/2008
Reoperative Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy after Previous Mastectomy
Karam AK, Stempel M, Cody HS, Port ER, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 10/1/2008
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Screening
Karam AK, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Update in Gynecologic Oncology, 1/1/2008
Neoadjuvant cisplatin and radical cesarean hysterectomy for cervical cancer in pregnancy
Karam AK, Feldman N, Holschneider CH, Nature Clinical Practice in Oncology, 6/1/2007
Secondary cytoreductive surgery for isolated nodal recurrence in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer
Santillan A, Karam AK, Li AJ, Giuntoli R 2nd, Gardner GJ, Cass I, Karlan BY, Bristow RE, Gynecologic Oncology, 3/1/2007
Tertiary cytoreductive surgery in recurrent ovarian cancer: Selection criteria and survival outcome
Karam AK, Santillan A, Bristow RE, Giuntoli R 2nd, Gardner GJ, Cass I, Karlan BY, Li AJ, Gynecologic Oncology, 2/1/2007
Argon Beam Coagulation Facilitates Management of Placenta Percreta with Bladder Invasion
Karam AK, Bristow RE, Bienstock J, Montz FJ, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9/1/2003
Neurological Diseases in Pregnancy
Karam AK, Living Text of Obstetrics ACOG, 3/1/2002
Factors associated with fetal demise in fetal echogenic bowel
Al-Kouatly HB, Chasen ST, Karam AK, Ahner R, Chervenak FA, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 11/1/2001
The Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
Karam AK, Whelan JG, Garcia JE, Postgraduate Obstetrics and Gynecology, 11/1/2001
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Lectures

10th Annual Office Gynecology
Contemporary Forums, Snowmass, Colorado - 8/5/2012
Office Gynecology 2012
Contemporary Forums, Snowmass, Colorado - 8/5/2012
Gynecologic Causes of Acute Abdomen
Stanford, CA - 10/27/2014

Other

Cervical cancer in pregnancy
Karam A
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/cervical-cancer-in-pregnancy
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-02-04

Press Mentions

Analyses Emphasize Caution in Use of MIS for Gyn CancersJune 15th, 2020
On the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer and STSOctober 19th, 2018
Higher Death Risk with Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gyne CancersJune 24th, 2020