George Habib Karam MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
Earl K. Long Hospital, Lsu Unit 5825 Airline Hwy Baton Rouge LA, 70805About
Dr. George Karam is a cardiologist practicing in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Karam specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Karam also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Inferior vena caval filters: key considerations.
- Role of newer antimicrobial agents in the treatment of mixed aerobic and anaerobic infections.
- Rheumatic fever revisited.
- Antibiotic review for the orthopedic surgeon.
- Critical Illness in Patients With Asplenia.
- TEACHING VALUES IN MEDICINE VIA AWARENESS CREATED THROUGH ART.
- Toxicity of amphotericin B plus flucytosine in 194 patients with cryptococcal meningitis.
- Interactions of clindamycin with antibacterial defenses of the lung.
- Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in nonimmunocompromised, nonneutropenic hosts.
- Giant cell arteritis presenting as interstitial lung disease.
- Blastomycosis: pulmonary and pleural manifestations.
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