Dr. Kaveh Karandish
Internal Medicine
Coral spring, FL
18 years experience male
Locations
Coral Springs medical center
Coral spring, FL
Aventura hospital
Aventura, FL
SwiftCare Medical
Hallandale beach, FL
About
Bio
Board certified internist with special interest in rheumatology , arthritis , allergy & immunology.
Dr. Karandish has been an active internist/hospitalist in Miami area since 2009.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Internal Medicine
Licenses
United States: Arizona, Florida
Languages spoken
Persian
Doctor Q&A
141 Answers
153 Agrees
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A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Kaveh Karandishanswered
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Miscarriage : I suggest you refer back to your OB/GYN specialist for further evaluation , you maybe having a genitourinary infection or retained material ... Take t... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Yes : There should be no problem !
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Kaveh Karandishanswered
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Yes : There are no contraindications !
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A 51-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Disk bulging : Based on the severity of these findings he treatment modalities will be different ... Many folks have some mild degree of disk bulging that can be man... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:

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No : You need to see a plastic surgeon and there's no non-surgical interventions ...
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A 21-year-old male asked:

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SSRI : When coming off SSRI medications such as Lexapro (escitalopram) we usually wean patients off slowly over period of few weeks ..
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A 16-year-old male asked:

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Atypical chest pain : Atypical chest pains are common and no reason to worry about ... There are many reasons for it such as anxiety, related to heart burn, musculoskeletal... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Losing weight : Combination of low calorie diet and regular exercise is the best way to lose weight , you may wanna consider even a more strict diet ... Alternative i... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Aortic valve: In general they classify area of 1.5-2.0 as mild aortic stenosis ... Obvously body size is in direct correlation with the aortic valve size ... Your s... Read More
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A member asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Stones : A small kidney stones detected by ultrasound can sometimes be missed in plain x-rays. You should go with the ultrasound results. they are small and i... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
No : I suggest diet and exercise modifications are the best modalities for a 20 year old to control/lose wight ...
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A 39-year-old member asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
12-24 hours : The half life of Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is around 12 hours ... After 24 hours most of the medication will be metabolized ...
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A 39-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Workup : I would suggest you see a hematologist for some further workup to rule out entities such as ITP ...
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
No : It's not normal , it maybe a rash related to any new medications that's she might have started or allergy related among other reasons for abdominal ra... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Sneeze: You may have ruptured an ovarian cyst if you have history of having them .. It can also be related to possible pelvic infections , I would suggest a ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Depends : It depends what kind of STD we are dealing with ... As you may know they are many cases for STD
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A 50-year-old female asked:

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Ramipril: Ramipril belongs to a class of medication called ACE inhibitors and in general does not affect the pulse nor causes significant stomach upset. I highl... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Shooting pain : Your symptom may suggest radiculopathy due to back problems in case if you have had any accidents or trauma or it simply be musculoskeletal related ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:

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Breakfast : Eating a full and healthy breakfast is a great habit and fully advised ...
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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Abscess : Sounds like the blister has turned into a subq abscess and cellulitis .. You may benefit from a quick ER or urgent care visit for evaluations , they m... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Kaveh Karandishanswered
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Yes : It is possible as it maybe around your ovulation time now ... I would take morning after pills if you have no plans for additions to the family ...
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A 36-year-old female asked:

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Infection ?: This could potentially represent a genitourinary infection specially if you gave any associated symptoms such as fever, burning sensation , malodorous... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:

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Erectile dysfunction: Erectile dysfunction at your age is likely psychosomatic and maybe related to anxiety a month other common reasons ... You may benefit from a visit wi... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Yes : Lightheadedness maybe caused by many factors such as anemia , anxiety, neurological , medication side effect and etc ... A through work to needs to pe... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Kaveh Karandishanswered
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Fungus : It's difficult without seeing a photo but this may represent a fungal infection ...I suggest a gyn clinic visit .
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Does having sex often makes one lose weight!,and is it healthy for someone who works out regularly?.

Dr. Kaveh Karandishanswered
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Yes : Sexual activity just like any physical activity will help you burn calories & potentially help you lose weight . Safe sexual practice is safe and ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
3-4 weeks. : SSRI s such as sett alone (Zoloft) will take at least 3-4 weeks to have any effect on your mood ... They must be taken at least for a period of 6 mont... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
OCP: One solution is OCP= oral contraceptive pills ... You will need to consider all pros and cons of OCP prior to your decision . Good luck !
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A 59-year-old female asked:

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Yes: Ejection fraction of %40 is less than normal and it means that your heart pumping function has been affected but yes you can have a normal lifestyle .... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:

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Maybe : Severe dandruff will predispose the scalp to higher chances of infection etc that will accelerate the rate of hair loss and requires treatment ...
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A 27-year-old female asked:

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Possibilities ..: This maybe caused by a new infectious process such as bacterial vaginosis or perhaps fungal infections ... Antibiotics can potentially change the micr... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:

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Depressive mood : Your symptoms may suggest depressive mood disorder or seasonal depressive disorder which are transient and usually less significant than full blown ma... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
No : Excessive swearing is not harmful for the body it may just be uncomfortable ... Certain folks have tendency to create more sweat based on genetic fact... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

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Stay away !: Since your preparing for delivery I would suggest to minimize chances of sick contacts at this important stage .
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A 27-year-old female asked:

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Wait : Your period may have been delayed , I suggest you wait for another 2 days , if no change then would proceed with a urine HCG test and a gyn clinic vis... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
No : Benzodiazepines in general don't cause leukocytosis !
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A 28-year-old male asked:

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Viral syndrome : Your symptoms are rather non specific & general in nature , a viral syndrome is sometimes associated with some of your symptoms such as body aches... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

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Chest pain : Your cough needs to be evaluated ... Sometimes GERD or acid reflux disease will cause heartburn and may course chronic cough due to exposure of acid t... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:

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White rice : You should limit your carbohydrate intake in general when trying to lose weight and focus more on proteins and grains and vegetables. Good luck !
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A 57-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
SSRI: This medication belongs to the SSRI family which functions as changing specific chemicals in the brain such as serotonin ... In some folks it causes i... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Kaveh Karandishanswered
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Fungal infection : One possibility is chance of fungal infection which can be treated with oral medications such as Nystatin or flucanazole ... If that's the case you sh... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

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Uti : There's a variety of antibiotics that you can use .. Common ones are Cipro, (ciprofloxacin) Levaquin and Bactrim.
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A 21-year-old female asked:

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Rash & weight loss: The fatigue and wight loss are more alarming and you should be evaluated for systemic diseases such as malignancy or serious infections such as HIV o... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Have swallowing, bowel, muscle weakness pain and burning, extreme tiredness, tremors etc is this ms?

Dr. Kaveh Karandishanswered
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Work up : You need a general workup including a physical exam and basic lab work including blood counts and thyroid panel ...
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A 44-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Anemia : You have significant blood loss due to heavy menses an likely daily iron supplements is not solving the problem. You may benefit from higher doses of ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Numbness : It can have many reasons ... Most commonly for a person at your age maybe cause by vascular compression and tingling as a result of certain positions ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Kaveh Karandishanswered
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Yes : Most likely yes ! You can try warm compresses , light exercise & maybe Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl) (muscle relaxants) prescribed by your doctor... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Waiting : You suffered from pharyngitis and vocal cord involvement ... You can use warm water gargling that may help or just give it a few more days ... It wil... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Headache : These symptoms may range from a simple viral illness specially if you also had any body aches or runny nose or fever or it could be related to hang ov... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Pregnancy : It is , it just requires very close monitoring and regular follow ups with ob/gyn and your hematologist ... You won't be able to take Coumadin (warfar... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Karandish is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Karandish is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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May 20, 2014
Very attentive and helpful professional. Clear, concise advice. Thank you.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I think I have a floating kidney :(...Thank you for your help though!
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Thanks for your quick reply! but im going to hospital for urine test they said me PCP name have no
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Thanks for your quick reply! That symptom lasted 2 days. No other sympts of RLS have ever occurred.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Shiraz University Faculty of Medicine AKA Pahlavi University, Iran
Graduated 2005MD
Residency
ST VINCENT HOSPITAL
Residency
METHODIST HOSPITAL
Awards
Assistant Professor
Top General Internist, Third Place, Miami Region - Summer
2014
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Aventura Hospital
Westside Regional Medical Center
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