Karen Krok, MD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Karen Krok, MD
Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine
Director of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Director of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Disease Teams:
Cancer Institute, Liver, Pancreas and Foregut Cancer Team
Recent Publications
2025
Stine, JG, Bradley, D, McCall-Hosenfeld, J, Motz-Patel, V, Tondt, J, Batra, S, Fitzgerald, B, Garcia, S, Hummer, B, Kindrew, C, Koppenhaver, A, Mohr, H, Smith, N, Tressler, H, Vankirk, K, Krok, K, Schreibman, I, Stonesifer, E & Clarke, K 2025, 'Multidisciplinary clinic model enhances liver and metabolic health outcomes in adults with MASH', Hepatology Communications, vol. 9, no. 2, e0649. https://doi.org/10.1097/HC9.0000000000000649
Bhatnagar, A, Canakis, J & Krok, K 2025, 'S3974 Sigmoid Ulceration With Cholestyramine Use: Medication-Associated Colitis?', American Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 120, no. 10S2, pp. S851-S851. https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0001143356.72914.b8
Bhatnagar, A, Bhattarai, B, Yazgi, H, Canakis, J & Krok, K 2025, 'S5813 Disseminated Bartonella Infection With Hepatic Involvement Leading to Septic Shock: A Case Report', American Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 120, no. 10S2, pp. S39-S40. https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0001150712.78302.d0
VTL-308 study group 2025, 'Steroid therapy is linked to lower incidence of acute kidney injury in patients with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis', Scientific reports, vol. 15, no. 1, 43271. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-29912-4
2024
Krok, K 2024, A STRANGE CAUSE OF WEIGHT LOSS. in Complicated Cases in GI. CRC Press, pp. 229-232.
Krok, K 2024, ABDOMINAL DISTENTION WITHIN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. in Complicated Cases in GI. CRC Press, pp. 121-123. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003523260-34
Krok, K 2024, AN UNCOMMON CAUSE OF ASCITES. in Complicated Cases in GI. CRC Press, pp. 183-185. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003523260-50
McGillen, KL, Pryor, WW, Yee, NS, Zhu, J, Krok, KL & Waybill, PN 2024, 'Accuracy of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Post-Transcatheter Arterial Embolization', Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 13, no. 24, 7720. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13247720
Krok, K 2024, COLONIC OBSTRUCTION IN A PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE MEDICAL PROBLEMS. in Complicated Cases in GI. CRC Press, pp. 113-116. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003523260-32
Krok, KL 2024, 'Do not underestimate the impact of hepatic hydrothorax on survival before and after liver transplant', Liver Transplantation, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 115-116. https://doi.org/10.1097/LVT.0000000000000286
Krok, K 2024, ELEVATED ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE LEVEL AND RENAL CELL CARCINOMA. in Complicated Cases in GI. CRC Press, pp. 191-193. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003523260-52
Krok, K 2024, ELEVATED LIVER ENZYMES AFTER IN VITRO FERTILIZATION. in Complicated Cases in GI. CRC Press, pp. 187-189. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003523260-51
Krok, K 2024, GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING AND A PURPURIC RASH. in Complicated Cases in GI. CRC Press, pp. 225-227.
Krok, K 2024, RECTAL BLEEDING FOLLOWING CRANIOTOMY. in Complicated Cases in GI. CRC Press, pp. 125-127. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003523260-35
Krok, K 2024, RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT PAIN IN A 39-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. in Complicated Cases in GI. CRC Press, pp. 117-119. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003523260-33
Krok, K 2024, SMALL BOWEL ARTERIO-VENOUS MALFORMATION. in Complicated Cases in GI. CRC Press, pp. 83-85. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003523260-23
Cecil, CR, Moutchia, J, Krowka, MJ, Dubrock, HM, Forde, KA, Krok, KL, Fallon, MB, Kawut, SM & Al-Naamani, N 2025, 'Smoking and outcomes in candidates for liver transplantation: Analysis of the Pulmonary Vascular Complications of Liver Disease 2 (PVCLD2)', Liver Transplantation, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 323-332. https://doi.org/10.1097/LVT.0000000000000485
2023
Dubrock, HM, Forde, K, Krok, K, Patel, M, Al-Naamani, N, Lin, G, Oh, JK, Fallon, MB, Kawut, SM & Krowka, MJ 2023, 'Cardiac index and hepatopulmonary syndrome in liver transplantation candidates: The pulmonary vascular complications of liver disease study', Liver Transplantation, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 467-475. https://doi.org/10.1097/LVT.0000000000000112
Cox-Flaherty, K, Moutchia, J, Krowka, MJ, Al-Naamani, N, Fallon, MB, Dubrock, H, Forde, KA, Krok, K, Doyle, MF, Kawut, SM & Ventetuolo, CE 2023, 'Six-Minute walk distance predicts outcomes in liver transplant candidates', Liver Transplantation, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 521-530. https://doi.org/10.1097/LVT.0000000000000071
2022
Pulmonary Vascular Complications of Liver Disease Study Group 2022, 'Impact of hepatopulmonary syndrome in liver transplantation candidates and the role of angiogenesis', European Respiratory Journal, vol. 60, no. 2, 2102304. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02304-2021
Stine, JG, Schreibman, IR, Faust, AJ, Dahmus, J, Stern, B, Soriano, C, Rivas, G, Hummer, B, Kimball, SR, Geyer, NR, Chinchilli, VM, Loomba, R, Schmitz, K, Sciamanna, C, Strine, C, Wentzel, R, Marlin, S, Sica, C, Vesek, J, Eyster, E, Sinoway, L, Bentz, K, Handley, N, Hershey Fell, B, Mottilla, S, Christ, C, George, S, Novchich, T, Beyer, M, Clarke, K, Myers, T, Glading-Steinruck, M, Krok, K, Ma, T, Riley, T, Thompson, E, Tressler, H, Broach, J, Doan, T, Patrick, S, Reed, S, Hamilton, C, Slavoski, K & Tregea, D 2022, 'NASHFit: A randomized controlled trial of an exercise training program to reduce clotting risk in patients with NASH', Hepatology, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 172-185. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.32274
Jain, A, Haussner, D, Hranjec, T, Butt, FK, Stine, JG, Ankola, A, Al Yousif, H, Dicristina, R, Krok, KL & Arenas, J 2022, 'Review of Sarcopenia and Testosterone Deficiency With Chronic Liver Disease and Postoperative Liver Transplant Utility of Short-Term Testosterone Replacement Therapy', Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1000-1008. https://doi.org/10.6002/ect.2022.0132