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Office
1000 W Carson Street
E4-17.
Torrance, CA 90509Phone+1 310-222-3697Fax+1 310-782-0595
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 2000 - 2003
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 1998 - 2000
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2016 - 2018
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meyer Award Arthritis Foundation, Southern California Chapter, 2003
- Solomon Scholars Research Award For outstanding original research David Geffen School of Medicine, at UCLA, 2002
- Fellow American College of Rheumatology, 1999
Clinical Trials
- Comparative Efficacy and Safety Study of GP2015 and Enbrel® in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Start of enrollment: 2015 Feb 21
- Multidisciplinary Approach for Treat To Target In Rheumatoid Arthritis Start of enrollment: 2024 Jun 01
- The WILLOW Study With M5049 in SLE and CLE (SCLE and/or DLE) (WILLOW) Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 31
Roles: Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsInflammation and immunomodulatory therapies influence the relationship between ATP-binding cassette A1 membrane transporter-mediated cholesterol efflux capacity and co...George A Karpouzas, Bianca Papotti, Sarah R Ormseth, Marcella Palumbo, Elizabeth Hernandez
Journal of Translational Autoimmunity. 2023-12-01 - 7 citationsLipoprotein oxidation may underlie the paradoxical association of low cholesterol with coronary atherosclerotic risk in rheumatoid arthritis.George A Karpouzas, Sarah R Ormseth, Nicoletta Ronda, Elizabeth Hernandez, Matthew J Budoff
Journal of Autoimmunity. 2022-05-01 - 2 citationsCardiovascular risk in vasculitis.Durga Prasanna Misra, Aman Sharma, George A Karpouzas, George D Kitas
Best Practice & Research. Clinical Rheumatology. 2023-03-01
Journal Articles
- Highly sensitive cardiac troponin-I predicts occult coronary plaque burden, composition and cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritisKarpouzas GA, Estis J, Rezaeian P, Todd J, Budoff MJ, Rheumatology (Oxford), 1/1/2018
- ReplyGrossman JM, McMahon MA, Fitzgerald JD, Karpouzas GA, Chen W, Hahn BH, Merrill JT, Wallace DJ, Yazdany J, Ramsey-Goldman R, Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 1/1/2012
- Shortness of Breath and Hemoptysis in a 35-Year-Old Man with Extensive Perihilar InfiltratesJung C, Stringer W, Karpouzas GA, Chest, 1/1/2005
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Predictors of Change in Coronary Plaque Burden and Composition in Patients with Rheumatoid ArthritisKarpouzas G, Ormseth S, Hernandez E, Budoff M, Arthritis Rheumatol, 1/1/2018
- Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Its Change over Time As Markers of Coronary Plaque Vulnerability and Patient Risk in Rheumatoid ArthritisKarpouzas G, Ormseth S, Hernandez E, Budoff M, Arthritis Rheumatol, 1/1/2018
- Impact of Inflammation and Biologic Treatments on Generation and Progression to Advanced Calcified Coronary Plaques in Rheumatoid ArthritisKarpouzas G, Ormseth S, Hernandez E, Budoff M, Arthritis Rheumatol, 1/1/2018
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Lectures
- Clinical Manifestations of Rapid Disease Progression in Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid ArthritisMultiple Locations, 2017, 2018 - 1/1/2018
- Accelerated coronary Atherogenesis and cardiovascular risk stratification in Rheumatoid Arthritis,UCLA Medical Center, Westwood, CA, 2014, 2018; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 2017 - 1/1/2018
- A New Treatment Option for Adult Patients with Moderately to Severely Actively Rheumatoid ArthritisMultiple Locations, 2017, 2018 - 1/1/2018
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Other
- Rheumatology circles: Role of Golimumab in the treatment of moderate to severe Rheumatoid arthritisKarpouzas GA, Janssen National Faculty series National WebEx
1/1/2012 - Thesis: ANCA vasculitis in GreeceKarpouzas GA
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Zografou, Greece - 1/1/1995
Press Mentions
- Biologic Drugs May Mitigate Cardiovascular Event Risks in Patients with Rheumatoid ArthritisAugust 9th, 2024
- George Karpouzas, MD, on Novel Findings on Coronary Artery Disease in People with Rheumatoid ArthritisMarch 12th, 2020
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