Krystal Karunungan, MD

Intern
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Publications: 
Vaishnav N, Gonzalez R, Karunungan K, Tyler A, Zheng W, Arias JJ. Creating an Unprotected Class: Addressing Legal Risks in the Era of Biologically-Defined Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024 Feb 23.
Goel K, Ghadiyaram A, Krishnakumar A, Morden FTC, Higashihara TJ, Harris WB, Shlobin NA, Wang A, Karunungan K, Dubey A, Phillips HW, Weil AG, Fallah A. Hemimegalencephaly: A Systematic Comparison of Functional and Anatomic Hemispherectomy for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy. Neurosurgery. 2024 Apr 01; 94(4):666-678.
Wang A, Karunungan KL, Story JD, Shlobin NA, Woo J, Ha EL, Hauer KE, Braddock CH. Reimagining a pass/fail clinical core clerkship: a US residency program director survey and meta-analysis. BMC Med Educ. 2023 Oct 24; 23(1):788.
Raymundo S, Wilhalme H, Chaudhary A, Karunungan K, Alejos J, Srivastava N. Pediatric risk to orthotopic heart transplant (PRO) score: Insights from United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) waitlist mortality findings. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 09; 27(6):e14525.
Karunungan K, Garza RH, Grodzki AC, Holt M, Lein PJ, Chandrasekaran V. Gamma secretase activity modulates BMP-7-induced dendritic growth in primary rat sympathetic neurons. Auton Neurosci. 2023 07; 247:103085.
Bazargan-Hejazi S, Shirazi A, Wang A, Shlobin NA, Karunungan K, Shulman J, Marzio R, Ebrahim G, Shay W, Slavin S. Contribution of a positive psychology-based conceptual framework in reducing physician burnout and improving well-being: a systematic review. BMC Med Educ. 2021 Nov 25; 21(1):593.
Wang A, Karunungan KL, Shlobin NA, Story JD, Ha EL, Hauer KE, Braddock CH. Residency Program Director Perceptions of Resident Performance Between Graduates of Medical Schools With Pass/Fail Versus Tiered Grading System for Clinical Clerkships: A Meta-Analysis. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11S):S216-S217.
Wang A, Karunungan KL, Story JD, Ha EL, Braddock CH. Residency Program Director Perspectives on Changes to US Medical Licensing Examination. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 10 01; 4(10):e2129557.
Wang A, Karunungan KL, Shlobin NA, DiCesare JAT, Holly LT. Diversity and inclusion in neurosurgery. Lancet Neurol. 2021 06; 20(6):419-420.
Rudasill SE, Dillon D, Karunungan K, Mardock AL, Hadaya J, Sanaiha Y, Tran Z, Benharash P. The obesity paradox: Underweight patients are at the greatest risk of mortality after cholecystectomy. Surgery. 2021 09; 170(3):675-681.
Karunungan KL, Sanaiha Y, Hernandez RA, Wilhalme H, Rudasill S, Hadaya J, DiNorcia J, Benharash P. Impact of Payer Status on Delisting Among Liver Transplant Candidates in the United States. Liver Transpl. 2021 02; 27(2):200-208.
Karunungan KL, Hadaya J, Tran Z, Sanaiha Y, Mandelbaum A, Revels SL, Benharash P. Frailty Is Independently Associated With Worse Outcomes After Elective Anatomic Lung Resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 11; 112(5):1639-1646.
Madrigal J, Sanaiha Y, Karunungan K, Sareh S, Benharash P. National trends in postoperative infections across surgical specialties. Surgery. 2020 10; 168(4):753-759.