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Dr. Karim Chamie, MD

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Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease) and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2003)

Professional interests include: urologic surgery, bladder surgery, kidney cancer, and more.

200 Medical Plaza Suite 140
Los Angeles, CA 90095

(310) 794-7152

Dr. Karim Chamie, MD is an urologist in Los Angeles, CA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease) and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2003 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Karim Chamie, MD is affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Health, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.

Office Locations

Address:

200 Medical Plaza Suite 140
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Some issues Dr. Karim Chamie, MD can help you with:

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Karim Chamie, an associate professor of urology at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, who led the trial, said in a statement that Anktiva offers "a compelling alternative for patients who...”—"FDA approves bladder cancer treatment by Culver City company", Los Angeles Times, April 2024

“Dr. Karim Chamie, an assistant professor of urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, took issue with the fact that every man in the study smoked...”—"Study claims marijuana tied to lower bladder cancer risk", USA Today, May 2013

“A bigger issue than the PSA test is how men are treated for prostate cancer, said Dr. Karim Chamie, a urologist at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.”—"Key panel will urge men to skip prostate screening, reports say", Los Angeles Times, October 2011

blood draw	37
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	211
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
minimally invasive procedures	40
minor procedures	13
urologic procedures	114

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	17
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	33
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	19
Cancer	32

ablation	13
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	51
blood draw	53
chemotherapy	51
cryotherapy	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	284
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
lab tests	159
laser treatment	13
minimally invasive procedures	103
minor procedures	13
urologic procedures	172

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	43
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	31

ablation	11
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	61
blood draw	56
cancer surgery	18
chemotherapy	61
cryotherapy	11
dissection	21
doctor visit	327
excision	21
hormone therapy	25
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
lab tests	153
laser treatment	11
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	138
pelvic surgery	21
potassium test	18
urologic procedures	238

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	48
Hispanic	62
Asian	60
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	122
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	29

ablation	46
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	151
blood draw	67
cancer surgery	17
chemotherapy	151
cryotherapy	46
dissection	12
doctor visit	402
excision	12
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
lab tests	265
laser treatment	46
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	208
pelvic surgery	12
urologic procedures	380

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	24
Hispanic	29
Asian	22
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	54
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	35

ablation	11
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	167
blood draw	72
cancer surgery	18
chemotherapy	167
cryotherapy	11
dissection	12
doctor visit	465
excision	12
lab tests	276
laser treatment	11
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	194
pelvic surgery	12
urologic procedures	371

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	23
Hispanic	29
Asian	26
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	43
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	35

ablation	47
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	275
blood draw	80
cancer surgery	18
chemotherapy	275
cryotherapy	47
dissection	10
doctor visit	509
excision	10
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
lab tests	379
laser treatment	47
lymph node procedures	10
minimally invasive procedures	281
pelvic surgery	10
stent placement (stenting)	16
urologic procedures	581

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	23
Hispanic	39
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	47
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	30

ablation	55
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	147
blood draw	34
cancer surgery	15
chemotherapy	147
cryotherapy	55
doctor visit	575
foreign body removal	14
lab tests	300
laser treatment	55
minimally invasive procedures	274
urologic procedures	440

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	24
Hispanic	37
Asian	27
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	52
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	30

ablation	55
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	206
blood draw	20
cancer surgery	13
chemotherapy	206
cryotherapy	55
doctor visit	615
lab tests	366
laser treatment	55
minimally invasive procedures	259
urologic procedures	489

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	15
Hispanic	33
Asian	28
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	53
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	31

ablation	85
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	612
cancer surgery	34
chemotherapy	612
cryotherapy	85
doctor visit	1511
foreign body removal	22
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
lab tests	809
laser treatment	85
minimally invasive procedures	691
stent placement (stenting)	11
urologic procedures	1380

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim Chamie, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karim Chamie, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA were urologic procedures, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

ablation	40
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	208
blood draw	52
cancer surgery	19
chemotherapy	208
cryotherapy	40
diagnostic procedures	13
dissection	13
doctor visit	546
excision	13
foreign body removal	18
hormone therapy	25
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
lab tests	338
laser treatment	40
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	246
minor procedures	13
pelvic surgery	13
potassium test	18
stent placement (stenting)	13
urologic procedures	467

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim Chamie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	21
Non-Hispanic White	200
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	27
Other	8

**Age**
85 and over	44
75 to 84	91
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	133

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim Chamie, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karim Chamie, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	10
Cancer	25

Education & Training

Dr. Karim Chamie, MD graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2003. He completed residency at University of California, Davis Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Urology, American Board of Urology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2003)

Residency: University of California, Davis Affiliated Hospitals (2009)

Board Certification: Urology, American Board of Urology (2015)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Karim Chamie, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Health

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Karim Chamie, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TRICARE, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, MultiPlan, UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Medicare Advantage, Prime Health, First Health, HealthSmart, Centivo, Health Net of California, UFCM Health System and L.A. Care.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Karim Chamie, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TRICARE

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

MultiPlan

UnitedHealthcare

Anthem

Medicare Advantage

Prime Health

First Health

HealthSmart

Centivo

Health Net of California

UFCM Health System

L.A. Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
UROGEN PHARMA, INC.	$123,384 JELMYTO $107,975	$15,408
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$9,869 KEYTRUDA $2,789	$7,080
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$5,469 OPDIVO $64	$5,404
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$3,561 LYNPARZA $3,561
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$3,000 $3,000
Other	$7,166 Cysview $952	Da Vinci Surgical System $397	PROVENGE $351	Nexavar $235	Surgical Care Celstat/Traumastem $210	Other $5,021

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$111,994
Honoraria	$23,600
Travel and Lodging	$10,713
Food and Beverage	$5,924
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$210
Other	$6

Research Payments

Dr. Karim Chamie, MD has received 81 research payments totaling $1,381,374.

Biography

Dr. Karim Chamie specializes in urology (urinary tract disease) and surgical oncology (cancer surgery) and practices in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Chamie speaks Spanish. His areas of expertise include the following: bladder surgery, bladder cancer, and kidney cancer. He is professionally affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He studied medicine at the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Chamie trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Davis for residency. He appears to be in-network for Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California, in addition to other insurance carriers. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine; Dean's Scholar, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; and Baxter Academic Scholarship. UCLA Health reports that Dr. Chamie is accepting new patients at his office in Los Angeles, CA.