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Office
Minneapolis Heart Institute
800 E 28th St Heart Hospital
Minneapolis, MN 55407- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Joseph Karam is a vascular surgeon in Minneapolis, MN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Ridgeview Medical Center, and New Ulm Medical Center. He received his medical degree from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 11 years. He is experienced in peripheral vascular disease, carotid disease, aortic surgery, general surgery, and vascular surgery.
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Vascular Surgery, 2014 - 2016
- Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2014
- American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2006
- American University of BeirutB.S., Biological sciences, 1999 - 2002
- College Louise WegmannNo degree, French Baccalaureate, 1984 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- MO State Medical License 2015 - 2017
- MI State Medical License 2009 - 2014
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement, a Novel Approach for Complication Management.Muhammad Hammadah, Joseph Karam, B Kelly Han, Vinayak Bapat, Joao L Cavalcante, John Lesser, Santiago Garcia> ;Structural Heart. 2022 Jun 1
- 12 citationsTechnical approach and outcomes of failed infrarenal endovascular aneurysm repairs rescued with fenestrated and branched endograftsJesse Manunga, Larissa Stanberry, Peter Alden, Jason Q. Alexander, Nedaa Skeik, Elliot Stephenson, Jessica Titus, Joseph Karam, Xiaoyi Teng, Timothy M. Sullivan> ;CVIR Endovascular. 2019 Oct 27
- Cryptococcal Aortitis Presenting as a Symptomatic Abdominal Aortic AneurysmJoseph Karam, Athanasios Tsiouris, Jose Vazquez, Alexander D. Shepard> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2015 Feb 1
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Journal Articles
- Cryptococcal Aortitis Presenting as a Symptomatic Abdominal Aortic AneurysmKaram J, Tsiouris A, Shepard A, Annals of Vascular Surgery, 1/1/2015
- Impact of Concomitant Cardiac Procedures Performed During Implantation of Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist DevicesMorgan J, Tsiouris A, Nemeh H, Hodari A, Karam J, Brewer R, Paone G, J Heart Lung Transplant, 1/1/2013
- A simplified frailty index to predict adverse outcomes and mortality in vascular surgery patientsKaram J, Rubinfeld I, Shepard AD, Ann Vasc Surg, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Outcomes following endovascular repair for aneurysms with large necksKaram J, Desmarais T, Jim J, Midwestern Vascular meeting, 1/1/2015
- The modified frailty index as a predictor of operative mortality and morbidity in lower extremity amputationsKaram J, Rubinfeld I, Shepard AD, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2012
- Simplified Frailty Index to Predict Postoperative Adverse Outcomes and Mortality in Vascular Surgery PatientsKaram J, Rubinfeld I, Shepard AD, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2011
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Lectures
- Staged Endovascular repair of type II Thoraco-abdominal Aortic aneurysm1/13/2015
- The modified frailty index as a predictor of operative mortality and morbidity in lower extremity amputationsChicago, IL - 1/4/2012
- A Simplified Frailty Index to Predict Postoperative Adverse Outcomes and Mortality in Vascular Surgery PatientsSan Francisco, CA - 1/27/2011
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, Minnesota
- Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, Minnesota
- New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, Minnesota
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