Karen B James MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Interventional Cardiology

Associate Professor, Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

9500 Euclid AveCleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 800-223-2273

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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1985 - 1989
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1982

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1983 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2014, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2014, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2014, 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Reversed Remodeling Unveils Mitral Annular Disjunction.
Tess Calcagno, Joseph El Roumi, Christopher Black, Karen James, Wilson Tang
JACC. Case Reports. 2025-06-11
5 citations
Temporal Trends of Cardiac Outcomes and Impact on Survival in Patients With Cancer.
Muzna Hussain, Yuan Hou, Chris Watson, Rohit Moudgil, Chirag Shah
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2020-12-15
9 citations
Temporal Variability of Global Longitudinal Strain in Stable Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy With Trastuzumab
Srikanth Koneru, Patrick Collier, Adam Goldberg, Vedha Sanghi, Richard A. Grimm
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2016-09-15