MichaelKarpfMD

Internal Medicine • Lexington, KY

Hematology/Oncology

Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

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Office
900 Rose St
Rm 317
Lexington, KY 40536
Phone+1 859-420-1543

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1977
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1975 - 1976
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1996 - Present
KY State Medical License 2004 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1974 - 2004
FL State Medical License 1978 - 1989
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

489 citations
The effects of high-dose corticosteroids in patients with septic shock. A prospective, controlled study.
Charles L. Sprung, Panagiota V. Caralis, Eileen H. Marcial, Margaret Pierce, Mark A. Gelbard
The New England Journal of Medicine. 1984-11-01
39 citations
Prolonged electrocardiographic monitoring in patients with syncope. Importance of frequent or repetitive ventricular ectopy.
Wishwa N. Kapoor, Ruth Cha, Jacqueline Peterson, Harry S. Wieand, Michael Karpf
The American Journal of Medicine. 1987-01-01
60 citations
Ventricular Arrhythmias During Swan-Ganz Catheterization of the Critically III
Charles L. Sprung, Lawrence J. Jacobs, Panagiota V. Caralis, Michael Karpf
Chest. 1981-04-01

Press Mentions

UK HealthCare, Cincinnati Children's Finalize Agreement to Partner for Pediatric Heart Care ServicesOctober 27th, 2021
Karpf’s Huge Legacy, and More to DoSeptember 21st, 2017
U.S. News & World Report Ranks UK Chandler Hospital Best in the State, UK HealthCare Specialty Services Nationally RankedAugust 8th, 2017
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