Oliver Karam

Dr. Oliver Karam is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Critical Care at Yale School of Medicine. He holds a medical degree from the University of Geneva (2002) and a PhD in Clinical Research from the University of Lille (2017). His research focuses on transfusion strategies, ECMO management, and bleeding/thrombosis in critically ill children. Dr. Karam has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and leads the PediECMO Scientific Oversight Committee. He is also the founder of the Karam Lab, advancing ECMO-related research. His work addresses parental psychopathology post-ECMO and pediatric critical care quality improvement.

• Education:
• MD, University of Geneva (2002)
• MS in Epidemiology, University of Montreal (2011)
• PhD in Clinical Research, University of Lille (2017)
• Leadership Roles:
• Chair, PediECMO Scientific Oversight Committee
• Section Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Yale
• Research Themes:
• ECMO anticoagulation and bleeding management
• Bleeding definitions in critical illness
• Parental psychological outcomes post-ECMO
• Transfusion strategies in pediatric critical care
• Grants & Collaborations:
• NIH-funded studies
• International ECMO networks

Dr. Karam’s lab (Karam Lab) prioritizes translational research to improve ECMO patient outcomes and reduce parental stress. He actively collaborates on consensus guidelines and clinical trials, including the ECSTATIC trial on platelet transfusion thresholds.