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KAREL PACAK, MD

LICENSE # 0101057784
 
Issue Date: 7/1/1998
Expiration Date: 10/31/2024
Status: Current Active


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The following information contained in this database is provided from the records of the Board of Medicine.

The Department and the Board have taken measures to assure that the above information reflects information contained in records that it maintains consistent with its statutory responsibility to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry.

The following information is required to be self-reported by licensees under penalty of law. This information is not verified by the Board. The Department and the Board have the authority to investigate reported inaccuracies in the displayed information and if warranted, seek correction and effect licensee compliance with the law and regulations governing the practitioner information system.

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Disclaimer: Malpractice Information

When considering malpractice paid claims data, please keep in mind:


Some studies have shown little correlation between the existence of a malpractice paid claims history and the practitioner's competence to provide care.

Malpractice paid claims histories tend to vary by specialty. Some specialties are more likely than others to be the subject of litigation.

Some doctors work primarily with high-risk patients. These doctors may have malpractice paid claims histories that are higher than average because they specialize in cases or patients who are at very high risk for problems.

Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons, which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the practitioner. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.

The incident causing the malpractice paid claim may have happened years before a payment is finally made. Sometimes, it takes a long time for a malpractice lawsuit to move through the legal system.

Presentation of Required Data:

As of July 1, 2007, practitioners are required to report all paid claims over $10,000 in the last 10 years. For doctors practicing less than 10 years, the data covers their total years of practice.

To provide perspective regarding the reported data, the Board displays information about the paid claims experience of the practitioner's specialty along with the practitioner's history of paid claims. In reporting the data in this manner, each practitioner is seen relative to other practitioners in the specialty, rather than to all practitioners in all specialties.

Paid claims are not expressed in dollar amounts. Each paid claim has been analyzed and assigned to one of three statistical categories: below average, average, or above average. This analysis was made relative to the other claims in the specialty in which the claim occurred.

The information provided, in the manner provided, should offer perspective about this aspect of medical practice. You could miss an opportunity for high quality care by excluding a doctor based solely on the presence of a malpractice history. You may wish to discuss information provided in this report, and malpractice generally, with your doctor.



Primary Practice Address
Last Updated 9/5/2020
NIH
10 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-402-4594

Location Details


Years in Active Clinical Practice
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Years in Active Clinical Practice Inside US/Canada: 26
Years in Active Clinical Practice Outside US/Canada: 6
Medicaid
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Does Not Participate in the Virginia Medicaid program
Is accepting new Virginia Medicaid patients
Medicare
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Is accepting new Medicare patients
Virginia Hospital Affiliations
Last Updated 9/5/2020
None Reported
Hospital Affiliations in States Other Than Virginia
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric School
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Grad School: Charles University
Country: Czech Republic
Year Completed: 1984
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Endocrinology, Diabetes
Bethesda, MD USA
Year Fellowship Completed: 1999


Endocrinology, Diabetes
Bethesda, MD USA
Year Fellowship Completed: 1999


Continuing Education
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Continuing Hours: 60
Since: 2018
Board Certification
Recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists
and Boards of Certification, the American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, or Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Internal Medicine: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Year of Initial Certifications: 1999
Current Certification Expires: 2019

Self-Designated Practice Areas
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Endocrinology
Insurance Plans/Managed Care Plans Accepted
Last Updated 9/5/2020
None Reported


Honors and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Travel Award
US Endocrine Society
2000

NIH Director Award
NIH
2007

NICHD Director Award
NICHD
2009

Pincus Taft Memorial Lecture
Highest Honor of Australian Endocrine Society
2010

Novo Lecture Award
Irish Endocrine Society
2014

NICHD Director Merit Award
NICHD, NIH
2014

Oustanding Clinical Investigator Award
AACE
2015

Outstanding Clinical Endocrinologist
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
2015

12th Yogesh C. Patel Memorial Lecture
McGill University
2015

Doctor Honoris Causa
Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
2015

Henry Friesen Award
Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2016

Pavel Fort Memorial Lecture
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, New York
2017

Purkyne Medal
Czech Medical Society
2018

Science Award
SDHB Pheo-Para Coalition
2018

Medal of Establishment
Slovak Medical Society
2018

Team Science Award for TCGA
American Association for Cancer Research
2020

Academic Appointments
Last Updated 9/5/2020
None Reported
Academic Appointments - Non-US
Last Updated 9/5/2020
None Reported
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 9/5/2020
Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
Cancer Cell
Volume: 31
Date: 02 2017

A Large Adrenal Tumor With Marked 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake
JAMA Ophthalmology
Volume: 318
Date: 07 2017

Perspectives on Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: Toward a Molecular Classification
Endocrine Reviews
Volume: 38
Date: 12 2017

Ivabradine in Catecholamine-Induced Tachycardia in a Patient with Paraganglioma
New England Journal of Medicine
Volume: 380
Date: 03 2019

European Association of Nuclear Medicine Practice Guideline/Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Procedure Standard 2019 for radionuclide imaging of phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Volume: 46
Date: 09 2019

Current Management of Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma: A Guide for the Practicing Clinician in the Era of Precision Medicine
Cancers
Volume: 11
Date: 10 2019

Vascular Changes in the Retina and Choroid of Patients With EPAS1 Gain-of-Function Mutation Syndrome
JAMA Ophthalmology
Volume: 138
Date: 12 2019

Clinical manifestations of Pacak-Zhuang syndrome in a male pediatric patient
Pediatric Blood Cancer
Volume: 67
Date: 04 2020

Therapeutic targeting SDHB-mutated pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma with pharmacologic ascorbic acid
Clinical Cancer Research
Volume: 26
Date: 07 2020

Pheochromocytoma – advances through science, collaboration and spreading the word
Nature Reviews Endocrinology
in press
Date: 10 2020

Felony Conviction Information
Last Updated 9/5/2020
None Reported
Actions Taken by States/Organizations Other than the Virginia Board of Medicine
Last Updated 9/5/2020
None Reported
Virginia Board of Medicine Notices and Orders
Verified by Board
No Notices or Orders on file

Paid Claims in the last ten years
Last Updated 9/5/2020
The licensee has reported the following paid claims in the past ten years:
None Reported

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