Amel Karaa MD
Clinical Genetics
Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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185 Cambridge StFlBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-5732
Fax+1 617-724-9620
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Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2010 - 2013
Mount Auburn HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
National School of Science - Tunisia Faculty of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2027
ME State Medical License 2021 - 2023
NH State Medical License 2021 - 2023
RI State Medical License 2021 - 2022
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
Clinical Trials
- North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Patient Registry and Biorepository (NAMDC) Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 31
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The genotypic and phenotypic landscape of PDHA1-related pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency.Kajus Merkevicius, Dmitrii Smirnov, Lea D Schlieben, Rebecca Ganetzky, René G Feichtinger
Brain. 2026-07-07 - Diagnostic Criteria and Management of MELAS and Stroke-Like Episodes: Consensus-Based Statements.Michelangelo Mancuso, Marcello Bellusci, Valerio Carelli, Irenaeus de Coo, Daria Diodato
European Journal of Neurology. 2026-04-01 - Clinical and Genotypic Spectrum of Twinkle-Related Disorders: Insights From a Multinational Cohort Study.Piervito Lopriore, Zeynep Ünlütürk, Thomas Klopstock, Amel Karaa, Cecile Rouzier
Neurology. 2026-02-10
Press Mentions
Elamipretide Shows Therapeutic Potential for Primary Mitochondrial Myopathy in Latest Trial ResultsJune 30th, 2017
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- Associate
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