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Medical Services

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

New York, NY

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Critical Care

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Critical Care Medicine)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (General)

Publications

  1. Bowel regimen medication use and its effect on bowel movements in a pediatric intensive care unit: A retrospective study. Nutr Clin Pract. 2025 May 02. View Abstract

  2. Nutrition support in children with medical complexity and chronic critical illness: A narrative review. Nutr Clin Pract. 2025 Feb; 40(1):54-63. View Abstract

  3. The enteroendocrine axis and its effect on gastrointestinal function, nutrition, and inflammation. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2024 Aug 01; 30(4):290-297. View Abstract

  4. Changes in Global Nutrition Practices in Critically Ill Children and the Influence of Emerging Evidence: A Secondary Analysis of the Pediatric International Nutrition Studies, 2009-2018. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Dec; 124(12):1657-1667.e5. View Abstract

  5. Biomarkers and Functional Assays of Epithelial Barrier Disruption and Gastrointestinal Dysmotility in Critical Illness-A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 2023 Sep 19; 15(18). View Abstract

  6. Postpyloric vs gastric enteral nutrition in critically ill children: A single-center retrospective cohort study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2023 05; 47(4):494-500. View Abstract

  7. Impact of implementing an evidence-based definition of enteral nutrition intolerance on nutrition delivery: A prospective, cross-sectional cohort study. Nutr Clin Pract. 2023 Apr; 38(2):376-385. View Abstract

  8. Human coagulation factor X and CD5 antigen-like are potential new members of the zonulin family proteins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2023 01 01; 638:127-133. View Abstract

  9. Editorial: Gastrointestinal function and nutrition in pediatric critical care. Front Pediatr. 2022; 10:1056544. View Abstract

  10. Intermittent versus continuous enteral nutrition in critically ill children: A pre-planned secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study. Clin Nutr. 2022 12; 41(12):2621-2627. View Abstract

  11. Challenges and advances in nutrition for the critically ill child. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2022 08 01; 28(4):401-408. View Abstract

  12. The Zonulin Pathway as a Potential Mediator of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Critical Illness. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 09 01; 23(9):e424-e428. View Abstract

  13. Association Between Anticholinergic Drug Burden and Adequacy of Enteral Nutrition in Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021 12 01; 22(12):1083-1087. View Abstract

  14. Novel role of zonulin in the pathophysiology of gastro-duodenal transit: a clinical and translational study. Sci Rep. 2021 11 17; 11(1):22462. View Abstract

  15. Nutrition therapy and outcomes in hospitalized children. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2021 09; 45(7):1392-1394. View Abstract

  16. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is driven by zonulin-dependent loss of gut mucosal barrier. J Clin Invest. 2021 07 15; 131(14). View Abstract

  17. Interleukin-10 and Zonulin Are Associated With Postoperative Delayed Gastric Emptying in Critically Ill Surgical Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2020 11; 44(8):1407-1416. View Abstract

  18. Bedside Postpyloric Tube Placement and Enteral Nutrition Delivery in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Nutr Clin Pract. 2020 Apr; 35(2):299-305. View Abstract

  19. Gastrointestinal Hormone Profiles Associated With Enteral Nutrition Tolerance and Gastric Emptying in Pediatric Critical Illness: A Pilot Study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2020 03; 44(3):472-480. View Abstract

  20. Comprehensive nutritional and metabolic assessment in patients with spinal muscular atrophy: Opportunity for an individualized approach. Neuromuscul Disord. 2018 06; 28(6):512-519. View Abstract

  21. Body Composition in Children with Chronic Illness: Accuracy of Bedside Assessment Techniques. J Pediatr. 2017 11; 190:56-62. View Abstract

  22. Gastric Emptying in Critically Ill Children. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2017 09; 41(7):1100-1109. View Abstract

  23. 451: INACCURACY OF EXISTING FAT-FREE MASS EQUATIONS IN PEDIATRICS-AND A NEW MACHINE LEARNING METHOD. Crit Care Med. 2016 Dec; 44(12 Suppl 1):189. View Abstract

  24. Energy and Protein Delivery in Overweight and Obese Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Nutr Clin Pract. 2017 Jun; 32(3):414-419. View Abstract

  25. The science and art of pediatric critical care nutrition. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2016 08; 22(4):316-24. View Abstract

  26. Census tract based income level and lipid levels in urban pediatric primary care: a retrospective study. BMC Pediatr. 2016 07 08; 16:86. View Abstract

  27. A Comparison of Carbon Dioxide Elimination Measurements Between a Portable Indirect Calorimeter and Volumetric Capnography Monitor: An In Vitro Simulation. Respir Care. 2016 Mar; 61(3):354-8. View Abstract

  28. Gastric Dysmotility in Critically Ill Children: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov; 16(9):828-36. View Abstract

  29. Impact of Individualized Diet Intervention on Body Composition and Respiratory Variables in Children With Respiratory Insufficiency: A Pilot Intervention Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Jul; 16(6):e157-64. View Abstract

  30. Challenges to nutrition therapy in the pediatric critically ill obese patient. Nutr Clin Pract. 2015 Jun; 30(3):432-9. View Abstract

  31. Metabolic assessment and individualized nutrition in children dependent on mechanical ventilation at home. J Pediatr. 2015 Feb; 166(2):350-7. View Abstract

  32. Nutrition algorithms and bedside nutrient delivery practices in pediatric intensive care units: an international multicenter cohort study. Nutr Clin Pract. 2014 Jun; 29(3):360-7. View Abstract
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