Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition Fellowship Program:
Department of Pediatrics
Research
Our division actively publishes in both the basic science and clinical research realms. All fellows in our program are required to complete two years of either basic science or clinical research. There are numerous opportunities for basic science lab research in any field of interest across all subspecialties including within our very own division. Basic research within our division includes the work of Dr. Aliye Uc, involving mechanisms of intestinal heme metabolism, transport and uptake. Fellows also have the opportunity to find research mentors outside the division. Previous fellows had mentors in Internal Medicine Gastroenterology, Hematology and Immunology Divisions.
There are many opportunities to initiate or join a clinical research project. Several of our faculty members are involved in several ongoing clinical trials including the following:
- The use of infliximab and/or Azathioprine in children with Crohn's disease
- Optimizing thioguanine therapy in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
- Vitamin B12 status in children on chronic acid suppression therapy
- Patterns of pediatric functional abdominal pain
The following is list of our division's recent publications:
Rahhal RM, Charaf Eddine A, Bishop WP. Pediatric Rounds: A 4-month-old girl with an abdominal mass. Hosp Physician. 42(2):37-42, 2006.
Uc A, Hyman, PE, Walker, LS. Functional gastrointestinal disorders in African-American children in primary care. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 42(3):270-4, 2006.
Banerjee S, Bishop WP. Evolution of Thiopurine Use in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in an Academic Center: Role of Thiopurine Methyltransferase and 6-Mercaptopurine Metabolite Measurements. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 43(3):324-30, 2006.
Banerjee S, Rahhal RM, Bishop WP. Azathioprine Monotherapy for Maintenance of Remission in Pediatric Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 43(3):353-6, 2006.
Uc A, Reszka KJ, Buettner GR, Stokes JB. Tin protoporphyrin induces intestinal chloride secretion by inducing light-oxidation processes. American Journal of Physiology, Cell Physiology 292:C1906-C1914, 2007.
Banerjee S, Bishop W, Valim C, Mahoney L, Lightdale J. Percutaneous Liver Biopsy Practice Patterns Among Pediatric Gastroenterologists in North America. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 45(1):84-89, 2007.
Ebach DR. Selected Summary: Use of Serologic Markers as a Screening Tool in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Compared with Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and Anemia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 45: 135-136, 2007.
Rahhal RM, Banerjee S, Jensen C, Bishop WP. Pediatric Crohn Disease Presenting as an Esophageal Stricture. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 45(1):125-9, 2007
Rahhal RM, Vanden Bush TJ, McLendon MK, Apicella MA, Bishop GA. Differential effects of Francisella tularensis lipopolysaccharide on B lymphocytes. J Leukoc Biol. 82(4):813-20, 2007.
Sainathan S, Hanna EM, Gong Q, et al. Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor ameliorates DSS-induced experimental colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 14(1):88-99, 2008.
Vanderheyden AD, Ellison J, Ebach DR, Jensen CS. Lymphocytic esophagitis in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: A manifestation of upper gastrointestinal Crohn disease. Modern Pathology 21(S1): 139A-139A, 2008.
Rahal I, Rahhal R, Wang B, Perrizo, W. CARIBIAM: constrained Association Rules using Interactive Biological IncrementAl Mining. Int J Bioinform Res Appl. 4(1):28-48, 2008.
Rahhal RM, Bishop WP. Initial clinical experience with allopurinol-thiopurine combination therapy in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. June 2008.
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