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Giorgos Karakousis, MD, General Surgery, Philadelphia, PA

GiorgosConstantineKarakousisMD

General Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Assistant Professor, Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine

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  • Office

    3400 Civic Center Blvd
    Philadelphia, PA 19104
    Phone+1 215-662-2737
    Fax+1 215-615-3424

Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2008
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2008 - 2011
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
  • Fellow American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Microsatellitosis in Patients with Melanoma  
    Richard L White, Mark B Faries, Stanley P Leong, Andrew J Sinnamon, Dale Han, Jane L Messina, Barbara A Pockaj, Giorgos C Karakousis, Edmund K Bartlett, John T Vetto, ..., Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Exosomal PD-L1 Contributes to Immunosuppression and Is Associated with Anti-PD-1 Response  
    Xiaowei Xu, Haidong Dong, Tara C Mitchell, Lynn M Schuchter, Alexander C Huang, Suzanne McGettigan, Wei Xu, Giorgos C Karakousis, Xiaoming Liu, Gordon Mills, Nature

Press Mentions

  • Penn Medicine’s Tara Miller Melanoma Center Is a Trailblazer for Skin Cancer Treatment
    Penn Medicine’s Tara Miller Melanoma Center Is a Trailblazer for Skin Cancer TreatmentJune 2nd, 2022
  • Penn Medicine and Wistar Secure $11.7 Million SPORE Grant for Three Melanoma Research Projects
    Penn Medicine and Wistar Secure $11.7 Million SPORE Grant for Three Melanoma Research ProjectsSeptember 22nd, 2021
  • Age at Diagnosis Impacts Timing and Extent of Melanoma Metastases
    Age at Diagnosis Impacts Timing and Extent of Melanoma MetastasesMay 9th, 2019
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