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Wikrom Karnsakul

Wikrom Karnsakul, MD

Pediatric Hepatology

Pediatric Transplant Hepatology

Pediatric Gastroenterology

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Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • Thai
  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Male

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).

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

  1. Rubenstein Child Health Building
    • 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287

    Expertise

    Education

    Texas Children's Hospital

    Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2001

    University of Illinois Health Chicago

    Residency, Pediatrics, 1998

    Mahidol University School of Medicine

    Medical Education, MD, 1992

    Board Certifications

    Pediatrics

    American Board of Pediatrics, 2019

    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    American Board of Pediatrics, 2001

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