Overview
Cemal Karakas is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Karakas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Karakas is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 52 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Cortical Dysplasia.
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Locations
411 E Chestnut St, Level 6, Louisville, KY 40202
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.
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- Distinguished
- Absence SeizureDr. Karakas isDistinguished. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- EpilepsyDr. Karakas isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic SeizureDr. Karakas isDistinguished. Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
- SeizuresDr. Karakas isDistinguished. Learn about Seizures.
- Advanced
- Cavernous Sinus ThrombosisDr. Karakas isAdvanced. Learn about Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis.
- Cortical DysplasiaDr. Karakas isAdvanced. Learn about Cortical Dysplasia.
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Karakas isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- Epilepsy Juvenile AbsenceDr. Karakas isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy Juvenile Absence.
- Hypothalamic HamartomasDr. Karakas isAdvanced. Learn about Hypothalamic Hamartomas.
- Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)Dr. Karakas isAdvanced. Learn about Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).
- Experienced
- Alternating Hemiplegia of ChildhoodDr. Karakas isExperienced. Learn about Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.
- AphantasiaDr. Karakas isExperienced. Learn about Aphantasia.
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Karakas isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features
- Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome
- Deep Brain StimulationDr. Karakas isExperienced. Learn about Deep Brain Stimulation.