Karen L. Krok, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical Director for Live Donor Liver Transplant, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania Health System
3400 Spruce Street
2 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
2 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-8222
Fax: 215-349-5915
Fax: 215-349-5915
Email:
karen.krok@uphs.upenn.edu
karen.krok@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Spanish)
Franklin and Marshall College, 1997.
B.A. (Biology )
Franklin and Marshall College, 1997.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001.
B.A. (Spanish)
Franklin and Marshall College, 1997.
B.A. (Biology )
Franklin and Marshall College, 1997.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA , 2001-2002.
Resident in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2004.
Gastroenterology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2004-2007.
Research Fellow, Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Spain with Dr. Pere Gines, 2006-2006.
Transplant Hepatology Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital AASLD (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases) Advanced Hepatology Fellowship, Baltimore, MD, 2007-2008.
Permanent linkIntern in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA , 2001-2002.
Resident in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2004.
Gastroenterology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2004-2007.
Research Fellow, Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Spain with Dr. Pere Gines, 2006-2006.
Transplant Hepatology Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital AASLD (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases) Advanced Hepatology Fellowship, Baltimore, MD, 2007-2008.
Selected Publications
Rychik J, Veldtman G, Rand E, Russo P, Rome JJ, Krok K, Goldberg DJ, Cahill AM, Wells RG: The Precarious State of the Liver after a Fontan Operation: Summary of a Multidisciplinary Symposium. Pediatric Cardiol April 2012.Krok KL, Cardenas A. : Hepatic Hydrothorax. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 33(1): 3-10, 2012.
Krok KL: Acute Liver Failure. The Intensive Care Unit Manual. Paul Lanken, MD (eds.). 2012 Notes: In press.
Krok KL: Management of Chronic Liver Disease. The Intensive Care Unit Manual. Paul Lanken, MD (eds.). 2012 Notes: In press.
Reshef R, Vardhanabhuti S, Luskin M R, Heitjan D F, Hadjiliadis D, Goral S, Krok K L, Goldberg L R, Porter D L, Stadtmauer E A, Tsai D E: Reduction of immunosuppression as initial therapy for posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder(★). American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 11(2): 336-47, Feb 2011.
Reddy, R: Bacterial, Parasitic, Fungal and Granulomatous Liver Diseases. Cecil Medicine, 24th edition 2011 Notes: In press.
Krok Karen L, Cárdenas Andrés, Thuluvath Paul J: Endoscopic management of biliary complications after liver transplantation. Clinics in liver disease 14(2): 359-71, May 2010.
Krok Karen L, Milwalla Farida, Maheshwari Anurag, Rankin Rebecca, Thuluvath Paul J: Insulin resistance and microalbuminuria are associated with microvascular disease in patients with cirrhosis. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 15(9): 1036-42, Sep 2009.
Krok Karen L, Munoz Santiago J: Management of autoimmune and cholestatic liver disorders. Clinics in liver disease 13(2): 295-316, May 2009.
Krok KL, Cardenas A: Management of Ascites. Geriatrics and Aging 12(6): 289-294, 2009.
