Giorgos C Karakousis, MD
Giorgos C Karakousis, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St., 4 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-2083
Fax: 215-662-7476
Fax: 215-662-7476
Education:
BS, MS (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)
Yale University, 1996.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001.
Permanent linkBS, MS (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)
Yale University, 1996.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001.
Selected Publications
Karakousis G, Czerniecki BJ: Diagnosis of melanoma. PET Imaging in Melanoma/PET Clinics. Fuster D, Rubello R (eds.). Philadelphia: WB Saunders/Elsevier Health Sciences, 2011 (in press).Karakousis G, DeMatteo R: Gastrointestinal tumors. Current Surgical Therapy, Tenth Edition. Cameron JL, Cameron AM (eds.). Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier Health Sciences, 2011 (in press).
Karakousis G, Singer S, Zheng J, Gonen M, Coit D, DeMatteo R, Strong V.: Laparoscopic versus open gastric resections for primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs): A size-matched comparison. Annals of Surgical Oncology 18(6): 1599-1605, June 2011.
Katz SC, Baldwin K, Karakousis G, Moraco N, Buglino A, Singer S, Brennan MF. : Soft tissue sarcoma diagnosed subsequent to lymphoma is associated with prior radiotherapy and decreased survival. Cancer Apr. 4 2011 Notes: e-pub ahead of print.
Karakousis G, Katz S, Panageas K, Ariyan C, Brady MS, Coit D: Natural history of patients with Stage III melanoma of unknown primary. Society of Surgical Oncology Mar 2010 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Karakousis G, Pandit-Taskar N, Hsu M, Panageas K, Atherton S, Ariyan C, Brady MS: Prognostic significance of pelvic lymph node drainage (PLND) at sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping for patients with extremity melanoma. Society of Surgical Oncology Mar 2010 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Huang JH, Lee FS, Pasha TL, Sammel MD, Karakousis G, Xu G, Fraker D, Zhang PJ: Analysis of HIF-1alpha and its regulator, PHD2, in retroperitoneal sarcomas: Clinico-patho-logic implications. Cancer Biology & Therapy 9(4): 303-11, Feb 2010.
Kingham, T Peter. Karakousis, Giorgos. Ariyan, Charlotte.: Randomized clinical trials in melanoma. [Review] [45 refs] Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America 19(1): 13-31, Jan 2010.
Karakousis, Giorgos. Fong, Yuman.: The case for selective use of pre-operative chemotherapy for hepatic colorectal metastases: more is not always better. Annals of Surgical Oncology 16(8): 2086-8, Aug 2009 Notes: Editorial.
Karakousis G, Fraker D: Thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy. Gowned and Gloved Surgery: Introduction to Common Procedures. Roses RE, Paulson EC, Kanchwala SK, Morris JB (eds.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Health Sciences, Page: 177-86, 2009 Notes: Chapter.