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Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Gitit Tomer, MD

Title

Attending Physician

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Email

gitit.tomer@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4415

Fax

513-636-7085

Credentials

MD: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 1995.

Residency: Pediatrics, NYU Hospital Medical Center, New York, NY 1998.

Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 2001.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1998; Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2001.

Awards and Honors

  • Best Doctors in America, 2008
  • Research abstract award of distinction. The 14TH NASPGN meeting, Orlando, FL., 2001
  • Prize Oral Research Presentation, The Annual Pediatric Research Day, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2001
  • Outstanding MD Thesis Award, 1994

Research

Genotype phenotype correlation in inflammatory bowel disease

Publications, Most Recent

Tomer G. Letter to the editor.American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2004 Jul;99(7):1402.

Tomer G, Ceballos C, Concepcion ES, Benkov K. NOD2/CARD15 variants are associated with lower weight at diagnosis in children with Crohn's disease.American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2003; 98: 2479-84.

Tomer G, Ananthanarayanan, M, Weymann A, Balasubramanian N, Suchy FJ. Differential developmental regulation of rat liver canalicular membrane transporters Bsep and Mrp2.Pediatr Res. 2003; 53: 1-7.

Tomer G, Shneider BL. Disorders of bile formation and biliary transport.Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2003; 32: 839-55.

Tomer G, Shneider BL. Minocycline-induced hepatitis.J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2000; 30: 105-106.

Presentations, Most Recent

Gitit Tomer, Clare Ceballos, Gilberto Bultron, Shivinder Narwal, Graciela Wetzler. JW1 NOD2/CARRD15 Mutations In Ashkenazi Jewish Children With Crohn's Disease Digestive Disease Week 2005, Chicago, IL.

Nicole A.V Matthews, Amrit Bhangoo, Golali Nejatii, Shivinder Narwal, Graciela Wetzler, Gitit Tomer, Henry Anhalt and Svetlana Ten. Low leptin level and high TG/HDL ratio are the markers of steatohepititis in children. The 2nd annual world congress on the insulin resistance syndrome, Los Angeles, California, November, 2004.

Tomer G, Narwal S, Bultron G, Wetzler G. Carcinoid tumor complicating Crohn's disease in a child with intestinal obstruction. World congress, Paris, France, July 2004.

Tomer G, Ceballos C, Concepcion ES, Benkov K. NOD2/CARD15 variations in Ashkenazi Jewish children with Crohn's disease. Abstract. The 16TH NASPGHAN meeting, Montreal, Canada, October 2003

Tomer G, Ceballos C, Concepcion ES, Benkov K. NOD2/CARD15 mutations are associated with growth failure in children with Crohn's disease. Abstract. Digestive Disease Week, Orlando, Florida, May 2003

Tomer G, Ceballos C, Concepcion ES, Benkov K. Analysis of costimulatory molecules, CTLA4, and CD28, in children with Crohn disease. Abstract. The 15TH NASPGN meeting, San Antonio, Texas, October 2002

Tomer G, Ceballos C, Ban Y, Cunningham-Rundles C, Birnbaum A, Pittman N, Concepcion ES, Benkov K. Sequence analysis of the NOD2/CARD15 gene in a patient with neonatal Crohn disease. Abstract. The 15TH NASPGN meeting, San Antonio, Texas, October 2002

Professional Organization Memberships

Special Interests

Presentations, Most Recent

Tomer, Gitit; Ceballos, Clare; Bultron, Gilberto; Narwal, Shivinder; Wetzler, Graciela: JW1 NOD2/CARRD15 Mutations In Ashkenazi Jewish Children With Crohn's Disease. Digestive Disease Week 2005; Chicago, IL.


Matthews, Nicole A.V ; Bhangoo, Amrit; Nejatii, Golali; Narwal, Shivinder; Wetzler, Graciela; Tomer, Gitit; Anhalt, Henry; Ten, Svetlana. Low leptin level and high TG / HDL ratio are the markers of steatohepititis in children. Second Annual World Congress on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome; November 2004; Los Angeles, CA.

Tomer G, Narwal S, Bultron G, Wetzler G. Carcinoid tumor complicating Crohn's
Disease in a child with intestinal obstruction.
World Congress; July 2004; Paris, France.

Tomer G, Ceballos C, Concepcion ES, Benkov K. NOD2 / CARD15 variations in Ashkenazi Jewish Children with Crohn's Disease Abstract. The 16TH NASPGHAN Meeting; October 2003, Montreal, Canada.

Tomer, G.; Ceballos, C.; Concepcion, E.S.; Benkov, K.: NOD2 / CARD15 mutations are associated with growth failure in children with Crohn's Disease. Abstract. Digestive Disease Week, May 2003; Orlando, FL.

Tomer, G.; Ceballos, C.; Concepcion, E.S.; Benkov, K.: Analysis of costimulatory molecules, CTLA4, and CD28, in children with Crohn Disease. Abstract. The 15th NASPGN meeting, October 2002; San Antonio, TX.

Tomer, G.; Ceballos, C.; Ban, Y.; Cunningham-Rundles, C.; Birnbaum, A.; Pittman, N.; Concepcion, E.S.: Benkov K. Sequence analysis of the NOD2 / CARD15 gene in a patient with neonatal Crohn disease. Abstract. The 15TH NASPGN meeting, October 2002; San Antonio, TX.

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