
Karen Ann Clarke MD MPH, MS, SFHM, FACP
Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Associate Professor, Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
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1364 Clifton Road NEAtlanta, GA 30322
Phone+1 404-778-5334
Fax+1 404-778-4181
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Summary
- Karen Clarke, MD, is an internal medicine specialist based in Atlanta, GA, with a subspecialty in hospital medicine/hospitalist. She completed her medical degree at New York Medical College in 1996 and finished her internal medicine residency in 1999 at the University of Texas Health Science Center. Dr. Clarke has expertise in cardiology, geriatrics, critical care medicine, pain management, and integrative medicine. Her research contributions include publications on persistent COVID-19 pneumonia, plastic bronchitis, healthcare-associated infections, thiamine deficiency, and sickle cell disease in relation to COVID-19, with her work featured in several medical journals.
Education & Training
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2008 - 2028
TX State Medical License 1997 - 2027
AZ State Medical License 2005 - 2011
OK State Medical License 2007 - 2011
NY State Medical License 1999 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Persistent COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Patient on Rituximab.Karen Clarke, Sathyabama Naidu, Claire Wan, Samuel Stampfer
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 2026-01-05 - From Dust to Casts: Plastic Bronchitis in a Drywall Worker Treated With Thoracic Duct Embolization.Karen Clarke, Sathyabama Naidu, Albahi Malik, David Berkowitz, Stephanie Hampton
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 2025-09-24 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection, and Clostridioides difficile Infection-An Overview.Larissa Pisney, Karen Ann Clarke, Arjun Chatterjee, Vineet Chopra
The Medical Clinics of North America. 2025-09-01
Authored Content
- Cases from Emory Division of Hospital MedicineMay 2018
- Cases from Emory Division of Hospital MedicineMay 2018
Press Mentions
How Common Are Noninfectious Complications of Foley Catheters?April 8th, 2019
Cases from Emory Division of Hospital MedicineMay 14th, 2018
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Society of Hospital MedicineFellow
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