Overview
Tara Altepeter is a Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Silver Spring, Maryland. Her top areas of expertise are Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colitis, Gastroparesis, and Endoscopy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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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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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 highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Hepatitis E, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Ozlem Goker-Alpan is a primary care provider, a Pediatrics specialist and a General Practice provider in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Goker-Alpan is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Gaucher Disease, Fabry Disease, Gaucher Disease Type 1, Gaucher Disease Type 3, and Splenectomy. Dr. Goker-Alpan is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- ColitisDr. Altepeter isExperienced. Learn about Colitis.
- Crohn's DiseaseDr. Altepeter isExperienced. Learn about Crohn's Disease.
- EndoscopyDr. Altepeter isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- EsophagitisDr. Altepeter isExperienced. Learn about Esophagitis.
- GastroparesisDr. Altepeter isExperienced. Learn about Gastroparesis.
- Hemorrhagic ProctocolitisDr. Altepeter isExperienced. Learn about Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis.