Roksana Karim, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Preventive Medicine Core Courses Biostatistics/Epidemiology Concentration

Prof. Roksana Karim

-Teaches PM 527: Epidemiology of Infectious Disease

-Bio-Epi Faculty mentor

https://keck.usc.edu/faculty-search/roksana-karim/

Dr. Karim joined the USC faculty in 2007; soon after receiving her Doctoral degree in Epidemiology at Preventive Medicine USC. She has a medical degree from Dhaka Medical College, Bangladesh. Dr. Karim teaches Epidemiology and Research Methods for the MPH online program and the undergraduate program of Health promotions (HP) within the Department of Preventive Medicine. Her major research interest is women’s health, particularly the impact of menopause and sex hormone concentrations on atherosclerosis/cardiovascular disease and other age-related chronic inflammatory outcomes including bone density and cognition. She also has vast interest in HIV-associated endocrine and cardiovascular complications in women and children. Dr. Karim published over 60 original articles in well-respected, peer-reviewed journals from NIH-funded studies and received multiple awards and recognition for her research works.