Karim Sarhane, MD takes an individualized approach when treating his patients. He combines the latest in evidence-based medicine with his expert opinion and his patients’ wishes and goals to provide the best and the most up-to-date and personalized treatment plan. Treatment plans are not generic, but meticulously tailored to the particularities of each patient.

2010

- Clinical Trials Certificate Program - Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2021-2022
- Research Fellowship - Department of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2018-2019
- General Surgery Residency (included a "career development" year at Johns Hopkins University between PGY-3 and PGY-4), University of Toledo Medical Center, 2015-2021
- General Surgery Internship (PGY-1 prelim year), University of Toledo Medical Center, 2014-2015
- Post-doctoral Research Fellowship – Department of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2012-2014
- Master of Science (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics), American University of Beirut 2011-2012
- Doctor of Medicine, American University of Beirut, 2006-2010
- Bachelor of Science (Biology), American University of Beirut, 2003-2006

- Diplomate of the AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY (October 2021)
- Certificate of "Da Vinci Xi" Robotic Training Equivalency (July 2021)
- Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (February 2020)
- Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (June 2018)

Burjeel Royal Hospital, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi

- Robotic and Laparoscopic surgery
- Thyroid surgery
- Parathyroid surgery
- Adrenal surgery
- Breast cancer surgery (including oncoplastic and implant-based reconstruction after mastectomy)
- Colorectal surgery
- Hernia repair (including groin, ventral, and complex re-operative hernia surgery)
- Abdominal wall reconstruction
- Upper gastrointestinal surgery (including anti-reflux procedures and hiatal hernia repair)
- Hepatobiliary surgery
- Pancreatic surgery
- Skin cancer surgery
- Soft tissue sarcoma surgery
- Wound surgery
- Surgery on the pregnant patient
- Abdominoplasty and mini-abdominoplasty
- Liposuction
- Lipofilling / fat grafting
- Breast reduction
- Breast augmentation
- Trauma surgery
- Surgical critical care

Robotic surgery
Peripheral nerve regeneration

- Toledo Surgical Society Honorary member May 2021 – present
- American Society for Peripheral Nerve Surgery Elected candidate member 2018 – present
- Plastic Surgery Research Council Resident member 2013 – present
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons Candidate member 2012 – present
- American College of Surgeons Resident member 2013 – 2021
- American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Candidate member 2013 – 2018

Acknowledgements:
- Ancillary procedures necessary for translational research in experimental craniomaxillofacial surgery 2014
- A modified heterotopic swine hind limb transplant model for translational vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) research 2013

Arabic, English, French

Awards:
- Travel Scholarship 2020
- Best Resident Poster, 94th Annual Conference of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS), AZ 2015
- Best Basic Science Paper, 6th Annual Resident Research Symposium of the Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland Departments of Plastic Surgery, MD 2014
- Best Paper Award, 59th Annual Conference of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, NY 2014
- Best Poster, 8th Annual Research Poster Session of the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, MD 2014