George H. Karam MD, FACP, FCCP

George H. Karam, MD, FACP, FCCP, is the holder of the Paula Garvey Manship Chair of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. He attended medical school at LSU, and he completed his internal medicine internship, residency, and infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. He is a diplomate in internal medicine and infectious disease from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). He is a past Chairman of the ABIM Subspecialty Board on Infectious Diseases. He now serves as Program Director for the LSU Internal Medicine Residency Program in Baton Rouge and as Regional Director of Undergraduate Medical Education for the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans.

Dr. Karam’s scientific focus has been on the clinical aspects of bacterial resistance, with recent emphasis on antimicrobial stewardship. His work in medical education has been on the development of the personal elements of professionalism in residents and medical students.