Overview
A specialist in pulmonary critical care, Emhemmid Karem, MD sees patients ages 18 and over at Saint Joseph Medical Group – Pulmonology and Critical Care.Dr. Karem’s approach is patient-centered, providing holistic care with respect for individuals’ needs and values. He says he was inspired to become a doctor because of what physicians do to improve patients’ lives, and chose his specialty because he likes complex medical challenges.Dr. Karem earned his medical degree from the University of Tripoli in Tripoli, Libya and served an internal medicine residency and pulmonary critical care fellowship at Marshall University in West Virginia. In his free time, he enjoys soccer and traveling.
Dr. Karem is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Pneumomediastinum, Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pneumonia.
Insurance
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Locations
1401 Harrodsburg Road, Suite C-405, Lexington, KY 40504
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
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.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Karem isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- COVID-19Dr. Karem isExperienced. Learn about COVID-19.
- EndoscopyDr. Karem isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Hospital-Acquired PneumoniaDr. Karem isExperienced. Learn about Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.
- Pleural EffusionDr. Karem isExperienced. Learn about Pleural Effusion.
- Pneumocystis Jiroveci PneumoniaDr. Karem isExperienced. Learn about Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia.