Arik Alper, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (GI)
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Research Summary
Interested in Pediatric feeding disorders and aero-digestive disorders. Also interested in gut microbiome.
Extensive Research Description
1) Feeding disorders in children - including initiation of medical therapy for those disorders, developing keys for recognition of nutritional deficiencies and studying implication of specific enteral feeds and patients health.
2) Pediatric aero-digestive disorders
3) Gut microbiome - specifically studying the interaction between medical therapy and gut microbiome. Also interested in small bowel gut microbes activity, small bowel bacterial overgrowth and the impact of nutrition on gut microbes composition.
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Research Interests
Feeding and Eating Disorders; Pediatrics; Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood; Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Selected Publications
- Isolated Terminal Ileitis in ChildrenAlper A, Bennett A, Rottmann D, Morotti R, Escalera S, Phatak U, Pashankar D. Isolated Terminal Ileitis in Children. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2022, 76: 338-342. PMID: 36729703, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003679.
- Su1775 Duodenitis in Children Undergoing Upper EndoscopyAlper A, Rojas-Velasquez D, Morotti R, Escalera S, Pashankar D, Hardee S. Su1775 Duodenitis in Children Undergoing Upper Endoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2014, 79: ab399. DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.02.519.
- 84 The Effect of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) During Pregnancy On Long-Term Health and Illness in Children of IBD Patients-a Multicenter Israeli StudyDotan I, Alper A, Rachmilewitz D, Odes S, Chermesh I, Fraser G, Peles V, Reif S. 84 The Effect of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) During Pregnancy On Long-Term Health and Illness in Children of IBD Patients-a Multicenter Israeli Study. Gastroenterology 2009, 136: a-15. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(09)60074-3.
- P034 - The effect of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during pregnancy on long term health and illness in children of patients — a multicenter Israeli studyDotan I, Alper A, Rachmilewitz D, Odes S, Chermesh I, Fraser G, Peles V, Reif S. P034 - The effect of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during pregnancy on long term health and illness in children of patients — a multicenter Israeli study. Journal Of Crohn's And Colitis 2009, 3: s24-s24. DOI: 10.1016/s1873-9946(09)60061-1.