His practice includes all areas of Neurosurgery with special expertise in both microvascular neurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery. He is a senior member of the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS) and an active member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). Dr. Karimi is one of only a small number of neurosurgeons in the nation with advanced fellowship training in both open microvascular neurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery. Dr. Karimi attended Fordham University in New York and medical school at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, where he was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. During medical school, Dr. Karimi was the recipient of several esteemed awards, including the Student of the Year Award and the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award.