Basil Karam, MD
RESIDENT
Surgery
School of Medicine

Basil completed his first two years of General Surgery residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. While there, he won first place in the Maryland American College of Surgeons Robotic Surgery Championship, a robotic skills competition open to all surgical residents in Maryland. Following the competition, he continued to develop his knowledge of technology and innovation in surgery.

Basil is now completing his General Surgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), with the hope of pursuing a fellowship in colorectal surgery. Beyond his clinical work, he is deeply interested in exploring the potential of artificial intelligence to revolutionize the surgical field and enhance surgical education, improve clinical outcomes, and make healthcare more accessible.

Outside of his medical training, Basil enjoys exploring the outdoors and traveling with his fiance (also a general surgery resident).

• Bone Anchor Fixation in the Repair of Blunt Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias: A Western Trauma Association Multicenter Study.
  The American surgeon 2024 Harrell KN, Grimes AD, Gill H, Reynolds JK, Ueland WR, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, Trust MD, Ngoue M, Thomas BW, Ayuso SA, LaRiccia A, Spalding CM, Collins MJ, Collier BR, Karam BS, de Moya MA, Lieser MJ,…
• A western trauma association multicenter comparison of mesh versus non-mesh repair of blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias.
  Injury 2023 Harrell KN, Grimes AD, Gill H, Reynolds JK, Ueland WR, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, Trust MD, Ngoue M, Thomas BW, Ayuso SA, LaRiccia A, Spalding MC, Collins MJ, Collier BR, Karam BS, de Moya MA, Lieser MJ,…
• A Prescribing Guideline Decreases Postoperative Opioid Prescribing in Emergency General Surgery.
  The Journal of surgical research 2023 Biesboer EA, Al Tannir AH, Karam BS, Tyson K, Peppard WJ, Morris R, Murphy P, Elegbede A, de Moya MA, Trevino C
• Predictive Factors for the Application of Pelvic Binders in the Prehospital Setting.
  Prehospital emergency care 2023 Nguyen P, Pokrzywa C, Figueroa J, Jocoy KA, Brandolino A, Karam BS, Schramm AT, Deshpande D, Lawton J, Milia D, Lenz T
• Risk factors for recurrence in blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias: A secondary analysis of a Western Trauma association multicenter study.
  American journal of surgery 2022 Harrell KN, Grimes AD, Gill H, Reynolds JK, Ueland WR, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, Trust MD, Ngoue M, Thomas BW, Ayuso SA, LaRiccia A, Spalding MC, Collins MJ, Collier BR, Karam BS, de Moya MA, Lieser MJ,…
• Mechanical Ventilation Does Not Predict Pneumothorax Observation Failure in the Severely Injured.
  The American surgeon 2022 Pokrzywa CJ, Figueroa J, Gomez J, Karam B, Murphy P, Iverson K, Morris R, Carver T, Milia D, de Moya M
• Optimizing discharge opioid prescribing in trauma patients: A quasi-experimental study.
  Surgery 2022 Tyson K, Karam BS, Peppard WJ, Morris R, Murphy P, Elegbede A, Schroeder M, Somberg L, Trevino CM
• Predicting outcomes after traumatic brain injury: A novel hospital prediction model for a patient reported outcome.
  American journal of surgery 2022 Morris RS, Figueroa JF, Pokrzywa CJ, Barber JK, Temkin NR, Bergner C, Karam BS, Murphy P, Nelson LD, Laud P, Cooper Z, de Moya M, Trevino C, Tignanelli CJ, deRoon-Cassini TA
• A national study defining 1.0 full-time employment in trauma and acute care surgery.
  The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2022 Murphy PB, Coleman J, Karam B, Morris RS, Figueroa J, de Moya M
• Trauma surgeon-performed peripheral arterial repairs are associated with equivalent outcomes when compared with vascular surgeons.
  The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2022 Karam BS, Haberman K, Nguyen P, Eddine SBZ, Boyle K, Baskaran A, Figueroa J, Milia D, Carver T, Somberg L, Webb T, Davis CS, Dodgion C, Elegbede A, de Moya MA
• The 35-mm rule to guide pneumothorax management: Increases appropriate observation and decreases unnecessary chest tubes.
  The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2022 Figueroa JF, Karam BS, Gomez J, Milia D, Morris RS, Dodgion C, Carver T, Murphy P, Elegbede A, Schroeder M, de Moya MA
• Improving mortality in older adult trauma patients: Are we doing better?
  The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2022 Karam BS, Patnaik R, Murphy P, deRoon-Cassini TA, Trevino C, Hemmila MR, Haines K, Puzio TJ, Charles A, Tignanelli C, Morris R
• Management of blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study.
  The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2021 Harrell KN, Grimes AD, Albrecht RM, Reynolds JK, Ueland WR, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, Trust MD, Ngoue M, Thomas BW, Ayuso SA, LaRiccia A, Spalding MC, Collins MJ, Collier BR, Karam BS, de Moya MA, …
• Optimal timing of venous thromboembolic chemoprophylaxis initiation following blunt solid organ injury: meta-analysis and systematic review.
  European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society 2021 Murphy PB, de Moya M, Karam B, Menard L, Holder E, Inaba K, Schellenberg M
• Need for Emergent Intervention within 6 Hours: A Novel Prediction Model for Hospital Trauma Triage.
  Prehospital emergency care 2021 Morris R, Karam BS, Zolfaghari EJ, Chen B, Kirsh T, Tourani R, Milia DJ, Napolitano L, de Moya M, Conterato M, Aliferis C, Ma S, Tignanelli C
• 2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
  Arthritis care & research 2021 Fraenkel L, Bathon JM, England BR, St Clair EW, Arayssi T, Carandang K, Deane KD, Genovese M, Huston KK, Kerr G, Kremer J, Nakamura MC, Russell LA, Singh JA, Smith BJ, Sparks JA, Venkatachalam S, …
• 2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
  Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 2021 Fraenkel L, Bathon JM, England BR, St Clair EW, Arayssi T, Carandang K, Deane KD, Genovese M, Huston KK, Kerr G, Kremer J, Nakamura MC, Russell LA, Singh JA, Smith BJ, Sparks JA, Venkatachalam S, …
• Field-Triage, Hospital-Triage and Triage-Assessment: A Literature Review of the Current Phases of Adult Trauma Triage.
  The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2021 Morris RS, Karam BS, Murphy PB, Jenkins P, Milia DJ, Hemmila MR, Haines KL, Puzio TJ, de Moya MA, Tignanelli CJ
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Admissions from COVID-19: Determining the Impact of Neighborhood Deprivation and Primary Language.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2021 Ingraham NE, Purcell LN, Karam BS, Dudley RA, Usher MG, Warlick CA, Allen ML, Melton GB, Charles A, Tignanelli CJ
• Characterizing COVID-19 clinical phenotypes and associated comorbidities and complication profiles.
  PloS one 2021 Lusczek ER, Ingraham NE, Karam BS, Proper J, Siegel L, Helgeson ES, Lotfi-Emran S, Zolfaghari EJ, Jones E, Usher MG, Chipman JG, Dudley RA, Benson B, Melton GB, Charles A, Lupei MI, Tignanelli CJ
• Appraising the Quality of Reporting of American College of Surgeons NSQIP Emergency General Surgery Studies.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2021 El Moheb M, Sabbagh H, Badin D, Mahmoud T, Karam B, El Hechi MW, Kaafarani HM
• mTOR inhibition in COVID-19: A commentary and review of efficacy in RNA viruses.
  Journal of medical virology 2020 Karam BS, Morris RS, Bramante CT, Puskarich M, Zolfaghari EJ, Lotfi-Emran S, Ingraham NE, Charles A, Odde DJ, Tignanelli CJ
• Neither Skin Sutures nor Foam Dressing Use Affect Tracheostomy Complication Rates.
  The Journal of surgical research 2020 Zein Eddine SB, Carver TW, Karam BS, Pooni I, Ericksen F, Milia DJ
• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Admissions from COVID-19 and Determining the Impact of Neighborhood Deprivation and Primary Language.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2020 Ingraham NE, Purcell LN, Karam BS, Dudley RA, Usher MG, Warlick CA, Allen ML, Melton GB, Charles A, Tignanelli CJ
• Characterizing COVID-19 Clinical Phenotypes and Associated Comorbidities and Complication Profiles.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2020 Lusczek ER, Ingraham NE, Karam B, Proper J, Siegel L, Helgeson E, Lotfi-Emran S, Zolfaghari EJ, Jones E, Usher M, Chipman J, Dudley RA, Benson B, Melton GB, Charles A, Lupei MI, Tignanelli CJ
• The Policies for the Disclosure of Funding and Conflict of Interest in Surgery Journals: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
  World journal of surgery 2020 El Moheb M, Karam BS, Assi L, Armache M, Khamis AM, Akl EA
• Coronavirus Goes Viral: Quantifying the COVID-19 Misinformation Epidemic on Twitter.
  Cureus 2020 Kouzy R, Abi Jaoude J, Kraitem A, El Alam MB, Karam B, Adib E, Zarka J, Traboulsi C, Akl EW, Baddour K
• Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes.
  Cardiovascular diabetology 2017 Karam BS, Chavez-Moreno A, Koh W, Akar JG, Akar FG
• The Classically Cardioprotective Agent Diazoxide Elicits Arrhythmias in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015 Xie C, Hu J, Motloch LJ, Karam BS, Akar FG
• Blue LEDs get the Nobel Prize while Red LEDs are poised to save lives.
  Frontiers in physiology 2014 Karam BS, Akar FG