Samuel Nurko

Dr. Nurko's research focuses on Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders in children. His main interest is in the areas of mechanisms of defecation and fecal continence, constipation, non-acid reflux , functional bowel disorders, pseudo-obstruction, postoperative problems after GI surgery and Hirschsprung's disease. He is actively involved in a number of clinical trials and outcomes research studies .

The main goals of Dr. Nurko's research, is to:

• Determine the mechanisms for fecal continence in children
• Determine the role that non-acid reflux plays in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Find better treatments for children with motility disorders
• Genetic mutations in children with gastroparesis and  pseudobstruction
• mRNA patterns in gastric mucosa of children with gastroparesis, pseudobstruction and constipation
• Validation of new methods to establish gastric emptying
• New methods for the study of intestinal motility
• Use of high resolution manometry in children with motility disorders