Dr. Suchitra K. Hourigan

Dr. Hourigan is the Vice Chair of Research at Inova Children's Hospital. She completed her medical training at the University of Oxford and her pediatric residency and pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at Johns Hopkins before joining Inova. Dr. Hourigan’s research is focused on the intestinal microbiome (the trillions of bugs that live in our guts) and how it influences childhood health and disease. Her research studies examine the role of early microbiome development in health and disease and how manipulating the microbiome, including via fecal transplant and vaginal seeding, can improve future health. She is also a practicing pediatric gastroenterologist and works with children of all ages who have disorders of the intestines and nutrition, many of which have been associated with imbalances of the gut microbiome. Her dual role allows her to integrate clinical observation, clinical phenotyping and microbiome data to better understand the role of the microbiome in health and illness. For more information on microbiome research at Inova Children’s Hospital, please email microbiome@inova.org. Key.

Dr. Hourigan is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Viral Gastroenteritis, Premature Infant, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 78 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.