Katarzyna Bigaj

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Katarzyna

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Bigaj

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<p>Katarzyna Bigaj, MD, is an attending physician at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Bigaj&rsquo;s clinical focus centers on pre and post pediatric liver transplant care, pediatric hepatology and cholestatic liver disease. Her special interests include nutrition in liver disease and intestinal failure.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of Illinois in 2006, Dr. Bigaj earned her Doctor of Medicine at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland in 2010. She then completed her pediatric residency at the University of Miami in 2016 before completing a pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Texas in 2022. In 2023, Dr. Bigaj completed a pediatric transplant hepatology advanced fellowship at the University of Nebraska.</p><p>Dr. Bigaj&rsquo;s research focuses on outcomes in liver transplant and nutrition in chronic liver disease. She has shared her work through numerous poster and oral presentations.</p><p>Dr. Bigaj is board certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology &amp; Nutrition (NASPGHAN), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT).</p>

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Daphna Katz

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Daphna

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Katz

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<p>Daphna Katz, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Katz&rsquo;s clinical practice centers on pediatric nutrition, including feeding disorders, malnutrition and obesity. She also focuses on nutrition in premature infants and in children receiving total parenteral nutrition.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University in 2012, Dr. Katz earned her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Maryland in 2017. She completed her pediatric residency at the University of Miami in 2020, and her pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at the same institution in 2023.</p><p>Dr. Katz's research interests are in improving nutritional outcomes of infants and children. She has shared her work through several peer-reviewed journals, numerous abstracts and invited presentations.</p><p>Dr. Katz is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.</p>

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Jared C. Gelbs

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Jared

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Gelbs

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<p>Jared Gelbs, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Gelbs cares for children and adolescents of all ages, ranging from infancy to early adulthood, with a wide variety of gastrointestinal conditions. These include inflammatory, allergic, nutritional, feeding and functional disorders. His special area of interest is in celiac disease.</p><p>He achieved his Bachelor of Arts in public health studies - natural sciences from Johns Hopkins University in 2011 and earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut in 2017. Dr. Gelbs completed his residency in pediatrics at Cohen Children&rsquo;s Medical Center, Northwell Health in 2020. He completed his fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 2023.</p><p>Dr. Gelbs&rsquo; clinical interest in celiac disease has extended to his research, where he has investigated celiac disease at the single-cell level with a focus on the T-Cell response in celiac disease patients. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and abstracts, and he has given several invited presentations.</p><p>Dr. Gelbs is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is a member of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association. In 2016, Dr. Gelbs was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.</p>

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Alexa B. Goldfarb

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<p>Alexa B. Goldfarb, DO, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Goldfarb&rsquo;s clinical interests include general pediatric gastroenterology and treating patients with abdominal pain, constipation, difficulty swallowing, poor weight gain and more.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in psychology from Union College in 2012, Dr. Goldfarb earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Connecticut Children&rsquo;s Medical Center in 2020 and her fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at Hassenfeld Children&rsquo;s Hospital at NYU Langone in 2023.</p><p>Building on her clinical focus, Dr. Goldfarb&rsquo;s research focuses on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly advancing the understanding of why children develop IBD. She has worked on many research projects and her work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed publications, abstracts and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Goldfarb is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterological Association.</p>

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Rachel E. Borlack

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<p>Rachel Borlack, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore and Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is in neurogastroenterology, motility and integrative medicine. In addition to endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures, Dr. Borlack performs and interprets advance motility procedures including anorectal manometry, impedance pH studies and esophageal manometry. She also has training in integrative medicine including hypnotherapy and acupressure.</p><p>A Bachelor of Science graduate from Boston University, Dr. Borlack pursued her medical degree at Einstein, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2014. She began her postdoctoral training at Columbia University Irving Medical Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children&rsquo;s Hospital, completing a residency in pediatrics in 2017 and a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition in 2020. She also trained in pediatric hypnotherapy in 2018, biostatistics and pediatric integrative medicine in 2019 and auricular acupressure in 2020.</p><p>Dr. Borlack&rsquo;s research focuses on disorder of the brain gut axis, including irritable bowel syndrome, and the use of integrative medicine. She is published in acupressure in pediatric patients with abdominal pain disorders and has shared her work poster presentations and oral presentations in local, regional and national forums. She is also a reviewer for the <em>Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition</em> and <em>OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine</em>.</p><p>Dr. Borlack is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Pediatric Gastroenterology. She is a member of several professional organizations including the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, the American Gastroenterology Association and the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society.</p>

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Preeti Viswanathan

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Preeti

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Dr. Viswanathan received her Medical training at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangalore, India. She then completed her Pediatric Residency at Miami Children?s Hospital and her fellowship at The Children?s Hospital at Montefiore. She has presented her research at national meetings and has received the Best Research Award at Pediatric Research Day Children?s Hospital at Montefiore 2011.

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Gitit Tomer

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<p><span><span>Dr. Tomer is the director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease program at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore.&nbsp;</span></span>She is Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics. &nbsp;Dr. Tomer graduated from Sackler School of Medicine, Tel- Aviv, Israel. Dr. Tomer completed her Pediatric Residency at New York University School of Medicine and her Pediatric Gastroenterogy and Nutrition Fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York. Dr Tomer was Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Cincinnati Children&rsquo;s Hospital for four years prior to joining the Pediatric GI Division at The Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore in 2009. Dr. Tomer&rsquo;s research interests include inflammatory bowel diseases, quality improvement work, and capsule endoscopy. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>1. Obtaining research biopsies during pediatric colonoscopy: Safety and adverse events. Mait-Kaufman J, Kahn S, Tomer G. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Jun 25;7(7):736-40. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i7.736.</p>
<p>2.&nbsp; Improving Nonattendance at Outpatient Pediatric Endoscopy Unit of a Tertiary Center. Kogan-Liberman D, Rivas Y, Thompson J, Tomer G. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Aug;61(2):234-7. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000791.</p>
<p>3. Improving the timeliness of procedures in a pediatric endoscopy suite. Tomer G, Choi S, Montalvo A, Sutton S, Thompson J, Rivas Y.&nbsp; Pediatrics. 2014 Feb;133(2):e428-33. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2316. Epub 2014 Jan 20.</p>
<p>4. Improved outcomes with quality improvement interventions in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Samson CM, Morgan P, Williams E, Beck L, Addie-Carson R, McIntire S, Booth A, Mendez E, Luzader C, Tomer G, Saeed S, Donovan E, Bucuvalas J, Denson LA. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Dec;55(6):679-88. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318262de16.</p>
<p>5.Factors that determine risk for surgery in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease. Schaefer ME, Machan JT, Kawatu D, Langton CR, Markowitz J, Crandall W, Mack DR, Evans JS, Pfefferkorn MD, Griffiths AM, Otley AR, Bousvaros A, Kugathasan S, Rosh JR, Keljo DJ, Carvalho RS, Tomer G, Mamula P, Kay MH, Kerzner B, Oliva-Hemker M, Kappelman MD, Saeed SA, Hyams JS, Leleiko NS. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Sep;8(9):789-94. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.05.021. Epub 2010 May 31.</p>
<p>&nbsp;6. Extraintestinal manifestations of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease and their relation to disease type and severity. Dotson JL, Hyams JS, Markowitz J, LeLeiko NS, Mack DR, Evans JS, Pfefferkorn MD, Griffiths AM, Otley AR, Bousvaros A, Kugathasan S, Rosh JR, Keljo D, Carvalho RS, Tomer G, Mamula P, Kay MH, Kerzner B, Oliva-Hemker M, Langton CR, Crandall W. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Aug;51(2):140-5. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181ca4db4.</p>
<p>7.&nbsp; Outcome following infliximab therapy in children with ulcerative colitis. Hyams JS, Lerer T, Griffiths A, Pfefferkorn M, Stephens M, Evans J, Otley A, Carvalho R, Mack D, Bousvaros A, Rosh J, Grossman A, Tomer G, Kay M, Crandall W, Oliva-Hemker M, Keljo D, LeLeiko N, Markowitz J; Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Collaborative Research Group. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jun;105(6):1430-6. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2009.759. Epub 2010 Jan 26.</p>
<p>&nbsp;8. Polymorphisms in the IBD5 locus are associated with Crohn disease in pediatric Ashkenazi Jewish patients. Tomer G, Wetzler G, Keddache M, Denson LA. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2009 May;48(5):531-7. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318183138a.</p>
<p>9. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies in murine ileitis and progressive ileal Crohn's disease. Han X, Uchida K, Jurickova I, Koch D, Willson T, Samson C, Bonkowski E, Trauernicht A, Kim MO,Tomer G, Dubinsky M, Plevy S, Kugathsan S, Trapnell BC, Denson LA. Gastroenterology. 2009 Apr;136(4):1261-71, e1-3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.12.046. Epub 2008 Dec 24.</p>
<p>10. Loci on 20q13 and 21q22 are associated with pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease. Kugathasan S, Baldassano RN, Bradfield JP, Sleiman PM, Imielinski M, Guthery SL, Cucchiara S, Kim CE, Frackelton EC, Annaiah K, Glessner JT, Santa E, Willson T, Eckert AW, Bonkowski E, Shaner JL, Smith RM, Otieno FG, Peterson N, Abrams DJ, Chiavacci RM, Grundmeier R, Mamula P,Tomer G, Piccoli DA, Monos DS, Annese V, Denson LA, Grant SF, Hakonarson H. Nat Genet. 2008 Oct;40(10):1211-5. doi: 10.1038/ng.203. Epub 2008 Aug 31.</p>
<p>&nbsp;11. Genetic variants in the autophagy pathway contribute to paediatric Crohn's disease. Peterson N, Guthery S, Denson L, Lee J, Saeed S, Prahalad S, Biank V, Ehlert R, Tomer G, Grand R, Rudolph C, Kugathasan S. Gut. 2008 Sep;57(9):1336-7; author reply 1337. doi: 10.1136/gut.2008.152207. No abstract available.</p>
<p>&nbsp;12. Electronic clinical challenges and images in GI. Meckel's diverticulum. Zeisler B, Moyer SM, Farrell M, Collins MH, Tomer G. Gastroenterology. 2008 Apr;134(4):e3-4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.039. No abstract available. Erratum in: Gastroenterology. 2008 Jul;135(1):326.</p>
<p>13.NOD2/CARD15 variants are associated with lower weight at diagnosis in children with Crohn's disease. Tomer G, Ceballos C, Concepcion E, Benkov KJ. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Nov;98(11):2479-84.</p>
<p>14. Disorders of bile formation and biliary transport. Tomer G, Shneider BL. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2003 Sep;32(3):839-55, vi. Review.</p>
<p>15. Differential developmental regulation of rat liver canalicular membrane transporters Bsep and Mrp2. Tomer G, Ananthanarayanan M, Weymann A, Balasubramanian N, Suchy FJ. Pediatr Res. 2003 Feb;53(2):288-94.</p>
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<p>Gitit Tomer, MD, is Director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Tomer has been a member of the Montefiore team since 2009, with a clinical focus on inflammatory bowel disease, performance improvement and capsule endoscopy.</p><p>Dr. Tomer received her medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, in 1995. She completed her Pediatric internship and residency at New York University School of Medicine in 1998, and went on to complete her Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center in 2001.</p><p>Dr. Tomer&rsquo;s focus on IBD, performance improvement and endoscopy extend to her research interests. She is the CHAM physician leader of ImproveCareNow, a national collaborative that champions improved care for children and youth with Crohn&rsquo;s disease and ulcerative colitis. Her research in pediatric IBD examines many facets, extending from the racial differences in initial presentation, early treatment and 1-year outcomes in pediatric Crohn&rsquo;s disease, to differences in satisfaction with work-life balance among pediatric gastroenterologists. Dr. Tomer&rsquo;s work has been published in a number of reviewed journals, books, review articles, and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Tomer is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric Gastroenterology. She is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), and serves as the chair of the Professional Development Committee of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN).</p>

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John F. Thompson

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<!--Dr. Thompson completed his Pediatric Residency at the University of Chicago School of Medicine and his Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship at Babies Hospital/Columbia University. He was the Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for 16 years prior to assuming the position of Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at The Children?s Hospital at Montefiore. He has earned an international reputation as a leader in the treatment of a full range of complex childhood gastrointestinal and liver conditions including Crohn?s disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, short bowel syndrome, chronic abdominal pain and intestinal transplantation.--><p>John F. Thompson, MD, is Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Thompson specializes in short bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, feeding disorder, and chronic abdominal pain. </p><p>Dr. Thompson graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. and M.S. in Chemistry. He was awarded his Doctor of Medicine from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in 1977. He completed a residency in Pediatrics at Wyler's Children's Hospital, University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics in 1980, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Babies Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Thompson was Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for 15 years before he was recruited to CHAM in 2009.</p><p>Under Dr. Thompson's leadership, the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at CHAM has shown remarkable growth and is now one of the premier programs in the country with expertise in inflammatory bowel disease, hepatology and liver transplantation, therapeutic endoscopy, intestinal failure, celiac disease, aerodigestive and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. </p><p>Dr. Thompson is the director of the Intestinal Rehabilitation Program at CHAM. His research focuses on ways to improve the lives and outcomes of children who have intestinal failure and short bowel syndrome, with multiple active Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved studies. He also is the Principal Investigator in two multicentered international clinical trials examining the effectiveness of teduglutide for the treatment of short bowel syndrome in children</p>

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Yolanda Rivas

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Dr. Rivas graduated from the University of Carabobo School of Medicine in Valencia, Venezuela, where she also spent her internship. After serving as a surgery assistant at Guerra Mendez Medical Center in Valencia, Dr. Rivas completed her Pediatric Residency at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn and her Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship at Children?s Hospital at Montefiore. She directs the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship Program at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore.

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Debra H. Pan

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<!--Dr. Pan graduated from Soochow University School of Medicine in China, and completed her Pediatric Residency at Long Island College Hospital, and her Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She specializes in viral hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, acid reflux, celiac disease, tube feeding, nutrition and endoscopies.--><p>Debra H. Pan, MD, MS, is an Attending Physician in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on pediatric gastrointestinal and liver conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, acid reflux, Helicobacter pylori gastritis, tube feeding, endoscopy, cholestasis, viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, and liver transplant. </p><p>A graduate from Soochow University School of Medicine in China in 1983, Dr. Pan received her Master of Science in Cardiac Electrophysiology from the same institute in 1989. From 1991 to 2000, she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in Pharmacology and Toxicology at Michigan State University for 2 years and then continued gastrointestinal research at Columbia University. She completed her Pediatric residency at Long Island College Hospital in 2003, and her Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 2005.</p><p>Dr. Pan's recent research focuses on the treatment outcomes of Helicobacter pylori infection and the natural history of the hepatitis B virus infection. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, books and review articles, and she is also an active journal reviewer for multiple journals.</p><p>Dr. Pan is a member of leading professional societies including North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.</p>

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