Biographical Sketch
Dr. Karan Philip is a board-certified neurologist and fellowship-trained vascular neurologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology. His clinical interests span acute stroke management, neurovascular imaging, and neurohospitalist care.
Dr. Philip earned his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India, and completed his neurology residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, where he also served as Chief Resident and Quality Lead. He subsequently completed a Vascular Neurology Fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago. He holds board certifications in Neurology and Vascular Neurology and is credentialed in neurovascular interpretation by the American Society of Neuroimaging.
Education & Training
- Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago
- Chief Resident, Neurology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
- Resident, Neurology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
- MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
Specialized Areas of Clinical, Research and/or Education Interests
- Clinical – Neurohospitalist, Vascular Neurology, Neurosonology
- Research – Artificial Intelligence in Neurology
- Education – Medical Student/Resident/Fellow education
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Adult Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Vascular Neurology
- American Society of Neuroimaging – Registered Physician In Neurovascular Interpretation(TCD)
Professional Organization Membership
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Heart Association
- American Society of Neuroimaging
Honors & Awards
Exceptional Moments in Teaching with Distinction (June 2023) - Awarded by Norton College of Medicine
Selected Recent Publications
- Gupta, M., Tummala, R., Ghosh, R., Blumenthal, C., Philip, K., Bandyopadhyay, D., Ventura, H., Deedwania, P. An update on pharmacotherapies in diabetic dyslipidemia. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 2019, 2019,Jul;62(4):334-341. PMID31442512. Pub Status: Published.
- Xia C, Hoffman H, Anikpezie N, Philip K, Wee C, Choudhry R, Albright KC, Masoud H, Beutler T, Schmidt E, Gould G, Patel SD, Akano EO, Morris N, Chaturvedi S, Aneni E, Lamikanra O, Chin L, Latorre JG, Otite FO. Trends in the Incidence of Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhages in the United States, 2007-2017. Neurology. 2023 Jan 10;100(2):e123-e132. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201340. Epub 2022 Oct 26. PMID: 36289004.
- Ahmed R, Mhina C, Philip K, Patel SD, Aneni E, Osondu C, Lamikanra O, Akano EO, Anikpezie N, Albright KC, Latorre JG, Chaturvedi S, Otite FO. Age- and Sex-Specific Trends in Medical Complications After Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States. Neurology. 2023 Mar 21;100(12):e1282-e1295. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000206749. Epub 2023 Jan 4. PMID: 36599695; PMCID: PMC10033158.
