John M. Karamichalis, MD
Overview
John M. Karamichalis, MD is an experience board certified cardiothoracic surgeon with subspecialty certification in Pediatric cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He joined Columbia University Medical Center January 2021 and has been appointed as the Associate Program Director of the Columbia University Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program. He is experienced in the entire field of pediatric cardiac surgery with areas of expertise including the Ross procedure, valve repair procedures, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He takes particular interest in patient outcomes, performance measures for surgeons, and pediatric cardiac surgery program development.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society and recipient of many awards throughout his career. He was recently awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) ad eundem. He holds an advanced research Doctorate degree from The University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division based on his world renown work at Boston Children’s on technical performance and outcomes in pediatric cardiac surgery.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Valve Reconstruction/Repair
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Languages
- English
Gender
- Male
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amerigroup of New Jersey
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- SelectHealth
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Oxford University
- Residency: Creighton University
- Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital
- Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center
- Fellowship: University of Colorado Children's Hospital
Board Certifications
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Research
Selected Publications
- Nathan M, Karamichalis JM, Liu H, Gauvreau K, Colan S, Pigula F, Fynn-Thompson F, Saia M, Emani S, Baird C, Mayer JE, del Nido PJ. Technical Performance Scores are strongly associated with Early Mortality, Postoperative Adverse Events and Length of Stay – Analysis of Consecutive Discharges over 2 years. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014;147(1):389-396.
- Nathan M, Karamichalis JM, Liu H, Emani S, Baird C, Pigula F, Colan S, Thiagarajan R, Bacha E, del Nido PJ. Surgical Technical Performance Scores are predictors for late mortality and unplanned reinterventions in infants after cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;144:1095-1101.
- Karamichalis JM, Colan SD, Nathan M, Pigula FA, Baird C, Marx G, Emani SM, Geva T, Fynn-Thompson FE, Liu H, Mayer JE Jr, del Nido PJ. Technical Performance Scores in Congenital Cardiac Operations: A Quality Assessment Initiative. Ann Thorac Surg 2012;94:1317-23.
- Nathan M, Karamichalis JM, Liu H, del Nido P, Pigula F, Thiagarajan R, Bacha EA: Intra-operative adverse events can be compensated in infants after cardiac surgery: A prospective study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011;142:1098-1107.
- Karamichalis JM, del Nido PJ, Thiagarajan RR, Liu H, Jenkins KJ, Gauvreau K, Pigula FA, Fynn-Thompson FE, Emani SM, Mayer JE Jr, Bacha EA. Early post-operative severity of illness predicts outcomes following the stage I Norwood procedure Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:660-665.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov