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William Karnes Jr., MD, Gastroenterology, Orange, CA, UCI Health

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Gastroenterology Orange, CA

Clinical Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, UCI Medical Center

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Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic
    Mayo ClinicMolecular Biology, 1990 - 1992
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1986 - 1989
  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
  • University of Minnesota Medical School
    University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1982
  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaGraduate School, Physiology, 1977 - 1978
  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaB.S., Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 1972 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1986 - 2024
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1984 - 2004
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
  • Fellow American Gastroenterological Association, 2009
  • Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Role of Primary Tumor Resection Among Chemotherapy-Treated Patients with Synchronous Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: A Survival Analysis  
    Tsang, WY, Ziogas A, Lin BS, Seery TE, Karnes W, Stamos MJ, Zell JA, J Gastrointest Surg, 1/1/2014
  • Desmoid tumors in familial adenomatous polyposis: a pilot project evaluating efficacy of treatment with pirfenidone  
    Lindor NM, Dozois R, Nelson H, Wolff B, King J, Boardman L, Wilson M, Greene MH, Karnes W, Mesa R, Welch T, Edmonson J, Limburg P, Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2003
  • Implications of low COX-2 expression in colorectal neoplasms with defective DNA mismatch repair  
    Karnes WE Jr, J Cell Biochem, 1/1/2000
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Effect of Delay in Surgical Treatment of Colon Cancer on Survival.
    Farid Jalali, Argyrios Ziogas, Jason A. Zell, Michael J. Stamos, Hoda Anton-Culver, William E. Karnes, DDW, 1/1/2014
  • Variable Recognition of Sessile Serrated Adenomas Among Colonoscopists and Pathologists - a Compounded Roadblock to Reducing Interval Colon Cancers
    Sarah L. Flores, Argyrios Ziogas, Gregory Albers, Hoda Anton-Culver, William E. Karnes, DDW, 1/1/2014
  • Applications of micro-CT imaging to study tumor neovascularization in murine models of colon cancer.
    Chinery R, Lund PE, Reyes DA, Bentley MD, Karnes WE Jr, Ritman EL, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2000
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Authored Content

  • Artificial Intelligence Is the Future of GastroenterologyOctober 2018
  • Artificial Intelligence Is the Future of GastroenterologyOctober 2018

Press Mentions

  • UCI Health Expert Seeing Increased Frequency of Colorectal Cancer in Younger Adult Patients
    UCI Health Expert Seeing Increased Frequency of Colorectal Cancer in Younger Adult PatientsMarch 27th, 2023
  • Colorectal Cancer Is Rising Among Younger Adults and Scientists Are Racing to Uncover Why
    Colorectal Cancer Is Rising Among Younger Adults and Scientists Are Racing to Uncover WhyMarch 24th, 2023
  • UCI Health Supports Colorectal Cancer Awareness
    UCI Health Supports Colorectal Cancer AwarenessMarch 1st, 2022
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