Fellowship Alumni

Zeina Malek Saleh, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Houston, TX

Research publication: Limosilactobacillus reuteri ameliorates maternal separation stress in newborn mice and alters subsequent adult behaviour

Erini Nessim Kostandy, MD
Advanced Training in Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Research publication: Probiotic Limosilactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 Changes Foxp3 Deficiency-Induced Dyslipidemia and Chronic Hepatitis in Mice

Partha Sarathi Chakraborty, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX

Research project: Epithelial barrier function in transplanted human intestinal organoids is improved by enteric nervous system but not epithelial developmental maturity

Rhea Camille Daniel, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Staff Physician of Pediatrics, UTHealth, Houston, TX

Research project: The effect of the combination of probiotic and HMO in immune development in newborn mice

Rohit Josyabhatla, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK

Research publication: Plasma Biomarkers and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Katarzyna Bigaj, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellow, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NB

Research project: Biomarkers for feeding intolerance in infants with complex heart defects undergoing palliation surgery

Mary L. Wood, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, KIDS GI Care, Houston, TX

Research publication: Inpatient Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestion: National Estimates and Resource Utilization

Monisha Shah, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UTHealth Houston, TX

Research publication: Gastric Bezoar: Retrieve it, Leave it, or Disbelieve it?

Cristoniel Abrenica, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Florida

Research publication: Plasma Biomarkers and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Eshan Samuel, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Springfield, IL

Research publication: Social Media Use in Adolescents With Functional Abdominal Pain

Tu Mai, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UTHealth Houston, TX

Research publication: Human Breast Milk Promotes the Secretion of Potentially Beneficial Metabolites by Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938

Jane Alookaran, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Staff Physician of Pediatrics, UTHealth Houston, TX

Research publication: Fungi: Friend or Foe? A Mycobiome Evaluation in Children With Autism and Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Supriya Nair, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UTHealth Houston, TX

Research project: Eosinophilic esophagitis: comparison of treatment outcomes in pediatrics

Lindsey Moye-Stewart, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Greenville, SC

Research publication: Plasma Urea Cycle Metabolites May Be Useful Biomarkers in Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Baraa Alabd Alrazzak, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UT Health Houston, TX

Research project: Outcome of non-pharmacological management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Hispanic versus non-Hispanic children

Pratikkumar P. Patel, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, CAMC Charleston, WV

Research project: Institutional experience of the use of ethanol lock therapy in prevention of central venous catheter-related infections in pediatric intestinal failure patients

Chad Thornhill, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Knoxville, TN

Research publication: Insufflation With Carbon Dioxide During Pediatric Colonoscopy for Control of Postprocedure Pain

Piyali Sengupta-Ray, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas – San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Research project: GM-CSF antibodies and peripheral Treg cells as potential markers of disease activity to guide therapeutic decisions in pediatric IBD

Andrea Glaser, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Research publication: Myotonic dystrophy as a cause of colonic pseudoobstruction: not just another constipated child

Vinay Bandla, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, Glendale, AZ

Research publication: The economic burden of gastroschisis: costs of a birth defect

Amanda Schuck-Phan, DO
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX

Research publication: Formula Feeding Predisposes Gut to NSAID-Induced Small Intestinal Injury

Yen Pham, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX

Research publication: Prevalence of Pancreatic Steatosis at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center

Melissa Van Arsdall, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UTHealth Houston, TX

Research publication: Is There a Role for the Enteral Administration of Serum-Derived Immunoglobulins in Human Gastrointestinal Disease and Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition?

Nisha Mangalat, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, St. Louis University, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, St. Louis, MO

Research publication: Safety and tolerability of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and effects on biomarkers in healthy adults: results from a randomized masked trial

Eduardo Rosas Blum, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University, El Paso, TX

Research publication: Non-Specific Gastric Inflammation in Children is Associated with Proton Pump Inhibitor Treatment for More than 6 Weeks

Jatinder Bhardwaj, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH

Research publication: Impaired gastric emptying and small bowel transit in children with mitochondrial disorders

Rene Gomez-Esquivel, MD
Advanced Therapeutic (Biliary) Endoscopy Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Research project: Prevalence of hepatitis C infection in a juvenile detention center and associated risk factors