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Office
100 Warm Springs Ave
Ste B
Boise, ID 83712Phone+1 208-381-2222Fax+1 208-381-9351- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Benjamin Karsten, MD is a colorectal surgeon in Boise, Idaho. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Idaho, Oregon, and New Jersey. He is affiliated with St. Luke's Boise Medical Center.
Education & Training
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2010 - 2011
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2010
University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2005 - Present
ID State Medical License 2011 - 2025
OR State Medical License 2021 - 2022
NJ State Medical License 2010 - 2011- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsRole of water-soluble enema before takedown of diverting ileostomy for low pelvic anastomosis.Benjamin J. Karsten, Justin B. King, Ravin R. Kumar> ;The American Surgeon. 2009 Oct 1
- 20 citationsCharacteristics of colorectal cancer in young patients at an urban county hospital.Benjamin J. Karsten, Justin Kim, Justin B. King, Ravin R. Kumar> ;The American Surgeon. 2008 Oct 1
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
St. Luke's Boise Medical CenterBoise, Idaho
