Karam Mounzer, MD
Infectious Diseases
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Infectious Diseases Penn Presbyterian
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief Scientific Officer, Philadelphia FIGHT
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Saint Joseph's University
  • Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
  • Fellowship: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Mounzer is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Dieterich DT, Brunet L, Hsu RK, Mounzer K, Pierone G Jr, Wohlfeiler MB, Fusco, JS, Dunbar MS, Gruber J, Yee LJ, Frenette C, Lim T, Fusco GP. . Monitoring and risk of hepatitis B reactivation and hepatitis flare during tenofovir interruption among people with HIV and hepatitis B. , AIDS: 2026


Isobel McEwen1, Gayathri Sridhar2, Richard Elion1, Leigh Ragone3, Annemiek De, Ruiter2, Michael Aboud2, Jean van Wyk4, Kenneth Mayer5, Karam Mounzer6, Moti, N. Ramgopal7, Vani Vannappagari2 Long-Term Use, HIV Testing & Effectiveness in Individuals on CAB LA PrEP in the Trio Health Cohort , CROI 2026: 2026


Laurence Brunet1, Steven K. Barnett2, Jennifer Fusco3, Karam Mounzer4, Kevin R. Frost5, Supriya Sarkar6, Kimberley Brown7, Harmony P. Garges7, Vani, Vannappagari7, Gregory P. Fusco3 Comparing PrEP Coverage and HIV Acquisition Between CAB LA and Oral PrEP in the OPERA Cohort , CROI 2026: 2026


Douglas T. Dieterich1, Laurence Brunet2, Ricky K. Hsu3, Karam Mounzer4, Gerald, Pierone5, Michael B. Wohlfeiler6, Rachel P. Weber7, Jennifer Fusco7, Cassidy, Henegar8, Vani Vannappagari9, Kimberley Brown9, Nassrin Payvandi8, Gregory, P. Fusco7 HIV-HBV Coinfection and Long-Acting Cabotegravir + Rilpivirine in the US: HBV and HIV Outcomes , CROI 2026: 2026


Malcolm Hedgcock1, Mark Bloch2, Jihad Slim3, Moti N. Ramgopal4, Jorge L., Santana5, Xu Zhang6, Jairo M. Montezuma-Rusca6, Peter Sklar6, Karam Mounzer7 Switch to BIC+LEN in Virologically Suppressed People With HIV on Complex Regimens: Week 96 Outcomes , CROI 2026: 2026


Mohammed Zogheib1, John Koethe2, Karam Mounzer3, John J. Carr2, James G., Terry2, Sangeeta Nair2, Jordan Lake4, Colleen McGary1 Presence of Excess Visceral Abdominal Fat Impacts MASLD in People With HIV , CROI 2026: 2026


Laurence Brunet1, Ricky K. Hsu2, Anthony Mills3, Kevin R. Frost4, Gerald Pierone5, Michael Sension6, Philip C. Lackey7, Karam Mounzer8, Michael B. Wohlfeiler9, Jennifer Fusco10, Michael Aboud11, Piotr Budnik12, Adrienne Guignard13, Vani, Vannappagari11, Gregory P. Fusco10 Cabotegravir LA for PrEP: Progress in HIV Prevention From 3 Years of OPERA Data , CROI 2026: 2026


Chloe M. Orkin1, Peter J. Ruane2, Malcolm Hedgcock3, Cyril Gaultier4, Marcelo, Losso5, Mark Bloch6, Karam Mounzer7, Hung-Chin Tsai8, Kwanza Price9, Keith, Aizen9, Martin Rhee9, Xu Zhang9, Jairo M. Montezuma-Rusca9, Peter Sklar9, Pedro, Cahn10 Phase III Efficacy and Safety of Switch From Complex Regimen to Single-Tablet BIC/LEN in ARTISTRY-1 , CROI 2026: 2026


. Wei Y, Ma HK, Wong ME, Back H, Papasavvas E, Mounzer K, Aberra F, , Morgenstern R, Tebas P, Konnikova L, Montaner LJ, Ho YC. Transcription factor BACH2 shapes tissue-resident memory T cell programs to promote HIV-1 persistence. I , Immunity: 2025


. Mounzer K, Slim J, Ramgopal M, Hedgcock M, Bloch M, Santana J, Aizen K, , Zhang X, Sklar P, Montezuma-Rusca JM, Segal-Maurer S . Efficacy and Safety of Bictegravir Plus Lenacapavir: 48-Week Outcomes in People With HIV-1 Who Are Virologically Suppressed on Complex Antiretroviral Regimens at Baseline. , Open Forum Infect Dis : 2025