Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD
Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery Perelman 3rd Floor
Make an appointmentCall 215-614-1963
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief, Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
  • The Emilie and Roland T. deHellenbranth Professor in Surgery II

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

764 reviews

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November 2025
it felt rushed
October 2025
excellent care
October 2025
quality
October 2025
dr karakousis is an excellent doctor and is very knowledgeable

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Vargas GM, Farooq MS, Shafique N, Lee MK, Vollmer CM, Miura JT, Karakousis GC. Impact of Patient Income and Insurance on Postoperative Mortality After Total Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Neoplasms , J Surg Oncol: 2025

Brown LM, Wilkins SG, Bansal VV, Su DG, Gomez-Mayorga J, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lee B, Nash GM, Hays JL, Raghav KP, Husain AL, Kluger MD, Zauderer MG, Kindler HL, Alexander HR; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal mesothelioma , Cancer, 131: 2025,e35868

Butensky SD, Bansal VV, Su DG, Waheed MT, Nikiforchin A, Gomez-Mayorga JL, Olecki E, Radomski SN, Sun B, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lacy J, Badgwell BD, In H, Kennedy T, Yoon HH, Greer JB, Sundar R, Woo Y; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Consensus guideline for the management of gastric cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastases , Cancer, 131: 2025,e35870

Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB, Cusack J, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Foote MB; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 1: Appendiceal tumors without peritoneal involvement , Cancer, 131: 2025,e35867

Su DG, Brown LM, Bansal VV, Bakkila B, Concors SJ, Turaga KK, Gunderson C, Bergsland E, Strosberg JR, Halfdanarson TR, Metz DC, Kunstman JW, Kunz PL, Gangi A; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal metastases from neuroendocrine neoplasms , Cancer, 131: 2025,e35871

Schultz KS, Bansal VV, Wach MM, Bhutiani N, Godley FA 4th, Wang JJ, Waheed MT, Buchheit JT, Papai E, Campbell S, Schleimer LE, Su DG, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, White MG, Uppal A, Raghav KPS, Labow DM, Sarpel U, Shergill AP, Shen JP, Eng C, Foote MB, Baumgartner JM; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Consensus guideline for the management of colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases , Cancer, 131: 2025,e35869

Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2: Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement , Cancer, 131: 2025,e35874

Lo SN, Gjorup C, Chakera AH, Hölmich LR, Moncrieff M, MacKenzie Ross A, Cassell O, Ma J, Weitemeyer MB, Olofsson Bagge R, Klausen S, Calsavara VF, Duprat Neto JP, Bertolli E, Ch'ng S, Saw RPM, Shannon KF, Spillane AJ, Nieweg OE, Stretch JR, Mann GJ, Geh JLC, Haydu LE, Martin RCW, Sharon C, Karakousis GC, Kashani-Sabet M, Adigbli G, El Sharouni MA, Gershenwald JE, Scolyer RA, Thompson JF, Varey AHR. Global Applicability of a Risk Prediction Tool for Sentinel Node Positivity in Patients With Primary Cutaneous Melanoma , JAMA Dermatol, 161: 2025,589-596

Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 2: Appendiceal Tumors with Peritoneal Involvement , Ann Surg Oncol: 2025

Bansal VV, Godfrey EL, Sadjadi J, Bello RJ, Kwakman R, Abreu AA, Vudatha V, Sparkman BK, Freudenberger DC, Su DG, Turaga KK, Micic D, Malec M, Tun S, Polite B, Lambert LA, Greenbaum A, Gunderson CG, Smith TJ, Kopecky KE, Powers BD, Maduekwe UN, Ward EP; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Malignant Gastrointestinal Obstruction in Patients with Peritoneal Surface Malignancies , Ann Surg Oncol: 2025