Giorgos Constantine Karakousis MD
Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Assistant Professor, Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine
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3400 Civic Center BlvdPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-2737
Fax+1 215-615-3424
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2008
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2011
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
Clinical Trials
- Bio-marker Analysis Using Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients With Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
- Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Patients with Stage IIB/C Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2019 May 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Melanoma-patient-derived xenograft multi-omics resource melPDomiX maps gain- and loss-of-function alterations.Konstantinos Tsingas, Monzy Thomas, McKenna Reale, Min Xiao, Jayamanna Wickramasinghe
Cell Reports. 2026-06-23 - Comparing Resident Team Performance in Complex Surgical Oncology: A Single-Institution Cohort Study.Rachael C Acker, James E Sharpe, Shane Williams, Sarah I Landau, James Rowe
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-06-14 - Topical resiquimod elicits systemic protection and improves anti-PD1 therapy in melanoma via priming of CD8+ T cells.Shujing Liu, Alain H Rook, Alexander C Huang, Amit Maity, Zhiyuan Qin
Cancer Immunology Research. 2026-06-11
Journal Articles
- Microsatellitosis in Patients with MelanomaRichard L White, Mark B Faries, Stanley P Leong, Andrew J Sinnamon, Jane L Messina, Barbara A Pockaj, Giorgos C Karakousis, Edmund K Bartlett, John T Vetto, Vernon K S..., Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Exosomal PD-L1 Contributes to Immunosuppression and Is Associated with Anti-PD-1 ResponseXiaowei Xu, Haidong Dong, Tara C Mitchell, Lynn M Schuchter, Alexander C Huang, Suzanne McGettigan, Wei Xu, Giorgos C Karakousis, Xiaoming Liu, Gordon Mills, Nature
Press Mentions
Surgical Hospital Closures Disproportionately Hit Poor and Socially Vulnerable CommunitiesOctober 3rd, 2025- Penn Medicine at the 2025 ASCO Annual MeetingMay 22nd, 2025
- Penn Medicine’s Tara Miller Melanoma Center Is a Trailblazer for Skin Cancer TreatmentJune 2nd, 2022
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