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Uma Phatak

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
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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

About

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

Director, Pediatric Clerkship, Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship Program

Biography

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.

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Education & Training

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Yale University
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Goryeb Children's Hospital, Atlantic Health, Morristown NJ

Research

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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Crohn Disease; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Immune System

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Uma Phatak's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

2022

2021

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Professional Development Committee, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

  • activity

    Professional Development Committee, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

  • honor

    Friends of Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Research Award

Clinical Care

Overview

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.

Clinical Specialties

Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology

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Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology

333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208064

New Haven, CT 06520-8064

United States

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