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 Hepatitis D. 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 1 article in the study of Hepatitis D.
Insurance
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
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- PPO
- EPO
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- MEDICARE PDP
- PPO
- HMO
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- EPO
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- POS
- PPO
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
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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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.