Overview
Dr. Wikrom Karnsakul is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical interests are in the care of pediatric liver diseases, and general gastrointestinal diseases. Dr. Karnsakul received his medical degree in 1992 from Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Medical Center, Mahidol University School of Medicine in Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in 1998 and did a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed his postdoctoral research training at USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2008. His research interests center on the understanding and treatment of chronic liver disease, ascites, cholestasis, viral hepatitis especially hepatitis C and hepatitis E, and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease. Dr. Karnsakul is also involved in NIH-funded multicenter research studies including the Cholestatic Liver Disease Consortium and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease Project. Dr. Karnsakul is currently a Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD).
Dr. Karnsakul is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Hepatitis E, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 79 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 14 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Cirrhosis.
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Locations
200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Karnsakul has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
2 Clinical Trials
Luminis Health Medical Group, LLC
Deon Edgerson-George is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Chester, Maryland. Dr. Edgerson-George has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Edgerson-George is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Howard County, Columbia North
Alice Lee, M.D., practices pediatrics and internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Columbia North. Dr. Lee earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and completed her residency training in both medicine and pediatrics at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She also speaks Korean. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Cirrhosis.
JH Health Care & Surgery Center – White Marsh
Joyce Dietrich, M.D., practices internal medicine and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians White Marsh. She earned her medical degree from University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts, and completed her residency training in both internal medicine and pediatrics at University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore. She is fluent in French. Dr. Dietrich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Macroamylasemia, and High Cholesterol.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Alagille SyndromeDr. Karnsakul isElite. Learn about Alagille Syndrome.
- Distinguished
- AscitesDr. Karnsakul isDistinguished. Learn about Ascites.
- CholestasisDr. Karnsakul isDistinguished. Learn about Cholestasis.
- Hepatitis EDr. Karnsakul isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis E.
- Advanced
- Enlarged LiverDr. Karnsakul isAdvanced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- HepatitisDr. Karnsakul isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Hepatitis CDr. Karnsakul isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- Portal HypertensionDr. Karnsakul isAdvanced. Learn about Portal Hypertension.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.
- Budd-Chiari SyndromeDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Budd-Chiari Syndrome.
- ChickenpoxDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Chickenpox.