Exposed to many healthcare systems and cultures, Dr Karam is passionate about education, research, service to the community and global kidney health. Beside her nephrology fellowship, she completed an international master in organ donation and transplantation at the University of Barcelona, Spain and a certification in Hypertension in 2013. At the University of Minnesota, she provides her expertise in Onco-nephrology and Hypertension in two dedicated clinics. In terms of service to the community, she is a member of multiple committees in the International Society of Nephrology, The American Society of Onco-nephrology and the French Speaking Society of Nephrology (Société Francophone de Néphrologie Dialyse et Transplantation (SFNDT) ). She is also a member of the executive board and the secretary of ASON and serves on the medical board of the National Kidney foundation, Minnesota Chapter. Her research interests are in Onco-nephrology with a focus on plasma cell dyscrasias and kidney disease, amyloidosis, eGFR and drug dosing in cancer patient and kidney cancer, Hypertension and Global Kidney Health. She is fluent in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.
Languages
Arabic
English
French
Spanish