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Michael Karasik, M.D.
Gastroenterologist
Undergraduate Education
- Tufts University 1982 B.S.
Medical School
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine 1986 M.D.
Internships/Residencies
- Northwestern University Medical Center Internal Medicine 1986-1989
Fellowships
- Boston University Medical Center Gastroenterology 1989-1991
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine 1989
- Gastroenterology 1991, Recertified 2003 thru 2013
Faculty Appointments
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine
Areas of Interest
- Pancreatic and Biliary Disease
- Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases
- Endoscopic Ultrasound – Diagnostic and Therapeutic
- Interventional ERCP
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
- Advanced Therapeutic ERCP
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Pancreatobiliary Disease
- Endoscopic (minimally invasive) Removal of Early Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
- ERCP-Diagnostic & Therapeutic Placement of Stents
- Screenings
Principal Investigator
- PANC Protocols (Prospective Analysis of Neoplastic Cysts of the Pancreas)
Locations
Reviews
Dr Karasik is an outstanding doctor who has always given me outstanding care. I highly recommend him to all perspective patients.
Love my doctor Karasik and his nurse Laverne! Wouldn’t change them for nothing! Absolutely amazing work!
I have total trust in Dr. Karasik. I have a complicated case and I’m glad I have the best doctor.
The support staff in the office is excellent and Lavern has e we natured I’m taken care for years now! Thank you all of them!!!
Regards,
Bruce Keevers
The support staff in the office is excellent and Lavern has e we natured I’m taken care for years now! Thank you all of them!!!
Regards,
Bruce Keevers
Dr. Karasik surgically removed several “challenging” polyps from my colon and did a fantastic job. Good experience with the entire team at Hartford Hospital. If I ever need to have further work done, I would definitely return to Dr. Karasik. Highly recommend.
I have no idea what I would do without the doctor.
Dr karasik is a very caring doctor who performs innovated Healthcare procedures. I feel completely calm and trusting of his work. I've been blessed to have him as my doctor.
The Dr was very thorough in explaining how my surgery is going to go, seeing I had gotten the wrong info from the GI clinic in Norwich
Dr. Karasik is very knowledgeable kind and understanding. He made me feel comfortable,hats off to Michael Karasik M.D.
Love my doctor Karasik and his nurse Laverne! Wouldn’t change them for nothing! Absolutely amazing work!
Excellent provider and very easy to speak with and truly explains what his thoughts are. Spectacular surgeon who did fantastic job previously. Puts you at ease.
Very kind and professional, took the time to answer all my questions with details. I recommend him 100%.
Dr Karasik is a very personable Dr who really cares about his patients. He took the time to go over all my questions and concerns. He gave me a sense of comfort for the care he gives me. He is truly a great Person.
Dr. Karasik‘s extraordinary expertise and his sincere empathy toward the specific circumstances of his patients simply make him an outstanding GI doctor.
Hands down the kindest and most knowledgeable doctor I have ever met. He has been treating me for a pancreas issue for over 15 years and is the only doctor I literally trust my life with. A true hidden gem in the healthcare field. He fights for his patients with insurance companies, other doctors, whomever necessary to do what is right. Thank you Dr K. Never will be able to thank you for all you’ve done for me.
Dr. Karasik answered all my questions before surgery. He and his staff helped me to feel calm and safe. I was very impressed with their professionalism and kindness.
Dr. Karasik and his team were very attentive and completed my procedure efficiently. I would highly recommend him and I would like to thank Dr. M. Hoffman for referring
Dr. Karasik. I thank all of you.
Dr. Karasik. I thank all of you.
I just had a colonoscopy and upper endoscopy by Dr. Karasik! He is one of the finest doctors that I have ever known!! He is expert in his clinical acumen, superb in his technical skill and a world class human being! Mike cares and does the very best for his patients!
I explained the problem I was having, the staff went above and beyond to get me in with Dr. Karasik in a timely fashion. He listened to my complaint reviewed some of my history and made a plan of action. Everything from my initial call to the office and talking to his staff to my appointment with the doctor was excellent. The receptionist, scheduler, MA, and Dr. Karasik all deserve 5 stars.
I have achalasia type 2 and had a poem done 12-16-2021 at Hartford hospital. I was really really scared but he just made me feel so safe and relaxed. There were complications and ended up in the icu, when I woke up 10am the next morning he was at the nurse station staring in I was on a ventilator so I couldn't talk until they took it out. He walked in and said do you even remember me? I nodded yes he told he was able to complete the surgery successfully after my complications under anesthesia. Bottom line he cared about me as a person I wasn't just a patient to him. And for someone to go above and beyond for a patient these days is very remarkable. I would recommend him to anyone and I won't see anyone else. He has a long wait be he's so worth it. Thanks for saving my life dr. Karasik
I had lived with Barrett’s esophagus for several years until it prevented me from eating anything more substantial than soup or yogurt. Dr. Karasik suggested the POEM procedure as having been successful in improving this condition. I was comfortably unconscious for the entire operation and awoke with very little after effects… of either the intubation or the surgery itself. After an overnight in the hospital, also with very little discomfort, I was released. I followed the prescribed program of gradually introducing foods with more substance.
It has now been three weeks since the procedure and I have no problem eating normal foods and still no after effects from the surgery.
I am extremely great full to the doctor and his team for getting back to normal!
It has now been three weeks since the procedure and I have no problem eating normal foods and still no after effects from the surgery.
I am extremely great full to the doctor and his team for getting back to normal!