Overview
Santi Karnam, MD, is an ophthalmologist and retina specialist. He treats adults for conditions affecting the retina, including age-related macular degeneration, retinal detachment, macular holes, diabetic retinopathyepiretinal membrane, complex cataracts and sutured lenses.|Dr. Karnam attended Creighton University School of Medicine in Nebraska, where he earned his medical degree. After medical school, he completed a residency at the University of Nebraska:Truhlsen Eye Institute, also in Nebraska. He also completed an ophthalmology fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. He finished his training with a Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at Boston Medical Center before returning to his home state of PA.|A Philadephia native, and continues to be passionate about medical education and surgical training abroad.|In his free time, he enjoys cooking, building and restoring furniture and hiking with his wife and two dogs.
Dr. Karnam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuroretinitis. His top areas of expertise are Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Uveitis, Neuroretinitis, and Hyphema.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1201 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- ChalazionDr. Karnam isExperienced. Learn about Chalazion.
- Dry Eye SyndromeDr. Karnam isExperienced. Learn about Dry Eye Syndrome.
- Eyelid BumpDr. Karnam isExperienced. Learn about Eyelid Bump.
- GlaucomaDr. Karnam isExperienced. Learn about Glaucoma.
- HyphemaDr. Karnam isExperienced. Learn about Hyphema.
- Interstitial KeratitisDr. Karnam isExperienced. Learn about Interstitial Keratitis.