Overview
Dr. Wikrom Karnsakul is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical interests are in the care of pediatric liver diseases, and general gastrointestinal diseases. Dr. Karnsakul received his medical degree in 1992 from Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Medical Center, Mahidol University School of Medicine in Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in 1998 and did a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed his postdoctoral research training at USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2008. His research interests center on the understanding and treatment of chronic liver disease, ascites, cholestasis, viral hepatitis especially hepatitis C and hepatitis E, and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease. Dr. Karnsakul is also involved in NIH-funded multicenter research studies including the Cholestatic Liver Disease Consortium and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease Project. Dr. Karnsakul is currently a Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD).
Dr. Karnsakul is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Hepatitis E, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 79 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Acute Pancreatitis.
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Locations
200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Karnsakul has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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 Clinical Trials
Sona Sehgal is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Sehgal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Childhood Pancreatitis, Chronic Cough, Acute Pancreatitis, and Short Bowel Syndrome. Dr. Sehgal is currently accepting new patients.
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Dr. Kenneth Ng is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and the Director of Endoscopy in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His professional interests include therapeutic endoscopy, endoscopic innovations, pancreatic diseases, biliary diseases, and esophageal disorders. Dr. Ng received his medical degree from the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency at Cohen Children's Medical Center and did his fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Baylor College of Medicine. After fellowship, he was an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine, practicing at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. He joined Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in 2017. Dr. Ng has received awards for his research and clinical work, including the American Liver Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award and the Dr. George Ferry Outstanding GI Faculty Award from Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Ng is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Hepatoblastoma, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.
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Chintu Sharma is a Hospital Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Fort Washington, Maryland. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Pediatric Myocarditis, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Alagille SyndromeDr. Karnsakul isElite. Learn about Alagille Syndrome.
- Distinguished
- AscitesDr. Karnsakul isDistinguished. Learn about Ascites.
- CholestasisDr. Karnsakul isDistinguished. Learn about Cholestasis.
- Hepatitis EDr. Karnsakul isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis E.
- Advanced
- Enlarged LiverDr. Karnsakul isAdvanced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- HepatitisDr. Karnsakul isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Hepatitis CDr. Karnsakul isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- Portal HypertensionDr. Karnsakul isAdvanced. Learn about Portal Hypertension.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.
- Budd-Chiari SyndromeDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Budd-Chiari Syndrome.
- ChickenpoxDr. Karnsakul isExperienced. Learn about Chickenpox.