The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital - Jonathan Gisser, MD Profile
Jonathan Gisser, MD
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BIOGRAPHY

PUBLICATIONS
Molecular and Human Genetics

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Jonathan.Gisser@
nationwidechildrens.org

The Research Institute
Nationwide Children's Hospital, WA2106
Columbus, OH 43205
p: 614.722.3354 | f: 614.722.5892

Education
2008      Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship      Doctor of Medicine      Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Ceveland, OH
2005      Pediatric Residency      Doctor of Medicine      MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
2002      MD      Doctor of Medicine      Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
1997      MS      Master of Science      Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
1993      BS      Bachelor of Science      McGill University, Montreal, Canada


Professional Experience
2008- PRES Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University/Attending Physician, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 


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Research Interests
Researchers theorize that patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), who experience frequent abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation, have abnormal movement within in their gut and are extra sensitive to feeling these changes. Gastroenterologist Jonathan Gisser, MD, believes that an attack on the enteric nervous system (ENS) causes these sensitivities. He’s collecting blood samples from children with IBS and other GI disorders.  Their blood is then mixed with an artificial, in vitro version of the ENS to see if attacking antibodies are present.  If these antibodies prove to be more common in kids with IBS, new diagnostic tests could be developed and new research could test whether or not blocking these antibodies could prevent IBS symptoms.