Meet the Doctor

Dr. Vasiliki Karlis

Dr. Vasiliki Karlis is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Advanced Education Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at New York University Medical Center. She received her D.M.D. from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and her certificate in oral and maxillofacial surgery from NYU Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center. Dr. Karlis completed her M.D. at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana and her general surgery internship at NYU Medical Center.

A Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Karlis was appointed to their Examination Committee in 2003 and served as Co-Chair of the Section in Medicine and Anesthesia for 2007-2009. Dr. Karlis is currently the Regional Advisor for District 1 to the American Board of OMS for new appointments to the Examination Committee. She was appointed on the Board of Regents for the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes if Health from 2003-2007. Dr. Karlis was awarded Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons in 2008, this Fellowship is a highly selective process and only given to individuals who meet stringent requirements and high professional ethics.

Dr. Karlis is well recognized nationally and internationally and has authored multiple manuscripts, book chapters, and publications in peer reviewed journals. She is an active member in numerous committees at Bellevue Hospital Center and nationally has been appointed to the Committee on Residency Education and Training of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Dr. Karlis lives in Greenwich, CT with her husband, Dr. Athanassios Petrotos, and son, John, and enjoys spending her free time with her family and friends. She has a medical staff appointment at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut, as well as at NYU Langone Medical Center, Lennox Hill Hospital, and Bellevue Hospital Center in New York, New York.