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Office
500 University Dr
Suite 4-370s
Hershey, PA 17033Phone+1 800-243-1455Fax+1 717-531-0061
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2004 - 2007
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2001
- Franklin and Marshall CollegeB.A., Biology and Spanish, 1993 - 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 2005 - 2008
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Education Recognition Award PSHMC, 2014
- Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching PSHMC, 2014
- Radhika Srinivasan professionalism and humanism award University of Pennsylvania, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Validation of Esophageal Variceal Grading: A Comparative Study of Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Endoscopy and Capsule Endoscopy Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Do not underestimate the impact of hepatic hydrothorax on survival before and after liver transplant.Karen L Krok
Liver Transplantation. 2024-02-01 - 1 citationsCardiac index and hepatopulmonary syndrome in liver transplantation candidates: The pulmonary vascular complications of liver disease study.Hilary M DuBrock, Kimberly Forde, Karen Krok, Mamta Patel, Nadine Al-Naamani
Liver Transplantation. 2023-05-01 - 6 citationsExcellent outcomes with liver transplantation in hepatopulmonary syndrome across pre-transplant PaO2 spectrumZakiyah Kadry, Eric W. Schaefer, Karen L. Krok, Alison Faust, Jonathan G. Stine
JHEP Reports. 2021-10-01
Journal Articles
- Portal Hypertension: An Underestimated Entity?Kadry Z, Schaefer EW, Shah RA, Du P, Bezinover D, Janicki P, Jain A, Gusani NJ, Schreibman IR, Hollenbeak CS, Riley TR 3rd, Ann Surg, 1/15/2015
- Single Center Outcomes of Combined Heart and Liver Transplantation in the Failing FontanD’Souza BA, Fuller S, Hornsby N, Wald J, Shaked A, Goldberg L, Pochettino A, Olthoff K, Kim YY, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1/1/2015
- Hepatic Hydrothorax: Current ConceptsKrok KL, Clinical Liver Disease, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in candidates for liver transplantationSharkoski TE, Krowka MJ, Forde K, Patel M, Lin G, Oh J, Mottram CD, Scanlon PD, Batra S, Goldberg D, Fallon MB, Kawut SM, American Thoracic Society International Conference, Denver, CO, 1/1/2015
- Single center outcomes of combined heart and liver transplantation in the failing FontanD’Souza BA, Fuller S, Gleason L, Hornsby N, Wald J, Shaked A, Goldberg L, Pochettino A, Olthoff K, Kim Y, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant, Nice, France, 1/1/2015
- Symptoms and Signs of Hepatopulmonary SyndromeKawut SM, Krowka MJ, Forde K, Patel M, Lin G, Oh J, Mottram C, Scanlon P, Batra S, Goldberg D, Fallon M, American Thoracic Society International Conference, Denver, CO, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Hepato-Anxiety: Treating Liver Failure2019 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Philadelphia - 4/11/2019
- Cirrhosis: Evaluation and TreatmentSt. Joseph’s Medical Center, Reading, PA - 1/1/2015
- NASH: An UpdatePhiladelphia, PA - 1/1/2015
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Other
- Ascites: Diagnosis and Treatmentwith Cardenas A, BMJ Learning
1/1/2008 - Barret's esophaguswith Li Z, Hopkins ePocrates Mobile CME
1/1/2006 - Primary sclerosing cholangitiswith Li Z, Hopkins ePocrates Mobile CME
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Press Mentions
- How Too Much Drinking Harms the LiverApril 6th, 2022
- More Than 2,500 People Are in Pa. Hospitals Due to COVID-19. That’s 10 Times Higher Than in JulySeptember 22nd, 2021
- Causes of Acute Liver Failure, from Acetaminophen to ZJune 11th, 2019
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Association for the Study of Liver DiseasesMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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