
Wikrom Karnsakul, MD
Pediatric Hepatology
Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Wikrom Karnsakul
Professional Titles
- Director, Pediatric Liver Center
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Background
Dr. Wikrom Karnsakul is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical interests are in the care of pediatric liver diseases, and general gastrointestinal diseases.
Dr. Karnsakul received his medical degree in 1992 from Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Medical Center, Mahidol University School of Medicine in Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in 1998 and did a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed his postdoctoral research training at USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2008.
His research interests center on the understanding and treatment of chronic liver disease, ascites, cholestasis, viral hepatitis especially hepatitis C and hepatitis E, and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease. Dr. Karnsakul is also involved in NIH-funded multicenter research studies including the Cholestatic Liver Disease Consortium and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease Project. Dr. Karnsakul is currently a Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD).
Centers and Institutes
Research Interests
Anterior pituitary gland dysfunction and neonatal jaundice, Ascites, Cholestasis, Chronic liver disease, Drug-induced hepatitis and autoimmune hepatitis, Living related liver transplantation, Metabolic liver diseases, Pediatric Liver Diseases, Viral hepatitis
Research Summary
Dr. Karnsakul’s research interests center on the understanding and treatment of chronic liver disease, ascites, cholestasis, viral hepatitis, metabolic liver diseases and living related liver transplantation. He has a particular focus on hepatitis E infections.
He is involved in NIH-funded multicenter research studies, including the Cholestatic Liver Disease Consortium and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease Project.
Selected Publications
Felix G, Kirkorian AY, Cohen B, Karnsakul W. “Koebner Phenomenon: Psoriasis at a Gastrostomy tube Site.” J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Feb 9.
Lim R, Choudry H, Conner K, Karnsakul W. “A challenge for diagnosing acute liver injury with concomitant/sequential exposure to multiple drugs: can causality assessment scales be utilized to identify the offending drug?” Case Rep Pediatr. 2014;2014:156389.
Molleston JP, Sokol RJ, Karnsakul W, Miethke A, Horslen S, Magee JC, Romero R, Squires RH, Van Hove JL; Childhood Liver Disease Research Education Network (ChiLDREN). “Evaluation of the child with suspected mitochondrial liver disease.” J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Sep;57(3):269-76.
Teckman JH, Rosenthal P, Abel R, Bass LM, Michail S, Murray KF, Rudnick DA, Thomas DW, Spino C, Arnon R, Hertel PM, Heubi J, Kamath BM, Karnsakul W, Loomes KM, Magee JC, Molleston JP, Romero R, Shneider BL, Sherker AH, Sokol RJ. “Baseline Analysis of a Young Alpha-1-AT Deficiency Liver Disease Cohort Reveals Frequent Portal Hypertension.” J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Feb 2.
Tibesar E, Karwowski C, Hertel P, Scheimann A, Karnsakul W. “Two Cases of Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2 Presenting with Severe Coagulopathy without Jaundice.” Case Rep Pediatr. 2014;2014:185923.
Locations
- Rubenstein Child Health Building
- 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 443-997-5437
- fax: 410-367-2762
Expertise
Education
Texas Children's Hospital
Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2001University of Illinois Health Chicago
Residency, Pediatrics, 1998Mahidol University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1992Board Certifications
Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, 2019Pediatric Gastroenterology
American Board of Pediatrics, 2001Insurance
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- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)