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Medical Services

Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

Graduate School

Master in Science and Clinical Investigation (MSCI)

Northwestern University School of Public Health

Evanston, IL

Medical School

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

San Martín de Porres, Peru

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (General)

Publications

  1. A Standardized Clinical Case-Based Assessment for Evaluating Medical Students' Oral Spanish Communication Skills. MedEdPORTAL. 2025; 21:11518. View Abstract

  2. Factors associated with Helicobacter pylori antimicrobial resistance in a US pediatric cohort. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Jan; 80(1):87-99. View Abstract

  3. Impact of medication dosage on Helicobacter pylori eradication rates among pediatric patients. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Jul; 79(1):35-41. View Abstract

  4. Clinical presentation and outcomes of Helicobacter heilmannii gastritis in children in the New England region of the United States. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 02; 78(2):204-210. View Abstract

  5. Helicobacter pylori Antimicrobial Resistance Using Next-Generation Sequencing in Stool Samples in a Pediatric Population. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 11 01; 77(5):623-627. View Abstract

  6. Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia in Children: Natural History and Clinicopathological Correlation. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 09 01; 77(3):332-338. View Abstract

  7. Helicobacter pylori Antimicrobial Resistance in a Pediatric Population From the New England Region of the United States. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 12; 21(13):3458-3460.e2. View Abstract

  8. Lessons From a Quality Improvement Project to Standardize the Process of Gastric Biopsy Culture for Helicobacter pylori. JPGN Reports. 2021; 2(4):e116. View Abstract

  9. Lessons From a Quality Improvement Project to Standardize the Process of Gastric Biopsy Culture for Helicobacter pylori. JPGN Rep. 2021 Nov; 2(4):e116. View Abstract

  10. Low Adherence to Society Guidelines for the Management of Helicobacter Pylori Among Pediatric Gastroenterologists. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 08 01; 73(2):178-183. View Abstract

  11. Long-term Use of Bisacodyl in Pediatric Functional Constipation Refractory to Conventional Therapy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 09; 71(3):288-291. View Abstract

  12. Focus on the use of antidepressants to treat pediatric functional abdominal pain: current perspectives. Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2018; 11:365-372. View Abstract

  13. A New Piece in the Puzzle of Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome. J Pediatr. 2017 01; 180:10-11. View Abstract

  14. Prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders in school-aged children in El Salvador. Rev Gastroenterol Mex. 2015 Jul-Sep; 80(3):186-91. View Abstract

  15. Management of chronic intractable constipation in children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Dec; 59(6):754-7. View Abstract

  16. Management of pediatric patients with refractory constipation who fail cecostomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Sep; 48(9):1931-5. View Abstract

  17. Early life events predispose the onset of childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders. Rev Gastroenterol Mex. 2013 Apr-Jun; 78(2):82-91. View Abstract

  18. Parental report of abdominal pain and abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders from a community survey. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Dec; 55(6):707-10. View Abstract

  19. Abdominal pain and functional gastrointestinal disorders in children with celiac disease. J Pediatr. 2013 Mar; 162(3):505-9. View Abstract

  20. Glyceroluria and neonatal hemochromatosis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Oct; 55(4):e126-8. View Abstract

  21. Neonatal iron overload and tissue siderosis due to gestational alloimmune liver disease. J Hepatol. 2012 Jun; 56(6):1351-5. View Abstract

  22. Functional GI disorders and infectious disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Dec; 53 Suppl 2:S35-7. View Abstract

  23. Pharmacological treatment of abdominal pain related functional gastrointestinal disorders. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Dec; 53 Suppl 2:S38-40. View Abstract

  24. Early life events: infants with pyloric stenosis have a higher risk of developing chronic abdominal pain in childhood. J Pediatr. 2011 Oct; 159(4):551-4.e1. View Abstract

  25. Cow's-milk allergy is a risk factor for the development of FGIDs in children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Feb; 52(2):166-9. View Abstract

  26. The prognostic value of obtaining a negative endoscopy in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 May; 50(5):396-401. View Abstract

  27. Obesity predicts persistence of pain in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders. Int J Obes (Lond). 2011 Apr; 35(4):517-21. View Abstract

  28. Rapunzel syndrome: a rare cause of biliary obstruction. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Oct; 51(4):522-3. View Abstract

  29. Relationship of proximal renal tubular dysgenesis and fetal liver injury in neonatal hemochromatosis. Pediatr Res. 2010 Feb; 67(2):188-93. View Abstract
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