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Dr. Shaija Kutty is a pediatric gastroenterologist in the division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Dr. Kutty has a special interest in functional gastrointestinal disorders including chronic abdominal pain, functional dyspepsia, and irritable bowel syndrome. She leads a multidisciplinary and integrative Gastro-Intestinal Functional Treatment (GIFT) clinic to help children with functional gastrointestinal disorders. She also takes care of patients with Inflammatory bowel disease and constipation. Dr. Kutty completed her pediatrics residency and pediatric gastroenterology fellowship from the University of Nebraska Medical Center where she was an Assistant Professor of pediatric gastroenterology for four years prior to joining Johns Hopkins. Selected Publications Kutty SS, Peng Q, Danford DA, Fletcher SE, Perry D, Talmon GA, Scott C, Kugler JD, Duncan KF, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Kutty S. Liver Adult-Pediatric-Congenital-Heart-Disease Dysfunction Study (LADS) Group. Increased Hepatic Stiffness as Consequence of High Hepatic Afterload in The Fontan Circulation: A Vascular Doppler And Elastography Study Hepatology. 2013 Jul 31. doi:10.1002/hep.26631 Kutty SS, Zhang M, Danford DA, Hasan R, Duncan KF, Kugler JD, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Kutty S. Hepatic stiffness in the bidirectional cavopulmonary circulation: The Liver Adult-Pediatric-Congenital-Heart-Disease Dysfunction Study group. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Sep 28 Andersen JB, Li XL, Judge CS, Zhou A, Jha BK, Shelby S, Zhou L, Silverman RH, Hassel BA. Oncogene. 2007 May 10;26(21):3081-8. Epub 2006 Nov 20. Role of 2-5A-dependent RNase-L in senescence and longevity. Castillo L, Prachuapthunyachart S, Hall M, Shelby S, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Vo HD. Antibiotic use in cirrhotic children with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A retrospective study using pediatric health information system (PHIS) database. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jul;98(29): e16505. doi: Increased Hepatic Stiffness in Young Adults After Biventricular Repair of Congenital Heart Disease Zhang J, Li L, Jani V, Cramer JW, Fletcher SE, Cedars AM, Danford DA, Kutty S, Kutty SS.Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct 12:S0003-4975(20)31652-0. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.013. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33058822.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
820 Bestgate Road, Suite 2D, Annapolis, MD 21401
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 2300, Bethesda, MD 20817
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