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Giorgos C. Karakousis
Highly rated in
40
conditions

Dr. Giorgos C. Karakousis

Perelman Center For Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Highly rated in
40
conditions
Specialties:General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
Experience:22 Years
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 2 Trials
Accepts:New PatientsMedicare
Highly rated in
40
conditions
About|Expertise|Insurance|Location|Research
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About Dr. Giorgos C. Karakousis

Giorgos Karakousis is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Karakousis has been practicing medicine for over 22 years and is highly rated in 40 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Gastrectomy, and Mastectomy. He is licensed to treat patients in Pennsylvania. Karakousis is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 291 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials in the past 15 years.

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Locations
3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Background & Education
Graduate Institution
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2001
Specialties
General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Licenses
Surgery in PA
Hospital Affiliations
Chester County Hospital
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Pennsylvania Hospital
Penn Medicine Rittenhouse
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Telugu
Gender
Male
Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Doctors 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.

5 Clinical Trials
A Phase 2, Single-Dose, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Diagnostic Performance and Safety of Pegsitacianine, an Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging Agent for the Detection of Peritoneal Metastases, in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: September 21, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Patients With Stage IIB/C Melanoma
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: May 23, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
S1316, Prospective Comparative Effectiveness Trial for Malignant Bowel Obstruction
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 21, 2022
Intervention Type: Procedure, Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Bio-marker Analysis Using Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients With Melanoma
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: February 05, 2020
Intervention Type: Other
A Phase 0, Exploratory Study of the Pharmacodynamics of a Single Intratumoral Dose of IMCgp100, a Monoclonal Receptor Anti-CD3 scFv Fusion Protein, in Subjects With Advanced Unresectable Melanoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 15, 2016
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
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291 Total Publications
Personalizing the approach to neoadjuvant therapy: a promising path to improving outcomes of resectable melanoma.
Journal: Nature reviews. Clinical oncology
Published: August 30, 2022
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