Current Positions
Medical Director, Cutis Care
President, Nepal Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (NSHRS)
Regional director for Nepal, MEIDAM Association
President, Nepal Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons( NSHRS)
Academic & Professional Experience
Professor, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital (2018 – 2024)
Associate Professor, Dhulikhel Hospital (2013 – 2018)
Assistant Professor, Dhulikhel Hospital (2010 – 2013)
Professor and HOD, Kathmandu University School of Medical Science (2007 – 2023)
Visiting Dermatologist, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University (2009)
Professional Affiliations:
Fellow – American Academy of Dermatology (FAAD, USA)
Member – International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS,USA)
Member – International Society of Dermatology (ISD)
Fellow Member – American Academy of Dermatology (USA)
Fellow Member – European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Associate Member – International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS)
Member – International League of Dermatological Society (ILDS)
Member – South Asian Regional Association of Dermatologists (SARAD)
Member – International Society Of Dermatology
Editorial Assistant – Kathmandu University Medical Journal
Assistant Editor – Journal of Nepal Medical Association.
Board Member Ethical Review Committee – Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC)
Member – Asia Pacific Society of Pigment Cell Research (ASPCR)
Awards
Presidential Award 2014 – “Suprawal Janasewashree – Tritiya grade”
National Republic Day 2014
XI International Society of Dermatology Global Education Award 2013.
International Society of Dermatology. Dec 2013, New Delhi, India.
Young Dermatologist International Achievement Award 2011
WCD, International League of Dermatological Society (ILDS), May 2011, Seoul, S. Korea.
ICD scholarship Award 2009
World International Congress of Dermatology, May 2009, Prague, Czech Republic.
Dermasource Innovation Award – 2017
Second Nepal Hair Restoration Congress and practice management– April 21 2017 Dhulikhel Hospital Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Publications:
Oral Tranexamic Acid for the Treatment of Melasma
Karn D, KC S, Amartya A, Razouria EA, Timalsina M.
Kathmandu University Medical Journal 2012;10(4):40-43.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v10i4.10993
Aesthetic Practice in Nepal
Karn D
Kathmandu University Medical Journal 2013;42(2):109.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v11i2.12483
Hormonal Profile and Efficacy of Long Pulse ND-YAG Laser in Treatment of Hirsutism/Hypertrichosis
Karn D, KC S, Gyawali P
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 2014 Jan;12(26):59-62.
Dr. Karn’s Full List of Publications Here https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dharmendra-Karn
