Chafic Karam, MD
Dr. Chafic Karam is a Neurologist at the University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in peripheral neuropathies and motor neuron disease (ALS) and is involved in various clinical trials in neuromuscular disorders.
Dr. Karam completed his medical training at St Joseph University in Beirut and his residency in neurology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, in New York. He did a fellowship in peripheral nerve pathology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and another fellowship in neuromuscular medicine and EMG at the Partners program, Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Boston’s Children Hospital) in Boston.
Representative Publications:
TTR Gene Silencing Therapy in Post Liver Transplant Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis Patients
Lay Summary of “TTR Gene Silencing Therapy in Post Liver Transplant Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis Patients”
Inotersen Preserves or Improves Quality Of Life in Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Polyneuropathy Improvement Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for POEMS Syndrome
Misdiagnosis of Hattr Amyloidosis: A Single US Site Experience
