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Karen Krok, MD, Gastroenterology, Hershey, PA, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

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Gastroenterology • Hershey, PA

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Associate Professor of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center

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Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2004 - 2007
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2001
  • Franklin and Marshall College
    Franklin and Marshall CollegeB.A., Biology and Spanish, 1993 - 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2005 - 2008
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Education Recognition Award PSHMC, 2014
  • Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching PSHMC, 2014
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Portal Hypertension: An Underestimated Entity?  
    Kadry Z, Schaefer EW, Shah RA, Du P, Bezinover D, Janicki P, Jain A, Gusani NJ, Schreibman IR, Hollenbeak CS, Riley TR 3rd, Ann Surg, 1/15/2015
  • Single Center Outcomes of Combined Heart and Liver Transplantation in the Failing Fontan  
    D’Souza BA, Fuller S, Hornsby N, Wald J, Shaked A, Goldberg L, Pochettino A, Olthoff K, Kim YY, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1/1/2015
  • Hepatic Hydrothorax: Current Concepts  
    Krok KL, Clinical Liver Disease, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Pocket Guide to Gastrointestinal Drugs 
    Chapter: Agents for the Treatment of Portal Hypertension 
    with Cardenas AEditors: M. M. Wolfe and R. C. Lowe.John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester2014
  • The Intensive Care Unit Manual 
    Chapter: Care of the Patient with End-Stage Liver Disease 
    Page 271 - 277Krok KLEditors: Paul Lanken, MD.Edition 2nd,2013
  • The Intensive Care Unit Manual 
    Chapter: Acute Liver Failure 
    Page 575 - 580Krok KLEditors: Paul Lanken, MD.Edition 2nd,2013
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in candidates for liver transplantation
    Sharkoski TE, Krowka MJ, Forde K, Patel M, Lin G, Oh J, Mottram CD, Scanlon PD, Batra S, Goldberg D, Fallon MB, Kawut SM, American Thoracic Society International Conference, Denver, CO, 1/1/2015
  • Single center outcomes of combined heart and liver transplantation in the failing Fontan
    D’Souza BA, Fuller S, Gleason L, Hornsby N, Wald J, Shaked A, Goldberg L, Pochettino A, Olthoff K, Kim Y, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant, Nice, France, 1/1/2015
  • Symptoms and Signs of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
    Kawut SM, Krowka MJ, Forde K, Patel M, Lin G, Oh J, Mottram C, Scanlon P, Batra S, Goldberg D, Fallon M, American Thoracic Society International Conference, Denver, CO, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Hepato-Anxiety: Treating Liver Failure 
    2019 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Philadelphia - 4/11/2019
  • Abnormal LFTs 
    Hershey, PA, 2013; Hershey, PA, 2015 - 1/1/2015
  • Hasta La Vista Hepatitis C 
    Harrisburg, PA - 1/1/2015
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Other

Press Mentions

  • How Too Much Drinking Harms the Liver
    How Too Much Drinking Harms the LiverApril 6th, 2022
  • More Than 2,500 People Are in Pa. Hospitals Due to COVID-19. That’s 10 Times Higher Than in July
    More Than 2,500 People Are in Pa. Hospitals Due to COVID-19. That’s 10 Times Higher Than in JulySeptember 22nd, 2021
  • Causes of Acute Liver Failure, from Acetaminophen to Z
    Causes of Acute Liver Failure, from Acetaminophen to ZJune 11th, 2019
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Karen Krok, Dr. Karen Krok, MD, Dr. K Krok, Dr. Karen Louise Krok