Meet Our Gastroenterology Fellows and Alumni

Some graduates of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital include:

• Matt Grisham, MD
  Attending Physician
  Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Janice Khoo, MD
  Attending Physician
  Division of Gastroenterology
  Children's Hospital of Orange County
• Samantha Paglinco, DO
  Attending Physician
  Division of Pediatric Digestive Health
  St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
• Brendan Boyle, MD, MPH
  Section Chief and Quality Improvement Director
  Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Steven Ciciora, MD
  Program Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Amy Guido, MD
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  West Virginia University School of Medicine
• Kathryn Hawa, DO
  Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
  Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  Indiana University School of Medicine
• Soma Kumar, MD
  Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
  Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
• Sylvia Ofei, MD, MPH, MBA
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  Kentucky Children's Hospital
• Jaya Punati, MD
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  Keck School of Medicine in USC
• Mary Shull, MD
  Assistant Professor
  Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
  Children's Hospital Colorado
• Brandon Sparks, MD
  Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
  Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  Indiana University School of Medicine

Since 2007, fellows who have completed their training in the Pediatric Gastroenterology fellowship are now practicing, teaching and conducting research at:

• Akron Children’s Hospital
• Children’s Hospital Colorado
• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
• Dayton Children’s Hospital
• Geisinger Health System
• Indiana University School of Medicine
• Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
• Keck School of Medicine of USC
• Kentucky Children’s Hospital
• Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Nemours Children's Health
• Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
• University of Louisville
• University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital
• Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
• West Virginia University School of Medicine

• Polyethylene Glycol 3350 Changes Stool Consistency and the Microbiome but not Behavior of CD1 Mice

• Characterizing Pediatric Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in Patients Undergoing Colectomy in the United States

• Characterization of Esophageal and Sphincter Reflexes across Maturation in Dysphagic Infants with Oral Feeding Success vs Infants requiring Gastrostomy

• A Celiac Care Index Improves Care of Pediatric Patients Newly Diagnosed With Celiac Disease
• Single High-dose Vitamin D3 Supplementation in Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Hypovitaminosis D
• Effect of amoxicillin/clavulanate on Gastrointestinal Motility in Children
• The Benefits of Early Oral Nutrition in Mild Acute Pancreatitis
• Effect of Nutritional Rehabilitation on Gastric Motility and Somatization in Adolescents With Anorexia
• Liver Fibrosis in Adults With Fontan Palliation: Do Common Screening Studies Predict Disease Severity?
• Prevalence and Impact of Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD-FAPD)