Overview
Elissa Downs is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Downs is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Islet Cell Transplantation. Her top areas of expertise are Childhood Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Pancreatectomy, and Islet Cell Transplantation.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 24 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 18 articles in the study of Islet Cell Transplantation.
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Locations
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Downs has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Downs isDistinguished. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Chronic PancreatitisDr. Downs isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Pancreatitis.
- Islet Cell TransplantationDr. Downs isDistinguished. Learn about Islet Cell Transplantation.
- PancreatectomyDr. Downs isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreatectomy.
- Advanced
- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Hereditary PancreatitisDr. Downs isAdvanced. Learn about Hereditary Pancreatitis.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Downs isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Alagille SyndromeDr. Downs isExperienced. Learn about Alagille Syndrome.
- Biliary AtresiaDr. Downs isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Atresia.
- Cardiofaciocutaneous SyndromeDr. Downs isExperienced. Learn about Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome.
- Celiac DiseaseDr. Downs isExperienced. Learn about Celiac Disease.
- EncopresisDr. Downs isExperienced. Learn about Encopresis.