Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Richard Deckelbaum, MD, CM Academic Title(s): Robert R. Williams Professor of Nutrition Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology Director, Institute of Human Nutrition Academic Office Information Richard Deckelbaum, MD, CM Tel: (212) 305-4808 Fax: (212) 305-3079 Email: rjd20@columbia.edu

Education:

• McGill University, Montreal, B.Sc. (cum laude), 1963
• McGill University, Montreal, M.D., C.M., 1967

  Awards and Honors:

• 2006- Governing Council, Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC, formerly IHMEC)
• 2006 Member, Program Project Review Study Section, NIH, (NHLBLI)
• 2006 Co-chair, Maintaining Nutrition in Emergency Conditions Conference, Amman, Jordan
• 2006 Chair, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Search Committee for Editor
• 2007- Chair, Econutrition Task Force, International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)
• 2007- Honorary Member Award, American Dietetic Association
• 2007- President, Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC)
• 2008 - Member, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
• 2009 - Board of Directors, Village Health Works, Burundi
• 2009 - Fellow, International Union Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)
• 2010 - Senior Fellow, Synergos Institute
• 2010 - Fellow, American Society of Nutrition (ASN)
• 2010- Reviewer, College of CSR Reviewers, NIH

Interests/Specialties:

• Lipid Metabolism
• Obesity
• Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children

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Amy R. DeFelice, MD Academic Title(s): Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5903 Fax: (212) 342-5756 Email: ard3@columbia.edu

Education:

• CUNY – Brooklyn College, BS 1976
• Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, MD 1980

• Intern and Resident in Pediatrics Beth Israel Medical Center New York, NY 1982-1985
• Chief Resident in Pediatrics Beth Israel Medical Center New York, NY 1985-1986
• Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY 1987-1990

Interests/Specialties:

• Nutrition, including Failure to Thrive, Enteral Tube Feeds and Parenteral Nutrition
• Celiac Disease
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Kara Gross Margolis, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5903 Fax: (212) 305-3447 Email: kjg2133@columbia.edu

Education:

• State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A., 1997
• State University of New York at Buffalo, M.D., 2001

• Intern and resident, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 2001-2004
• Fellow, Pediatric gastroenterology, Children's Hospital of Boston, Harvard Medical School, 2004-2007

Awards and Honors:

• 2009-2011 Young Investigator's Award from the National Association for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition for "Enteric Neuronal Development as a Determinant of Intestinal Inflammation"
• 2010-2011 Site Principal Investigator on a study sponsored by Autism Speaks for "The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Conditions in Patients with Autism"
• 2010-2011 Grant from Lexicon for " The Role of Serotonin in Intestinal Inflammation"
• 2009- 2010 Clinical and Translational Research Center Pilot Grant for "The Role of Serotonin in Intestinal Inflammation"
• 2008-2011 Louis V. Gerstner Research Scholar Award for "The Role of Oxytocin and Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide in Inflammatory Bowel Disease"
• 2008-2010 John Driscoll Scholars Fund Award for "The Role of Oxytocin in Necrotizing Enterocolitis"
• 2008-2009 Columbia University Diversity Fellowship Award for "The Role of Oxytocin in Intestinal Inflammation"
• 2006-2008 NIH NRSA F32 Award for "The Role of melanin concentrating hormone in intestinal inflammation"
• 2004-2005 NIH T32 Award for training in pediatric gastroenterology
• 2003-2004 Pediatric Research Grant from The Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Interests/Specialties:

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Gastrointestinal conditions in children with autism
• Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• Celiac Disease

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Philip Kazlow, MD Academic Title(s): Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5903 Fax: (212) 342-5756 Email: pk7@columbia.edu

Education:

• Mount Sinai School of Medicine, M.D., 1980
• Yeshiva University, B.A., 1976

• Intern, Department of Pediatrics Mount Sinai Medical Center, July 1980 - June 1981
• Resident, Department of Pediatrics Mount Sinai Medical Center, July 1981 - June 1983
  
• Chief Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, July 1983 - June 1984
• Fellow, Department of Pediatrics Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition Mount Sinai Medical Center, July 1984 - June 1986

Awards and Honors:

• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Clinical Fellow, July 1985 - June 1986

Interests/Specialties:

• IBD
• Celiac disease
• Swallowing disorders
• Pancreatic disease

Joel E. Lavine, MD, PhD Academic Title(s): Chief, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-2962 Fax: (212) 342-4779 Email: jl3553@columbia.edu

Education:

• University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1975
• University of California, Santa Barbara, Ph.D., 1980
• University of California, San Diego, M.D., 1984

• Intern and resident, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 1984-86
• Fellow, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 1986-1989

• A. Baird Hastings Medical Honors Society, UCSD
• American Gastroenterological Assn. Research Scholar Award
• American Liver Foundation Research Scholar Award
• Glaxo Institute for Digestive Health Research Scholar Award
• Lucille Markey Child Health Fellowship
• Pediatric Research Prize, American Assn for the Study of Liver Disease
• Young Investigator Award, North American Society for Pediatric GI
• Best Doctors in America, 1996-2010
• Quality, Innovation and Improvement Award
• American Pediatric Society

• Fatty liver diseases in adults and children
• Viral hepatitis
• Inborn metabolic errors of the liver
• Faculty and fellow development

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Steven Lobritto, MD Academic Title(s): Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine Pediatric Medical Director, Pediatric Liver and Small Bowel Transplantation, MS CHONY Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-3000 Fax: (212) 342-2996 Email: sjl12@columbia.edu

Education:

• Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, B.S., 1986 Summa cum laude
• New York Medical College, M.D., 1988

• Intern in Medicine and Pediatrics, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 1988-1989
• Resident in Medicine and Pediatrics, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 1989-1992
• Fellow in Pediatric and Adult Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Columbia University, New York-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1992-1996

Awards and Honors:

• Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric liver disease and transplantation
• Treatment of Hepatitis B and C treatment in children
• Novel approaches to management and withdrawal of immunosuppression in pediatric liver transplantation
• Treatment and management of intestinal failure associated liver injury

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Sarah Shrager Lusman, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5903 Fax: (212) 342-4779 Email: Ses2005@columbia.edu

Education:

• Brown University, A.B., 2000
• Columbia University, MD, 2005

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, 2005-2008
• Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Columbia University Medical Center, 2008-2011

Awards and Honors:

• Honorable Mention, Teaching Fellow of the Year

Interests/Specialties:

• Cystic fibrosis
• Nutrition
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Neuromuscular disorders

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Mercedes Martinez, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-3000 Fax: (212) 342-2996 Email: mm2479@columbia.edu

Education:

• Higher Institute of Medical Sciences Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Medical Doctor. 1998

• Hospital "Carlos M. de Cespedes" Bayamo, Granma, Cuba. General Surgery Resident. 1988-1992
• Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, NY Pediatric Resident 2000-2002
• Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, NY Pediatric Resident. Chief Resident 2002-2003
• Morgan Stanley Children Hospital of New York Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellow 2003-2006

Interests/Specialties:

• Intestinal Failure and Intestinal Rehabilitation
• Cholestatic and Liver Disease in Children
• Autoimmune Liver Disease
• Biliary and Pancreatic Disorders

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Ali Andre Mencin, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5903 Fax: (212) 342-5756 Email: am2363@columbia.edu

Education:

• Williams College, B.A., 1995
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine, M.D., 1999

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore , 1999-2002
• Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Montefiore, 2003
• Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2003-2006

Awards and Honors:

• Child Health Research Career Development Award
• Leo M. Davidoff Teaching Award for Medical Students

Interests/Specialties:

• Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Liver Fibrosis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Endoscopy and Capsule Endoscopy

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Nadia Ovchinsky, MD, MBA Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5458 Fax: (212) 342-2996 Email: no2021@columbia.edu

Education:

• Rutgers University, B.A., 1998
• Rutgers University Graduate School of Management, M.B.A., 2001
• Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, M.D., 2002

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Morgan Stanley Children's Hostpital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 2002-2005
• Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Morgan Stanley Children's Hostpital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 2005-2006
• Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hostpital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 2006-2009

Awards and Honors:

• Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
• Gold Humanism Honor Society

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric liver disease
• Intestinal failure and intestinal failure associated liver disease
• Liver and intestinal transplantation
• Metabolic disorders

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Norelle Rizkalla Reilly, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5903 Fax: (212) 342-4779 Email: nr2268@columbia.edu

Education:

• Georgetown University, BS, 1999
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, MD, 2003

• Internship and Residency, Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2003-2006
• Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Columbia University Medical Center, 2007-2010

Interests/Specialties:

• Celiac Disease
• Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
• General GI

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Diana Volpert, MD, FAAP Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5903 Fax: (212) 342-4779 Email: dv2029@columbia.edu

Education:

• Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, B.S.,M.D. combined program, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1987

• Internship, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, 1986-1987
• Pediatric residency, Kaplan Medical Center, affiliated with Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel 1987-1992
• Pediatric residency, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, 1998-2001
• Ambulatory Fellow, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, 2001-2002
• Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2002-2005

Awards and Honors:

• Scholarship to attend the Sixth Annual Advances In Pediatric Nutrition Conference

Interests/Specialties:

• Obesity
• Fatty liver
• Motility Disorders

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