Dr. Santi Karnam

Ophthalmology
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Healthplex Center Point - Ophthalmology
1201 Oak Street, 
Pittston, PA 
Accepting New Patients

Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Healthplex Center Point - Ophthalmology
1201 Oak Street, 
Pittston, PA 
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Overview

Santi Karnam, MD, is an ophthalmologist and retina specialist. He treats adults for conditions affecting the retina, including age-related macular degeneration, retinal detachment, macular holes, diabetic retinopathyepiretinal membrane, complex cataracts and sutured lenses.|Dr. Karnam attended Creighton University School of Medicine in Nebraska, where he earned his medical degree. After medical school, he completed a residency at the University of Nebraska:Truhlsen Eye Institute, also in Nebraska. He also completed an ophthalmology fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. He finished his training with a Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at Boston Medical Center before returning to his home state of PA.|A Philadephia native, and continues to be passionate about medical education and surgical training abroad.|In his free time, he enjoys cooking, building and restoring furniture and hiking with his wife and two dogs.

His top areas of expertise are Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Uveitis, Neuroretinitis, and Hyphema.

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

Graduate Institution
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2018 - Doctor Of Medicine
Residency
University of Nebraska - Omaha, NE, 2022
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in PA
Fellowships
Boston Medical Center, 2025
Wills Eye Hospital, 2023
Hospital Affiliations
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Geisinger Healthplex Center Point - Ophthalmology
1201 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640
Call: 570-808-9800

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

The palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC14 controls Kv1-family potassium channel clustering at the axon initial segment.
The palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC14 controls Kv1-family potassium channel clustering at the axon initial segment.
Journal: eLife
Published: February 14, 2020
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