Karin Elizabeth Byers MD MS
Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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3601 5th Ave# FalkPittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-643-6401
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Education & Training
University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1994 - 1997
Temple University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1994 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2022
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Ventricular Shunt and Drain Infections - Timing of Reimplantation Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Pharmacokinetics of Daptomycin Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Diabetic foot infections: Questions for an infectious disease consultant.Varidhi Nauriyal, Karin Byers
Seminars in Vascular Surgery. 2025-03-01 - 1 citationsMicrobiologic and Clinical Description of Postoperative Central Nervous System Infection After Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery.Sunish Shah, Joseph Durkin, Karin E Byers, Carl H Snyderman, Paul A Gardner
World Neurosurgery. 2023-07-01 - 9 citationsRisk Factors, Screening, and Treatment Challenges in Staphylococcus aureus Native Septic Arthritis.Valerie C. Gobao, Mostafa Alfishawy, Clair N. Smith, Karin E. Byers, Mohamed Yassin
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2021-01-01
Press Mentions
IDSA Honors 175 Distinguished Physicians, Scientists with FIDSA DesignationAugust 17th, 2022- Pittsburgh-Based Dr. Amesh Adalja Cherishes Role as Voice of the PandemicMarch 9th, 2021
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