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Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD

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(Dr. Riny Albair Karras, MD)

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Ohio State University College of Medicine (2003)

Professional interests include: thoracic (chest) surgery procedures

3407 Wilkens Avenue Suite 220
Baltimore, MD 21229

(667) 234-2730

Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD specializing in thoracic surgery. She graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD is affiliated with Holy Cross Health and PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF HOLY CROSS.

Office Locations

Holy Cross Health

10605 Concord Street Suite 205
Kensington, MD 20895

(301) 949-4242

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3407 Wilkens Avenue Suite 220
Baltimore, MD 21229

(667) 234-2730

(410) 951-4007

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	35
dissection	13
doctor visit	66
excision	27
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	62
open surgery	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	50
dissection	27
doctor visit	95
excision	56
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
lobectomy	25
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	119
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	69

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	11
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD during 2014 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	22
doctor visit	119
excision	22
lobectomy	18
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	40
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	14
doctor visit	69
excision	14
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	27
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, excision, bronchoscopy and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	31
dissection	11
doctor visit	82
excision	34
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	53
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	46
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
minimally invasive procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, dissection and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	20
dissection	12
doctor visit	59
excision	12
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	32
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	15
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	74
Dementia	35
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	23
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	26
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Kensington, MD were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

bronchoscopy	29
dissection	16
doctor visit	65
excision	27
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	49
open surgery	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	57
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	23
85 and over	3
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	40

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	12
Cancer	46

Education & Training

Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2003. She completed residency at Saint Agnes Hospital (General Surgery). She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (2003)

Residency: Saint Agnes Hospital (General Surgery) (2004)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery (2010)

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Holy Cross Health

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF HOLY CROSS

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Riny A. Karras, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Neomend, Inc.	$173 SURGICAL $173
Gilead Sciences Inc	$90 $90
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$83 Da Vinci Surgical System $83
Davol Inc.	$58 Progel Applicator Spray Tips $58
Pinnacle Biologics, Inc	$32 Photofrin $32
Other	$63 ACM1, CRYO2 $24	Endoscopy: Endocutters $23	Interventional Lung Solutions $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$498

Biography

Dr. Riny Karras is a specialist in thoracic surgery. She is a graduate of Ohio State University College of Medicine. Her medical residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois. Dr. Karras's clinical interests include thoracic (chest) surgery procedures. She is affiliated with Holy Cross Health. Her practice in Kensington, MD is open to new patients as reported by Holy Cross Health.