Experienced in Stroke

Dr. Shahnawaz Karim

Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurology
Kaiser Permanente
South Sacramento Medical Center
6600 Bruceville Rd, 2nd Floor, 
Sacramento, CA 
Accepting New Patients
Experienced in Stroke
Kaiser Permanente
South Sacramento Medical Center
6600 Bruceville Rd, 2nd Floor, 
Sacramento, CA 
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Overview

Shahnawaz Karim is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Neurologist in Sacramento, California. Dr. Karim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Stroke, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Karim is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Neurology
Licenses
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM in IA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

South Sacramento Medical Center
6600 Bruceville Rd, 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95823
Call: 916-688-2050

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 Total Publications

Acute Flaccid Myelitis Caused by West Nile Virus: A Case Report and Neuroimaging Correlate.
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Caused by West Nile Virus: A Case Report and Neuroimaging Correlate.
Journal: Cureus
Published: September 20, 2024
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