Overview of Dr. Karajannis
Dr. Matthias Karajannis is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from Freie University Berlin Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 20 years. Dr. Karajannis accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 95 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and one of 135 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. He also speaks multiple languages, including French and German. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Office
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065
Education & Training
- NYU School of MedicineM.S., Clinical Investigation, 2007 - 2009
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, 2005 - 2006
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2002 - 2005
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2002
- Freie University Berlin Faculty of MedicineClass of 1997
- Gauss GymnasiumAbitur, 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
- NY State Medical License 2007 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 1999 - 2002
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Clinical Research Award Children's Tumor Foundation, 2011
- Clinical Trial Award Children's Tumor Foundation, 2009
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Clinical Trials
- Concentration and Activity of Lapatinib in Vestibular Schwannomas Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
- Lapatinib Study for Children and Adults With Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) and NF2-Related Tumors Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
- Sorafenib in Children and Young Adults With Recurrent or Progressive Low-Grade Astrocytomas Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 129 citationsTherapeutic Impact of Cytoreductive Surgery and Irradiation of Posterior Fossa Ependymoma in the Molecular Era: A Retrospective Multicohort AnalysisVijay Ramaswamy, Thomas Hielscher, Stephen C. Mack, Alvaro Lassaletta, Tong Lin
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2016-07-20 - 749 citationsMolecular Classification of Ependymal Tumors across All CNS Compartments, Histopathological Grades, and Age GroupsKristian W. Pajtler, Hendrik Witt, Martin Sill, David T.W. Jones, Volker Hovestadt
Cancer Cell. 2015-05-11 - 158 citationsImmunohistochemical analysis of H3K27me3 demonstrates global reduction in group-A childhood posterior fossa ependymoma and is a powerful predictor of outcome.Pooja Panwalkar, Jonathan Clark, Vijay Ramaswamy, Debra Hawes, Fusheng Yang
Acta Neuropathologica. 2017-07-21
Journal Articles
- Heterogeneity Within the PF-EPN-B Ependymoma SubgroupAndrew Grossbach, Vijay Ramaswamy, Benjamin Lu, Mariarita Santi, Caterina Giannini, Linda M Liau, Terri S Armstrong, Sarah Leary, Matthias A Karajannis, Kenneth Aldape..., Acta Neuropathologica
- Clinical Response to Bevacizumab in SchwannomatosisBlakeley J, Schreck KC, Evans DG, Korf BR, Zagzag D, Karajannis MA, Bergner AL, Belzberg AJ, Neurology, 10/22/2014
- Glioblastoma Multiforme: State of the Art and Future TherapeuticsWilson T, Karajannis MA, Harter DH, Surgical Neurology International, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Her2 Amplification or Polysomy Chromosome 17 (PCH17) in Pilocytic AstrocytomaMichael Deel M, McLendon R, Becher O, Karajannis M, Wisoff J, Muh C, Schroeder K, Gururangan S, 16th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Singapore, 6/1/2014
- DNA Methylation Profiling identifies New Tumor Subgroups and Aids Diagnostic Accuracy in a Clinical Neuropathology SettingJones DTW, Capper D, Sill M, Hovestadt V, Schweizer L, Lichter P, Zagzag D, Karajannis MA, Aldape KD, Korshunov A, von Deimling A, Pfister S, 16th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Singapore, 6/1/2014
- Molecular Subgroups of Paediatric EpendymomaWitt H, Mack S, Jones DTW, Jager N, Bender S, Ryzhova M, Northcott PA, Remke M, Pfaff E, Tzaridis T, Sill M, Benner A, Isserlin R, Milde T, Gupta N, Karajannis M, Fult..., 44th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), London, UK, 10/1/2012
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Lectures
- Genomics, Personalized Medicine and Acoustic NeuromaBerkeley Heights, NJ - 10/28/2014
- Everolimus for Vestibular Schwannomas and Meningiomas: Updates from the Phase 2 and Phase 0 TrialsWashington, DC - 6/8/2014
- ChemotherapyBoston, MA - 6/5/2014
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Other
- Tumours of the Central Nervous System: HemangioblastomaZagzag D, Weiner H, Karajannis M, Milla S, PubCan: A Public Database of Human Cancers
http://www.pubcan.org
1/1/2010
Press Mentions
- After a Child's Dire Diagnosis, Hope and Uncertainty at the Frontiers of MedicineDecember 6th, 2018
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French, German
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois Blue Advantage HMO
BCBS Illinois HMO
BCBS Illinois PPO
BCBS North Carolina BlueOptions PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Coventry Health Care PPO Platinum
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPOGHI PPO
Great West PPO
Healthfirst New York
HealthLink PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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