Paul J. Karroum, M.D.

Focused Resident Physician offering two years of success in patient-facing roles. Empathetic and communicative with a passion for driving medical innovation to improve patient care. Dedicated to utilizing knowledge of Internal Medicine and a strong history of positive patient outcomes to add continuous value to the RUMC team.

Intern of the Year (2022)

• Awarded by fellow residents for exceptional dedication, hard work, and outstanding contributions during the first year of Internal Medicine Residency.

The Joint Commission Stroke Certification (2022-2023)

• Performed approximately 20 monthly chart audits related to incoming stroke codes.
• Evaluated and implemented strategies for improving "door to table" times, discharge safety, and stroke compliance.

Hospital-Wide Quality Improvement (2022-2023)

• Initiated the organization of new central line kits, including improved sterile dressing, to effectively reduce Central Line-Associated Infections (CLABSI) and Foley-Associated Infections (CAUTI).

Hospital-Wide Infection Control (2022-2023)

• Served as a resident member, actively involved in educating and coaching fellow residents on proper sterile techniques.
• Conducted grand rounds presentations on Central Line-Associated Infections (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Infections (CAUTI) cases under the Internal Medicine and Surgical teams.

• "Recurrent Syncopal Episodes in a Pregnant Patient with Neurocysticercosis" Radiology Case Reports June 2023.
• "The Anterior Globus Pallidus Externus of Basal Ganglia as Primarily a Limbic and Associative Territory" Cureus, December 2020.
• "A Computational Model Of The Role Presynaptic Endocannabinoid CB1 Receptors in the Hippocampus Play in Memory and Retrieval with Implications", American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, May 2021

Volunteer, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY

August 18, 2021

• Partook in a Department of Health Point Prevalence Study for Candida Auris in MICU and SICU patients.
• Helped the Infectious Disease department by swabbing all the patients in their nasal, axilla, and groin regions.

Volunteer, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY

December 15, 2020 - December 22, 2020

• COVID-19 Vaccine administration to front line health workers.
• Obtained consent for administering the vaccine by explaining the known risks and benefits at the time.
• Scheduled the employees for their second dose after they were observed for 15 minutes.

Volunteer, Wikipedia: Wikiproject Medicine, Online

May 3, 2019 - Present

• Editor for 57 medical wikipedia articles.
• Updating and ensuring that each article has accurate and up to date information from credible sources.