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Office
1800 Orleans Street
Baltimore, MD 21287Phone+1 410-955-5000Fax+1 410-955-5001
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2002 - 2005
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1998
- Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2005 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 1999 - 2002
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member American Society of Clinical Investigation, 2021
- Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2010
- Basic Research Junior Faculty Award Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, 2009
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Clinical Trials
- Statin Adjunctive Therapy for TB Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 09
- StAT-TB (Statin Adjunctive Therapy for TB): A Phase 2b Dose-finding Study of Pravastatin in Adults With Tuberculosis Start of enrollment: 2020 Feb 21
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 118 citationsLocalization of pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF) in developing and adult human ocular tissues.Petros C. Karakousis, Sinoj K John, K.C. Behling, Enrico Maria Surace, Julie E. Smith
Molecular Vision. 2001-06-30 - 106 citationsRole of the dosR-dosS Two-Component Regulatory System in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulence in Three Animal Models†Paul J. Converse, Petros C. Karakousis, Lee G. Klinkenberg, Anup Kumar Kesavan, Lan H. Ly
Infection and Immunity. 2009-03-01 - 205 citationsDormancy Phenotype Displayed by Extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis within Artificial Granulomas in MicePetros C. Karakousis, Tetsuyuki Yoshimatsu, Gyanu Lamichhane, Samuel C. Woolwine, Eric L. Nuermberger
The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2004-09-06
Journal Articles
- Genome analysis of Mycobacterium avium subspecies hominissuis strain 109Matern WM, Bader JS, Karakousis PC, Sci Data, 1/1/2018
- Unprecedented in Vitro Antitubercular Activitiy of Manganese(II) Complexes Containing 1, 10-Phenanthroline and Dicarboxylate Ligands: Increased Activity, Superior Sele...McCarron P, McCann M, Devereux M, Kavanagh K, Skerry C, Karakousis PC, Aor AC, Mello TP, Santos ALS, Campos DL, Pavan FR, Front Microbiol, 1/1/2018
- Gene enrichment analysis reveals major regulators of Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene expression in two models of antibiotic toleranceMatern WM, Rifat D, Bader J, Karakousis PC, Front Microbiol, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- "Overview of Tuberculosis"1/1/2019
- "Animal models of TB infection."1/1/2019
- "Tuberculosis and Antimicrobials"JHUSOM (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), 2012-2019 - 1/1/2019
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Other
- "XDR-TB Scare"Karakousis PC, Fox National News (11:00 AM, Thursday)
1/31/2007 - Greetings from sunny (most of the time) San Diego: Highlights from the 41st Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.Karakousis PC, Page KR, Bishai WR, JHU (Johns Hopkins University)Antibiotic Guide Website
http://hopkins-abxguide.org
1/1/2003 - Synopsis of key presentations at the 40th Annual Meeting of IDSA (October 24-27, 2002, Chicago).Karakousis PC, Bishai WR, JHU (Johns Hopkins University)Antibiotic Guide Website
http://hopkins-abxguide.org
1/1/2002
Press Mentions
- Why You Should Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 if You Take StatinsNovember 2nd, 2021
- Statins Not Beneficial for Preventing COVID-19 MortalityNovember 2nd, 2021
- Do Cholesterol Drugs Reduce COVID Risks? Study Findings Are Conflicting. Here’s WhyOctober 27th, 2021
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Other Languages
- Greek, Spanish, German, Russian
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/petros-karakousis
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