Dr. Karl G. Sylvester M.D.?
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Dr. Karl G. Sylvester M.D., Surgeon (Pediatric)
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Dr. Karl G. Sylvester M.D.

Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery

4/5(2)
780 Welch Road Suite 206 Stanford CA, 94305
Rating

4/5

About

Dr. Karl Sylvester practices Pediatric Surgery in Stanford, CA. Dr. Sylvester treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Sylvesterdiagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.

Education and Training

Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1992

Board Certification

SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 25 years of experience

Publications

  • Pediatric radiologyHeterotaxy syndromes and abnormal bowel rotation.2014
  • jourl of pediatricsUrine protein biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of necrotizing enterocolitis in infants.2014
  • PloS oneA data-driven algorithm integrating clinical and laboratory features for the diagnosis and2014
  • jourl of biological chemistryWnt/ß-Catenin Sigling Protects Mouse Liver against Oxidative Stress-induced Apoptosis through the In2013
  • American jourl of physiology. Gastrointestil and liver physiologyHeme oxygese-1 deficiency promotes the development of necrotizing enterocolitis2013
  • Clinics in peritologyThe surgical magement of necrotizing enterocolitis.2013
  • PLOS ONESIRT1 and c-Myc Promote Liver Tumor Cell Survival and Predict Poor Survival of Human Hepatocellular2012
  • GASTROENTEROLOGYbeta-Catenin Regulates Hepatic Mitochondrial Function and Energy Balance in Mice2012
  • JOURL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINENotch sigling inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma following ictivation of the RB pathway2011
  • JOURL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERYIntestil involvement during 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-12011
  • GASTROENTEROLOGYWnt-beta-catenin Sigling Protects Against Hepatic Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Mice2011
  • JOURL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITIONRisk Factors for Parenteral Nutrition2011
  • JOURL OF PEDIATRICSRisk Factors for Intestil Failure in Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis2010
  • ADVANCES IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, VOL 51URINE PEPTIDOMICS FOR CLINICAL BIOMARKER DISCOVERY2010
  • JOURL OF PERITOLOGYClinical parameters do not adequately predict outcome in necrotizing enterocolitis2008
  • PLOS ONEHepatotoxin-Induced Changes in the Adult Murine Liver Promote MYC-Induced Tumorigenesis2008
  • JOURL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERYDoxycycline sclerotherapy as primary treatment of head and neck lymphatic malformations in children2008
  • HEPATOLOGYHepatic parenchymal replacement2008
  • GASTROENTEROLOGYWnt/beta-catenin sigling in murine hepatic transit amplifying progenitor cells2007
  • ARCHIVES OF SURGERYRisk factors for the development of abdomil abscess following operation for perforated appendicitis2007
  • JOURL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERYMatched alysis of nonoperative magement vs immediate appendectomy for perforated appendicitis2007
  • Semirs in pediatric surgeryStem cells: tissue regeneration and cancer.2006
  • NEW ENGLAND JOURL OF MEDICINELaparotomy versus peritoneal draige for necrotizing enterocolitis and perforation2006
  • JOURL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERYAbsence of the p53 tumor suppressor gene promotes osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cells2006
  • JOURL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINERepair and regeneration: opportunities for carcinogenesis from tissue stem cells2006
  • Streetz, K. L., Doyons, R., Jenkins, D., Perryman, S., Fuess, S., Lin,In vivo selection of primary2006
  • TRANSPLANTATIONDonor-derived, liver-specific protein expression after bone marrow transplantation2004
  • Jenkins, D. D., Streetz, K., Kay, M., Longaker, M., Sylvester, K.Hepatocyte targeting for quantifiable and functiol cellular transplantation2003

Dr. Karl G. Sylvester M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 780 Welch Road Suite 206

780 Welch Road Suite 206 -
Stanford, CA 94305
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New patients: 650-723-6439
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