Dr. Andreas Karachristos, MD, Surgical Oncologist
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Dr. Andreas Karachristos, MD

Transplant Surgeon

4/5(11)
2 Tampa General Cir 7th Floor Tampa FL, 33606
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About

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

MaleEnglish

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

Dr. Andreas Karachristos, MD's Practice location

Andreas Karachristos

3401 N Broad St Fl 4 -
Philadelphia, PA 19140
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New patients: 215-707-3133
Fax: 215-707-3945

2 Tampa General Cir 7th Floor -
Tampa, FL 33606
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New patients: 813-844-4554, 813-974-2201

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Dr. Andreas Karachristos, MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 11 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Transplant Surgeon in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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