Uma Phatak
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Director, Pediatric Clerkship, Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship Program
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Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology
333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208064
New Haven, CT 06520-8064
United States
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Director, Pediatric Clerkship, Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship Program
Contact Info
Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology
333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208064
New Haven, CT 06520-8064
United States
Appointments
Titles
Director, Pediatric Clerkship, Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship Program
Contact Info
Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology
333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208064
New Haven, CT 06520-8064
United States
About
Titles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Director, Pediatric Clerkship, Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship ProgramBiography
Dr. Phatak received her medical degree from India and completed her Pediatric internship and residency at Goryeb Children’s hospital in NJ. She completed her fellowship training in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Yale New Haven Children’s hospital. During fellowship, Dr Phatak's research focused on understanding the immune mechanisms in children with inflammatory bowel disease. She provides care to children with inflammatory bowel disease at the multidisciplinary pediatric IBD clinic on Tuesday mornings at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital in New Haven.
Appointments
Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Associate Professor on TermPrimarySchool of Nursing
Assistant Clinical ProfessorSecondary
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Education & Training
- Fellow
- Yale University
- Resident
- Goryeb Children's Hospital, Atlantic Health, Morristown NJ
Research
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Yale Co-Authors
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Research Interests
Dinesh Pashankar, MD, MBA
John Encandela, PhD
Alla Vash-Margita, MD, FACOG
Beverley Sheares, MD, MS
Dhanpat Jain, MD
Gunjan Tiyyagura, MD, MHS
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Crohn Disease
Publications
2024
How to define yourself as a medical educator along the path to academic promotion
Srinath A, Greifer M, Leichtner A, Sauer C, Phatak U. How to define yourself as a medical educator along the path to academic promotion. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2024 DOI: 10.1002/jpn3.12288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEducation Scholarship Assessment Reconsidered: Expansion of Glassick’s Criteria to Incorporate Health Equity
Bockrath R, Osman C, Trainor J, Wang H, Phatak U, Richards D, Keeley M, Chung E. Education Scholarship Assessment Reconsidered: Expansion of Glassick’s Criteria to Incorporate Health Equity. Academic Medicine 2024, 99: 487-492. PMID: 38306582, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsHealth equityHealth inequalitiesMedical educationU.S. health care systemReduce health inequalitiesHealth equity lensHealth care systemMedical education leadersTraining of fellowsMedical education communityEquity lensCare systemMedical studentsStructural racismHealthDiverse populationsMedical education scholarshipEducation scholarshipMedical institutionsScholarly disseminationImplicit biasCurrent practicesEducationCultural shiftAssessment
2023
Identifying Gender and Racial Bias in Pediatric Fellowship Letters of Recommendation: Do Word Choices Influence Interview Decisions?
Boolchandani H, Chen L, Elder R, Osborn R, Phatak U, Puthenpura V, Sheares B, Tiyyagura G, Amster L, Lee S, Langhan M. Identifying Gender and Racial Bias in Pediatric Fellowship Letters of Recommendation: Do Word Choices Influence Interview Decisions? The Journal Of Pediatrics 2023, 265: 113843. PMID: 37995931, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricQualitative Point-of-Care Ultrasound Enema Management for Constipation
Riera A, Phatak U. Qualitative Point-of-Care Ultrasound Enema Management for Constipation. Pediatric Emergency Care 2023, 40: 239-242. PMID: 37890187, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentEnema administrationCare ultrasound findingsStool burdenHard stoolsPresenting symptomUltrasound findingsCare ultrasoundConstipationAdministrationFinal dispositionDepartmentMost casesStoolActive problemLanguage barriersRectumSymptomsCasesQualitative evaluationFeedback Culture Perceived by Trainees in an Academic Institution: A Mixed Methods Study.
Phatak U, Encandela J, Green M, Slade M, Osborn R, Weiss P. Feedback Culture Perceived by Trainees in an Academic Institution: A Mixed Methods Study. Hospital Pediatrics 2023, 13: 984-991. PMID: 37791431, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-007004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricVulvovaginal Complaints as the First Manifestation of Crohn's Disease in Children: Case Report
Brioso X, Banks D, Christison-Lagay E, Phatak U, Vash-Margita A. Vulvovaginal Complaints as the First Manifestation of Crohn's Disease in Children: Case Report. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2023, 36: 494-496. PMID: 37196754, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2023.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCrohn's diseasePediatric gynecologistImprovement of symptomsGastrointestinal inflammatory conditionsChronic constipationPrompt diagnosisPediatric populationVulvar irritationPremenarchal femalesVulvar complaintsCase reportInflammatory conditionsFirst manifestationVulvovaginal complaintsClear diagnosisHigh indexDiseaseDiagnosisFirst signAnatomical changesGynecologistsComplaintsTreatmentChildrenPoor growthWords Used in Letters of Recommendation for Pediatric Residency Applicants: Demographic Differences and Impact on Interviews
Boolchandani H, Osborn R, Tiyyagura G, Sheares B, Chen L, Phatak U, Puthenpura V, Elder R, Lee S, Amster L, Langhan M. Words Used in Letters of Recommendation for Pediatric Residency Applicants: Demographic Differences and Impact on Interviews. Academic Pediatrics 2023, 23: 1614-1619. PMID: 36889506, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLetters of recommendationLetter writersCommunal termsNatural language processing applicationsLanguage processing applicationsApplicant genderInterview statusCommunal wordsWritersLanguageAgentic termsWordsGenderLetterSenior academic ranksRaceTextAgenciesEquitable approachResidency candidatesWomenSignificant associationEthnicitySignificant differencesInterviews
2022
Isolated Terminal Ileitis in Children
Alper 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCrohn's diseaseTerminal ileitisAbnormal C-reactive protein levelsC-reactive protein levelsBowel wall thickeningLong-term outcomesRadiological evidenceRadiological featuresSevere inflammationPediatric literatureHigh prevalenceIleitisWall thickeningProtein levelsChildrenPrevalenceAdultsColonoscopyInflammationEndoscopicHistologicDiseaseMonthsCrohn's Disease Presenting with Vulvar Fistula in a Premenarchal Girl
Rubio X, Banks D, Phatak U, Vash-Margita A. Crohn's Disease Presenting with Vulvar Fistula in a Premenarchal Girl. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2022, 35: 218. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2022.01.066.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Pediatric Web‐based Video Capsule Endoscopy Curriculum
Phatak U, Scherer C, Du N, Friedlander J. Pediatric Web‐based Video Capsule Endoscopy Curriculum. JPGN Reports 2021, 3: e130-e130. PMID: 37168768, PMCID: PMC10158396, DOI: 10.1097/pg9.0000000000000130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Member
Professional OrganizationsProfessional Development Committee, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.Details10/01/2014 - 10/01/2016activity Member
CommitteesProfessional Development Committee, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.Details10/01/2012 - 10/01/2014honor Friends of Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Research Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardDetails09/01/2011United States
Clinical Care
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Uma Phatak, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist whose focus is on treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease. She says that her patients are a constant source of inspiration.
“They teach me the importance of resilience,” Dr. Phatak says. “I love seeing them get better and thrive, and I hope to assure them that we are in this together.”
Dr. Phatak treats inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, weight loss, growth issues, constipation, and gastroesophageal reflux are common symptoms among her patients.
She also performs video capsule endoscopies in children. She sees her patients at the multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital in New Haven.
Dr. Phatak is the director of the medical student clerkship for the department of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine.
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