
Dr. Andreas Karachristos, MD
Transplant Surgeon
3401 N Broad St Fl 4 Philadelphia PA, 19140About
Dr. Andreas Karachristos is a transplant surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Karachristos specializes in organ transplants, and may perform surgeries involved with the transplant of organs such as the kidneys, liver, pancreas, intestines, heart, lungs, tracheal tissue and more. As a transplant surgeon, Dr. Karachristos performs long, complex surgeries that might take many hours to complete. Transplant surgeons remove the organ from the donor as well as transplant the organ in the recipient. Dr. Karachristos works with transplant physicians, nurses and surgical residents, and is responsible for and complications which may arise during or after surgery.
Education and Training
University Of Crete, Faculty Of Medicine 1992
University Of Crete, Faculty Of Medicine Medicine
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Awards
- Temple University Hospital Abdominal Organ Transplant Program 2009 Diamond Award
Treatments
- Liver Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatitis
- Colon Cancer
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Lightpod Neo
Fellowships
- Medical School, University of Crete, Crete, Greece 1999
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