S. Pinar Karakas-Rothey, MD

Pediatric Radiologist

Dr. S. Pinar Karakas-Rothey is a pediatric radiologist and serves as the lead of fetal imaging within the Department of Radiology at Nicklaus Children's Hospital. She earned her medical degree from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Karakas then completed residencies in diagnostic radiology at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in Turkey and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York. She then pursued a fellowship in pediatric radiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. Her clinical interests include abdominal, musculoskeletal and, neuroimaging, with a particular interest in fetal imaging.

Dr. Karakas is board certified in pediatric radiology and diagnostic radiology. She was appointed an associate professor at the Lerner College of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic and professor at the University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Karakas is a member of the Society for Pediatric Radiology. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, and she currently serves as a reviewer for the American Journal of Radiology and the Society for Pediatric Radiology. Dr. Karakas is interested in research that improves the clinical applications of radiology. She has also presented at national and international medical conferences and written chapters for medical textbooks.

Dr. Karakas is employed by Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists (NCPS), the physician-led multispecialty group practice of Nicklaus Children's Health System. She is bilingual in English and Turkish.