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Nitin Karandikar, MD, PhD
Endowed Title: Vernie A. Stembridge, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Pathology
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
Office Phone: 214-648-1416
Office Fax: 214-645-6315
nitin.karandikar@utsouthwestern.edu
To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.
Biography
Dr. Nitin Karandikar is the Vice Chair of Pathology and the Medical Director of UT Southwestern Clinical Laboratory Services (CLS), which encompasses ambulatory, hospital and reference lab testing for the health system. Dr. Karandikar holds the Vernie A. Stembridge, MD Distinguished Chair in Pathology and is the Director of the Division of Hematopathology and Immunology.
Dr. Karandikar completed his basic medical education in 1990 at the B. J. Medical College, University of Poona, India. After completing a pathology residency at the same institution, he was awarded the prestigious Y. M. Bhende Gold Medal at the post-residency examinations. In addition to a top score, this medal requires unsolicited recommendations from the entire examining panel. During his residency training in India, he developed an interest in scientific research and joined the doctoral program at Northwestern University, Chicago. After getting his Ph.D. in immunology (1997), he completed a clinical pathology residency (1999), a hematopathology fellowship (2000) and postdoctoral immunology research (2001) at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Karandikar is on faculty in the departments of pathology, neurology and immunology, directs two clinical fellowship programs and participates in multiple inter-departmental programs. His major research focus is the immune interplay that underlies the pathogenesis and regulation of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the dissection of mechanisms of immune therapies in MS (he held the Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar Award of the National MS Society). He also works on collaborative projects dissecting the immunology of chronic HCV infection, asthma as well as studying allodepletion to minimize graft-versus-host-disease, is an active reviewer for several journals and study sections and has served on multiple national consortia for clinical laboratory and research laboratory collaborations, with focused efforts to making cutting edge research available for clinical assessment and management of patients. Dr. Karandikar has won teaching awards and has directly mentored over 40 PhD students, fellows, postdocs and junior faculty with a special effort toward mentoring the next generation of disease/patient-oriented physicians and scientists.
Education
| Fellowship | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (2000) |
| Residency | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1999) |
| Graduate School | Northwestern University Medical School (1997) |
| University | Northwestern University Medical School (1997) |
| Residency | B.J. Medical College (1992) |
| Medical School | Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College (1990) |
| Internship | B.J. Medical College (1989) |
Research Interests
Publications
Crawford, M.P., S.X. Yan, S. Ortega, R.S. Mehta, R.E. Hewitt, D.A. Price, P. Stastny, D.C. Douek, R.A. Koup, M.K. Racke, and N.J. Karandikar. , Blood , June 2004; (In Press)
Karandikar, N.J., M.P. Crawford, X. Yan, R.B. Ratts, J.M. Brenchley, D.R. Ambrozak, A.E. Lovett-Racke, E.M. Frohman, P. Stastny, D.C. Douek, R.A. Koup, and M.K. Racke. , Journal of Clinical Investigation , 2002; (109):641-649
Karandikar, N.J., C.L. Vanderlugt, T.L. Walunas, S.D. Miller, and J.A. Bluestone. , Journal of Experimental Medicine. , 1996; (184):783-788
V. Pillai, S.B. Ortega, C.K. Wang and N.J. Karandikar , Clinical Immunology , March 2007; (123):18-29
A.C. Seegmiller, Y. Xu, R.W. McKenna and N.J. Karandikar , American Journal of Clinical Pathology , February 2007; (127):176-181
Brenchley, J.M., N.J. Karandikar, M.R. Betts, D.R. Ambrozak, B.J. Hill, L.E. Crotty, J.P. Casazza, J. Kuruppu, S.A. Migueles, M. Connors, M. Roederer, D.C. Douek, and R.A. Koup. , Blood , April 2003; (In Press):Published Online in Nov 2002
D.K. Tennakoon, R.S. Mehta, S.B. Ortega, V. Bhoj, M.K. Racke and N.J. Karandikar , Journal of Immunology , 2006; (176):7119-29
Karandikar, N.J., C.L. Vanderlugt, T. Eagar, L.J. Tan, J.A. Bluestone, and S.D. Miller. , Journal of Immunology. , 1998; (161):192-199
Miller, S.D., C.L. Vanderlugt, D.J. Lenschow, J.G. Pope, N.J. Karandikar, M.C. Dal Canto, and J.A. Bluestone. , Immunity , 1995; (3):739-745
Related Links
Honors/Awards
UT Southwestern (2007)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (2003)
UT Southwestern (2002)
UT Southwestern (2000)
Univ. of Poona, India (1993)