John M. Karamichalis, MD
Locations and Appointments
New Patients
Treats ChildrenCUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About John M. Karamichalis, MD
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.
Board Certifications
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Expertise
Congenital Heart Disease
Valve Reconstruction/Repair
Education
Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Colorado Children's Hospital
Medical School: Oxford University
Residency: Creighton University
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Education
- Medical School: Oxford University
- Residency: Creighton University
- Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital
- Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center
- Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Fellowship: University of Colorado Children's Hospital
- Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Awards & Honors
- Academic Scholarship, Oral Roberts University MBA program, 2018 - 2019.
- Commonwealth Scholarship, University of Oxford School of Medicine - Awarded by the Association of Commonwealth Universities in the UK, 1990 1993.
- Distinction in Biochemistry, Honors in Physiology, University of Manchester School of Medicine, 1989.
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), 2013.
- Holborn Goulborn Holt Scholarship and Special Exhibition in Medicine, University of Manchester School of Medicine, 1989 1990.
- Quest Whole Person Scholarship, Oral Roberts University MBA Program, 2018 - 2019.
- Recognized among Top Doctors in Memphis in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd list of Top Doctors, Memphis Magazine, July 2020.
- Recognized among Top Doctors in Oklahoma in Cardiothoracic Surgery (chosen by peers), Castle Connolly Medical Ltd list of Top Doctors, Oklahoma Magazine June 2005, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
- Sir Geoffrey Hill Spray Prize in Clinical Biochemistry, University of Oxford, 1991.
- STS Advocacy Scholarship Recipient to attend the 2019 Legislative Fly-in Washington, DC, July 15-16, 2019.
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
Board Certifications
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English