Education
BS, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
DO, Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, Illinois
Residency, Pediatrics, State University of New York at Upstate Medical University, Golisano Children’s Hospital, Syracuse, New York
Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, Central Michigan University, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
Fellowship, Pediatric Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Professional Activities
Dr. Dean Karahalios is assistant professor (CHS) in the Division of Cardiology who specializes in pediatric heart failure and transplant. As a recipient of the Alpha Omega Alpha honors award as well as the Gold Humanism award, Karahalios takes pride in applying a philosophy of “whole-person care” to his practice. He has held several leadership positions within the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (AAP SOCCS) and currently serves as co-chair of the program committee. Valuing both education and interinstitutional collaboration, he is an active member of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant (ISHLT), Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION), and Pediatric Heart Transplant Society (PHTS).
Clinical Interests
Karahalios specializes in the care of pediatric patients with heart failure who need advanced therapies, such as mechanical circulatory support or transplant. He applies his expertise to patients with inherited and acquired cardiomyopathies due to congenital heart diseases, genetic differences, infection or inflammation, neuromuscular disease, cancer treatment, and more. In addition to his cardiomyopathy and transplant clinics, Karahalios provides care in a multidisciplinary clinic for patients with failing single ventricle physiology.
Research Interests
Karahalios is interested in employing large, multi-institutional datasets to study pediatric heart transplant waitlist and post-transplant outcomes. He is also interested in employing mixed methods approaches to capture the subjective experiences of the pediatric heart failure, mechanical support, and transplant population.