Sonia Arora Ballal | Medical Services
Specialties
Programs & Services
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Therapeutics Program
- Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Languages
- English
Sonia Arora Ballal | Education
Medical School
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Residency
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Sonia Arora Ballal | Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
- American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Sonia Arora Ballal | Media
Managing Medical Issues

Treating Children with Autism and GI Problems
Sonia Arora Ballal | Publications
Novel Phenotypes and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in a Large Clinical Cohort of Patients With Kleefstra Syndrome. Clin Genet. 2025 Jun; 107(6):636-645. View Novel Phenotypes and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in a Large Clinical Cohort of Patients With Kleefstra Syndrome. Abstract
From Bystander-to-Upstander: A Novel Intervention Framework to Address Microaggressions in a Pediatric Academic Medical Center. Acad Pediatr. 2024 Dec 27; 102630. View From Bystander-to-Upstander: A Novel Intervention Framework to Address Microaggressions in a Pediatric Academic Medical Center. Abstract
Heterozygous loss-of-function SMC3 variants are associated with variable growth and developmental features. HGG Adv. 2024 Apr 11; 5(2):100273. View Heterozygous loss-of-function SMC3 variants are associated with variable growth and developmental features. Abstract
Heterozygous loss-of-function SMC3 variants are associated with variable and incompletely penetrant growth and developmental features. medRxiv. 2023 Sep 28. View Heterozygous loss-of-function SMC3 variants are associated with variable and incompletely penetrant growth and developmental features. Abstract
Comparing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Findings in Children with Autism, Developmental Delay, or Typical Development. J Pediatr. 2024 01; 264:113737. View Comparing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Findings in Children with Autism, Developmental Delay, or Typical Development. Abstract
Implementing Health Equity Huddles in Pediatric Gastroenterology Inpatient Education. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Nov-Dec; 23(8):1520-1521. View Implementing Health Equity Huddles in Pediatric Gastroenterology Inpatient Education. Abstract
Fecal Microbiota Transplant in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Transplantation. 2023 09 01; 107(9):2073-2077. View Fecal Microbiota Transplant in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Abstract
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides difficile Infection in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 04 01; 76(4):440-446. View Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides difficile Infection in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients. Abstract
Understanding Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in the Ambulatory Care Experience. Pediatrics. 2022 12 01; 150(6). View Understanding Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in the Ambulatory Care Experience. Abstract
Efficacy and Outcomes of Faecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohns Colitis. 2022 06 24; 16(5):768-777. View Efficacy and Outcomes of Faecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Abstract
Reconstruction of ancient microbial genomes from the human gut. Nature. 2021 06; 594(7862):234-239. View Reconstruction of ancient microbial genomes from the human gut. Abstract
Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection in Children. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 03; 18(3):612-619.e1. View Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection in Children. Abstract
Gastrointestinal manifestations of pelvic floor disorders in adolescents: a diagnostic framework for the general practitioner. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2017 Aug; 29(4):420-425. View Gastrointestinal manifestations of pelvic floor disorders in adolescents: a diagnostic framework for the general practitioner. Abstract
Ecological robustness of the gut microbiota in response to ingestion of transient food-borne microbes. ISME J. 2016 09; 10(9):2235-45. View Ecological robustness of the gut microbiota in response to ingestion of transient food-borne microbes. Abstract
Host lysozyme-mediated lysis of Lactococcus lactis facilitates delivery of colitis-attenuating superoxide dismutase to inflamed colons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Jun 23; 112(25):7803-8. View Host lysozyme-mediated lysis of Lactococcus lactis facilitates delivery of colitis-attenuating superoxide dismutase to inflamed colons. Abstract
Gut microbiome composition and function in experimental colitis during active disease and treatment-induced remission. ISME J. 2014 Jul; 8(7):1403-17. View Gut microbiome composition and function in experimental colitis during active disease and treatment-induced remission. Abstract
Host and gut microbiota symbiotic factors: lessons from inflammatory bowel disease and successful symbionts. Cell Microbiol. 2011 Apr; 13(4):508-17. View Host and gut microbiota symbiotic factors: lessons from inflammatory bowel disease and successful symbionts. Abstract