Overview
Karl Sylvester is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Sylvester is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short Bowel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Necrosis, Omphalocele, Colonoscopy, and Tissue Biopsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 150 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Short Bowel Syndrome.
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Locations
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.
3 Clinical Trials
Stanford Health Care
Dan Azagury is a General Surgeon in Stanford, California. Dr. Azagury is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short Bowel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Stanford Health Care
Mary Estakhri is a General Surgeon in Stanford, California. Dr. Estakhri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short Bowel Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Malnutrition, Obesity, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
John Rabkin is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in San Francisco, California. Dr. Rabkin has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short Bowel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Pancreatectomy.
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
- Elite
- Necrotizing EnterocolitisDr. Sylvester isElite. Learn about Necrotizing Enterocolitis.
- Distinguished
- NecrosisDr. Sylvester isDistinguished. Learn about Necrosis.
- OmphaloceleDr. Sylvester isDistinguished. Learn about Omphalocele.
- Advanced
- Atresia of Small IntestineDr. Sylvester isAdvanced. Learn about Atresia of Small Intestine.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Sylvester isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Sylvester isAdvanced. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- GastroschisisDr. Sylvester isAdvanced. Learn about Gastroschisis.
- HerniaDr. Sylvester isAdvanced. Learn about Hernia.
- Imperforate AnusDr. Sylvester isAdvanced. Learn about Imperforate Anus.
- Experienced
- Anal FissureDr. Sylvester isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- AppendectomyDr. Sylvester isExperienced. Learn about Appendectomy.
- Bile Duct CystsDr. Sylvester isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Cysts.
- CellulitisDr. Sylvester isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Sylvester isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Collapsed LungDr. Sylvester isExperienced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.