stomach doctor for children in Clearwater Florida
About Sara Karjoo, M.D.
Dr. Sara Karjoo

Dr. Sara Karjoo's primary location is in St. Petersburg.
She also sees patients in our Sarasota office and at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

 

Dr. Karjoo is a native of Syracuse, New York.  Dr. Karjoo’s primary interests are in Hepatology, and medical education. 
2007 - Doctor of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University
2003 - Bachelor of Science, SUMMA CUM LAUDE, SUNY Binghamton University.
Major: Psychobiology

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia

2013 - CHOP Research Competition Winner- Basic Science
2010 - ChiLDREN Fellowship Grant Recipient Upstate Medical University
2006 - Leonard Marmor Award Nomination
2006 - Humanism and Excellence in Medicine Award Nomination
2006 - Samuel G. Rosenthal, MD ’64 Scholarship Nomination
2004 - Med Student Summer Research Fellowship Grant Recipient
1999 - 2001 - Project Aide/ Research Assistant

Binghamton University

2002 to present - Phi Beta Kappa
2001 to present - Golden Key International Honor Society
2000 to present - Phi Eta Sigma
2003 - Kent & Barbara Turner Award for Volunteer Service
2003 - Undergraduate Research Award Recipient
2003 - Best Service Activity Award, Golden Key Honor Society
1999 - 2003 - Dean’s List, Awarded Eight Times
2001 - SUNY Academic Achievement Scholarship
2007 - 2010 - Pediatric Residency, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Member of the AGA Academy of Educators

Member of the Nutrition Committee at All Children's Hospital

2011 - 2013 - Gastroenterology Research Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2010 - 2011 - Gastroenterology Clinical Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Publications:

Karjoo, S., Hand, N. J., Loarca, L., Russo, P. A., Friedman, J. R. , Wells, R. G. Extra-Hepatic Cholangiocyte Cilia are Abnormal in Biliary Atresia. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, published ahead of print. Accepted April 2013. 

 

Rovner, A.J, Mascarenhas, M., Karjoo, S. Rickets. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, Schwartz, 6th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012, 746-747.

 

Karjoo, S; Liacouras, C. Gastrointesintal Bleeding, lower. Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 5th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013, 366-376.

 

Karjoo, S; Liacouras, C. Gastrointesintal Bleeding, upper. Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 5th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2013, 378-384.

 

Souid, A. K., Fahey, R. C., Aktas, M. K., Sayin, O. A., Karjoo, S., Newton, G. L., Sadowitz, P. D., Dubowy, R. L., & Bernstein, M. L. (2001). Blood Thiols Following Amifostine and Mesna Infusions, A Pediatric Oncology Group Study. The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 29(11): 1460-1466.

 

Prior Projects:

2010- 2013 - “Characterization of damage pathways in a new mammalian model of biliary atresia”
Dr. Rebecca Wells                                               
Department of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition
University of Pennsylvania

 

2006 - 2007 - “Analysis of whether the action of FGF19 is mediated by c-fos”
Dr. Benjamin Shneider
Department of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition
Children’s Hospital Of Pittsburgh

 

2006 - 2008 - “The role of Semaphorins in Pigment Transfer from Melanocytes”
Dr. Glynis Scott
Dermatology Department, University of Rochester                         

 

2005 - 2006 - “Analysis Of Reflux Esophagitis & Eosinophilic Esophagitis”
Dr. Steve Landas
Pathology Department, SUNY Upstate Medical University

 

1999 - 2005 - “Blood Thiols Following Amifostine and Mesna Infusions” &

“Detecting Cytochrome C by Western Immunoblotting.”
Dr. Abdul Kader Souid
Pediatric Department, SUNY Upstate Medical University

 

2001 - 2003 - “Irrational Health Beliefs in ESRD patients”
Dr. Donovick
Psychology Department, SUNY Binghamton University

 

2000 - “Self Mutilation Study"
Dr. Lynn
Psychology Department, SUNY Binghamton University

 

Isolation of neonatal extrahepatic cholangiocytes.
Karjoo S, Wells RG.
J Vis Exp. 2014 Jun 5;(88). doi: 10.3791/51621.

 

Extrahepatic cholangiocyte cilia are abnormal in biliary atresia.
Karjoo S, Hand NJ, Loarca L, Russo PA, Friedman JR, Wells RG.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Jul;57(1):96-101. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318296e525.

Dr. Karjoo enjoys outdoor sports, especially kayaking and biking.  She also loves Latin dancing, and has taken classes during her spare time.

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition of Florida