Assistant Professor of Surgery, University Mass School of Medicine
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Dr. Karim Alavi, MD
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Karim Alavi, MD works in the field of Colon & Rectal Surgery. He researched medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine. George Washington University School of Medicine has a rank of 67 in research and a 0 in primary care He has 3 awards "Regional Top Doctor", "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Karim Alavi has written publications. He has 32 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Enteral glutamine does not enhance the effects of hepatocyte growth factor in short bowel syndrome.' Karim Alavi is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Surgeon Volume Correlates with Reduced Mortality and Improved Quality in the Surgical Management of Diverticulitis.
- Elimination of waste: creation of a successful Lean colonoscopy program at an academic medical center.
- Fecal Incontinence: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management.
- Risk factors for 30-d readmission after coloRectal surgery: a systematic review.
- Routine preoperative restaging CTs after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for locally advanced Rectal cancer are low yield: A retrospective case study.
- Clinical and financial impact of hospital readmissions after coloRectal resection: predictors, outcomes, and costs.
- Clostridium difficile Infection After ColoRectal Surgery: A Rare but Costly Complication.
- Sphincter-Sparing Surgery in Patients with Low-Lying Rectal Cancer: Techniques, Oncologic Outcomes, and Functional Results.
- Surgeon Volume and Elective Resection for Colon Cancer: An Analysis of Outcomes and Use of Laparoscopy.
- Faculty development in surgery.
- Grant Writing 101.
- Rectal Prolapse: An Overview of Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Patient-Specific Management Strategies.
- Working with Existing Databases.
- Blastomyces dermatitidis of the periAnal skin: report of a case.
- Glucagonlike peptide-2 Analogue enhances intestinal mucosal mass after ischemia and reperfusion.
- Glucagonlike peptide-2 Analogue enhances intestinal mucosal mass and absorptive function after ischemia-reperfusion injury.
- GLP-2alpha accelerates recovery of mucosal absorptive function after Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion.
- Enteral glutamine does not enhance the effects of hepatocyte growth factor in short bowel syndrome.
- Interleukin-11 enhances small intestine absorptive function and mucosal mass after Intestinal adaptation.
- Treatment of inflammatory bowel Disease in a rodent model with the intestinal growth factor glucagon-like peptide-2.
- Amebiasis.
- Racial Differences in Short-term Surgical Outcomes Following Surgery for Diverticulitis.
- Colectomy performance improvement within NSQIP 2005-2008.
- A simple risk score for predicting surgical site infections in inflammatory bowel Disease.
- Pathogenesis and management of postoperative ileus.
- Career options in colon and Rectal surgery.
- Metabolomic characterization of human Rectal adenocarcinoma with intact tissue magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
- ColoRectal neoplasia screening before age 50?: current epidemiologic trends in the United States.
- Fistula-associated Anal adenocarcinoma: good results with aggressive therapy.
- Crohn's colitis: the incidence of dysplasia and adenoCarcinoma in surgical patients.
- Leptin: a new growth factor for the small intestine.
Schools
George Washington University School Of Med and Health Science
University Of Minnesota Divisi
Washington Hospital Center
Procedures Preformed
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Appendectomy, Open
- Colectomy
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
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Conditions Treated
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- Anal Fissure
- Anal Fistula
- AnoRectal Abscess
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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University of Minnesota -
Georgetown University Hospital - Washington Hospital Center -
George Washington University School of Medicine
Hospital
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UMass Memorial Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1497700777 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | ALAVI | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | KARIM | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 016052657 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MA | |
| Specialty Description | Colorectal Surgery (formerly proctology) | |
| Total Claim Count | 21.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1497700777 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | ALAVI |
| First Name Of The Provider | KARIM |
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