Curriculum Vitae
Sean Michael Karp, MD

MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA, May 1999
Doctor of Medicine

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ May 1994
Pre-Medical Post-Baccalaureate Program

Duke University, Durham, NC May 1993
Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies

Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD  June-August 1996
Student Intern, Bureau of Health Professions
Conducted research concerning extent and availability of information about existing partnerships between academic health centers and managed care organizations.  Lead author on paper published in premier journal.

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC May 1994-May 1995
Research Assistant, Laboratory of CNS Injury and Spinal Cord Regeneration
Conducted immunohistochemical staining techniques, minor surgical procedures used in cell transplantation, and confocal imaging for digital analyses of tissue cultures. Co-authored three articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Karp SM, Koch TR.  Treatment of Crohn’s Disease with an
Antibiotic Regimen Directed Against Mycobacterium Avium
Paratuberculosis.  Submitted 2007.

Karp SM, Koch TR.  Micronutrient supplements in inflammatory bowel
disease.  Disease-a-Month. 52(5):211-20, 2006 May.

Karp SM, Koch TR  Mechanisms of micronutrient deficiency.
Disease-a-Month. 52(5):208-10, 2006 May.

Karp SM, Koch TR.  Oxidative stress and antioxidants in inflammatory
bowel disease.  Disease-a-Month.  52(5):199-207, 2006 May.

Karp SM, Koch TR.  Nutrient supplements in inflammatory bowel disease.
Disease-a-Month. 52(4):170-5, 2006 April.

Karp SM,  Koch TR.  Mechanisms of macronutrient deficiency and
associated clinical conditions.  Disease-a-Month. 52(4):164-9, 2006
April.

Karp SM, Langschwager L., Gamliel S., Fernandez ES.  The need for
comprehensive data on educational affiliations between academic health
centers and managed care organizations.  Academic Medicine 72(5):341-6,
1997 May.

Bernstein JJ, Karp SM, Goldberg WJ, DeGiorgio LA, Blass JP.  Human
leptomeningeal-derived cells express GFAP and HLADR when grafted into
rat spinal cord.  International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience.
14(5):1-7, 1996 August.

Bernstein JJ, Karp SM.  Migrating fetal astrocytes do not intravasate
since they are excluded from blood vessels by vital basement membrane.
Internation Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 14(3):177-80, 1996
June.

Bernstein JJ, Karp SM, DeGiorgio LA, Blass JP.  Human leptomeningeal
cells differentiate into astrocyte-like cells in injured rat spinal
cord.  Society of Neurosciences.  Abstract 21.1995.

Treatment of Crohn’s Disease with an Antibiotic Regimen Directed Against Mycobacterium Avium Paratuberculosis.  Sean M. Karp, MD, Timothy R. Koch, MD.

Factors Affecting Physician Compliance with Practice Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Large, Urban Community Hospital.  Sean M. Karp, MD and Timothy R. Koch, MD.

A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Multi-Center, Phase II
Parallel Dose-Ranging Study to Assess the Antifibrotic Activity of GI262570 in Chronic Hepatitis C Subjects with Hepatic Fibrosis Who Have Failed Prior Antiviral Therapy.  Averell Sherker, MD, Danny Shearer, MD, Melanie Jackson, MD, Nalini Sharma, MD, Sean Karp, MD.

Mid Atlantic African-American Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study (MAAAIS). Steven R. Brant, MD, Lisa W. Datta, Patricia Ushry, Susan Gearhart, Mary Harris, Carmelo Cuffari, Themistocles  Dassopoulos, Lisa Turnbough, Betty Doan, Kenneth Mwatha, Beverly Pinn, Ming Hsi Wang, Brenda Smith, Fornati Bedell, Anmber Iqbal, Geoffrey Nguyen, Mohammed
Aamir Ali, Michael Gold, MD, Mahmood Abedi, MD, Jody W. Houston, MD, Sean M. Karp, MD, Shilen V. Lakhani, MD, Angela Murrell.

Pilot Study of PET and Xenon-133 Scans as Non-Invasive Means of Staging
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.  Averell Sherker, MD, Douglas Van Nostrand, MD, FACP, FACNP, Jody W. Houston, MD, Melanie L. Jackson, MD, Sean M. Karp, MD.

Updating the Science of the MAP in Crohn’s Disease Controversy
– A Call to Action.  Sean M. Karp, MD, Timothy R. Koch, MD, Gerald Pang, PhD.  Presented at 2006 CCFA National Research and Clinical Conference – 5th Annual Advances in the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Miami, FL. 2006.

Factors Affecting Physician Compliance with Practice Guidelines for
Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Large, Urban Community Hospital.  Sean M. Karp, MD and Timothy R. Koch, MD, FACG.  Presented at ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas, NV.  2006.

Kaposi’s Sarcoma Involvement of the Gastrointestinal Tract.  Tameem Alhayya, MD, Sean M. Karp, MD, Averell Sherker, MD.  Presented at Regional Meeting, American College of Physicians, Washington, DC, 2006.

Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder
National Naval Medical Center, City Wide Gastroenterology Conference
Bethesda, MD, September 11, 2006

Clinical Pathologic Conference – Abnormal Liver Enzymes
Washington Hospital Center, Section of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds
Washington, DC, April 26, 2006.

Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Washington Hospital Center, General Surgery/Gastroenterology Grand
Rounds
Washington, DC, November 4, 2005
     
Management of Esophageal Cancer
Washington Hospital Center, General Surgery/Gastroenterology Grand
Rounds
Washington, DC, June 14, 2005

Kaposi’s Sarcoma Involvement of the Gastrointestinal Tract
National Naval Medical Center, City Wide Gastroenterology Conference
Bethesda, MD, May 9, 2005

Hepatorenal Syndrome
Washington Hospital Center, Section of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds
Washington, DC, April 20, 2005

Parasitic Infection as an Occult Cause of Anemia
National Naval Medical Center, City Wide Gastroenterology Conference
Bethesda, MD, January 10, 2005

Virtual Colonoscopy: Now, Never or When?
Washington Hospital Center, Section of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds
Washington, DC, August 11, 2004

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