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Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD

(Seth J. Karp, MD)

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Specializes in: General Practice and Transplant Surgery

Harvard Medical School (1994)

Professional interests include: acute liver failure , liver transplant, cirrhosis, and more.

1500 21st Avenue South Suite 3400 Vanderbilt Liver Transplant Program
Nashville, TN 37212

(615) 875-6540

Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD is a general practitioner in Nashville, TN specializing in general practice and transplant surgery. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD is affiliated with Vanderbilt Health.

Office Locations

1500 21st Avenue South Suite 3400 Vanderbilt Liver Transplant Program
Nashville, TN 37212

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Seth Karp, a transplant surgeon at Vanderbilt University who has testified at congressional hearings about problems in the transplant system, said he was encouraged by the flurry of changes.”—"Increased Scrutiny Leads to an Improved Organ Transplant System", New York Times, January 2026

“Another witness at the hearing, Seth Karp, MD, surgeon-in-chief at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, agreed with Marshall.”—"Senators Urge More Localized Use of Donor Organs", MedPage Today, December 2025

“"The oversight is almost nonexistent, and that s been true basically forever," said Dr. Seth Karp, a Vanderbilt University surgeon who served on the committee, which he noted is largely made up of...”—"Organ transplant system in chaos as waiting lists are ignored", Honolulu Star-Advertiser, March 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2012 were transplant procedures, abdominal surgery and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	17
doctor visit	25
transplant procedures	17
urologic procedures	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	83
inpatient care	83

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
doctor visit	31
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
transplant procedures	13
urologic procedures	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	22

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
transplant procedures	11
urologic procedures	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	66
inpatient care	66

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	20

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	67
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	62
inpatient care	62

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	62
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	39
inpatient care	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	27
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	68
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	57
inpatient care	57

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	15

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	66
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	68
inpatient care	68

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	12

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	28
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	64
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

abdominal surgery	13
doctor visit	27
hospital care	62
inpatient care	62
transplant procedures	13
urologic procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	13

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	16
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	7

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1994. He completed residency at Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Surgery - American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1994)

Residency: Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hospitals (2001)

Board Certification: Surgery - American Board of Surgery (2002)

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Seth Jonathan Karp, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Vanderbilt Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$679 $679

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$570
Food and Beverage	$109

Biography

Dr. Seth Karp's specialties are general practice and transplant surgery. Dr. Karp's clinical interests include acute liver failure, liver cancer, and cirrhosis. He is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). He studied medicine at Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School.