
Karim Sami Trad MD FACS
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Professor of Surgery at the George Washington university School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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1800 Town Center DrSte 218Reston, VA 20190
Phone+1 703-435-8000
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Education & Training
- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, 1993
- The George Washington University1987 - 1992
- Veterans Administration M.CFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 1989 - 1990
- The George Washington University1986 - 1987
- Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1986
- American University of BeirutBS, Human Biology, High Distinction, 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- DC State Medical License 2007 - 2027
- VA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 1989 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 1992 - 1994
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Washington Top Doctor Washingtonian Magazine, 2010
- SAGES 1995 Research Award 1995
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Clinical Trials
- Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) Registry Study for Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Balloon dissection for robotic totally extra-peritoneal (rTEP) inguinal herniorrhaphy: description of a modified technique and report on 97 consecutive patients.Karim S Trad, Shankar S Thiru, Thomas P Stirrat, Paul J Marino, Elizabeth R Prevou
Hernia. 2025-03-12 - 1 citationsFeasibility of a single endoscopic plication procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease and obesity.Daniel B. Maselli, Rami Abusaleh, Karim S. Trad, Gontrand Lopez-Nava, Roman Turro
Endoscopy. 2021-05-12 - 81 citationsThe TEMPO Trial at 5 Years: Transoral Fundoplication (TIF 2.0) Is Safe, Durable, and Cost-effective.Karim S. Trad, William E. Barnes, Elizabeth R Prevou, Gilbert Simoni, Jennifer A Steffen
Surgical Innovation. 2018-02-06
Journal Articles
- New animal model for gastric ulcer healing.Dziki AJ, Korman LY, Harmon JW, Nardi RV, Bank A, Haddad NG, Trad KS, and Fernicola MT, Gastroenterology 98:39
- Treatment of experimental bile esophagitis.Dziki AJ, Malthaner RA, Harmon JW, Fernicola MT, Trad KS, Fischer BA, Hakki FZ, Schweitzer EJ, and Bass BL, Gastroenterology 98:39
- Adenosine-induces increase in esophageal blood flow are not mediated via cyclooxygenase products.Fernicola MT, Harmon JW, Trad KS, Dziki AJ, Richardson CJ, Hakki FZ, Rao JS, and Bass BL, Gastroenterology, 98:43
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Press Mentions
- Medicare Patients in North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia Now Have a New Minimally Invasive Treatment Option for Reflux DiseaseNovember 29th, 2016
- EndoGastric Solutions Announces Publication of Long-Term Data Demonstrating TIFSeptember 26th, 2016
- 3 Year TEMPO Data Presented at SAGES Finds EndoGastric Solution’s Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF®) Procedure Offers Long-Term Control of Chronic GERD SymptomsMarch 17th, 2016
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Other Languages
- French, Arabic
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