Nicole Karam is a Professor in Cardiology at Paris University and an MD doctor at Georges Pompidou European Hospital, where she is the Medical Chair of the Heart Valve Unit.[1] She is also a researcher in Cardiovascular Epidemiology at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM).[2]
Nicole Karam | |
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 Nicole Karam at the Women's Forum Global Meeting in November 2019 | |
| Nationality | French, Lebanese |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Interventional Cardiology; Valvular disease; Sudden Cardiac Death; Epidemiology |
| Institutions | European Hospital Georges Pompidou, University of Paris, INSERM |
| Thesis | Infarctus du myocarde et mort subite : approche en population (2017) |
Career edit
Karam's field of work is interventional cardiology. She performs both percutaneous coronary and valvular interventions, allowing the treatment of coronary artery disease and the repair or replacement of heart valves without the need for surgery.[3] She is also engaged in improving prevention and management of cardiac diseases among women.[4]
Holding a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Statistics, Karam has published more than a hundred articles in peer-reviewed international journals.[5][6] Her main research topics are sudden cardiac death, heart valve diseases and cardiovascular diseases in women.[7]
Awards and honors edit
In 2019, the French-American Foundation named Karam Young Leader of the year, as a recognition for her achievements.[2][8][9] She was also selected as a Rising Talent 2019 by the Women's Forum for the Economy & Society.
References edit
- ^ "Associate Professor Nicole Karam". esc365.escardio.org. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ a b Mali, Meghashyam (2019-06-28). "French-American Foundation celebrates 2019 'Young Leaders'". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ Santos, Gwendoline Dos (2019-04-18). "Santé - Opérations cardiaques, la révolution continue". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ BFMTV, Dr Nicole Karam face à Ruth Elkrief (in French), BFMTV, retrieved 2020-01-19
- ^ "PubMed-listed publications". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ "Young Leader profile". French-American Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ Pinson, Gregoire. "Qui sont les dix jeunes prometteurs qui succèdent à Macron comme Young Leaders ?". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ Bellemare, Carole (2019-07-04). "La French-American Foundation baptisela promotion 2019 des Young Leaders". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-19.
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