Nada Yazigi, MD
Title
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone
513-636-4415
Fax
513-636-7805
Bio
Nada Yazigi, MD, completed her pediatric training at the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. She subsequently finished a Pediatric Gastroenterology fellowship with focus on liver disease and liver transplantation at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. She then entered the public health service where she served at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr Yazigi's long term interest has been in liver disorders and transplantation, currently the focus of her clinical practice at Cincinnati Children's. Her research interests are inflammatory mechanisms and novel treatment modalities for children with acute liver failure.
Dr Yazigi directs the GI elective rotations for residents and students. She is also actively involved in the hospital wide Process Improvement Project, as team leader on the inpatient Clinical System Improvement.
Credentials
MD: Saint Joseph University Medical School, Beirut, Lebanon, 1987.
Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 1993.
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1993-1997.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1993; Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1997.
Awards and Honors
- 2004 Faculty Teaching Award from graduating pediatric residents, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Best Doctors in America, 2008
Publications, Most Recent
View Nada Yazigi's publications as listed by PubMed.
Squires, R.H. Jr; Shneider, B.L.; Bucuvalas, J.; Alonso, E.; Sokol, R.J.; Narkewicz, M.R.; Dhawan, A.; Rosenthal, P.; Rodriguez-Baez, N.; Murray, K.F.; Horslen, S.; Martin, M.G.; Lopez, M.J.; Soriano, H.; McGuire, B.M.; Jonas, M.M.; Yazigi, N.; Shepherd, R.W.; Schwarz, K.; Lobritto, S.; Thomas, D.W.; Lavine, J.E.; Karpen, S.; Ng, V.; Kelly, D.; Simonds, N.; Hynan, L.S.: Acute liver failure in children: the first 348 patients in the pediatric acute liver failure study group. J Pediatr, May 2006; 148(5):652-658.
Campbell, K.M.; Yazigi, N.; Ryckman, F.C.; Alonso, M.; Tiao, G.; Balistreri, W.F.; Atherton, H.; Bucuvalas, J.C.: High prevalence of renal dysfunction in long-term survivors after pediatric liver transplantation. J Pediatr, April 2006; 148(4):475-80.
Bucuvalas, J.; Yazigi, N.; Squires, R.H. Jr.: Acute liver failure in children. Clin Liver Dis, Feb 2006; 10(1):149-68, vii.
Tiao, G.M.; Alonso, M.; Bezerra, J.; Yazigi, N.; Heubi, J.; Balistreri, W.; Bucuvalas, J.; Ryckman, F.: Liver transplantation in children younger than 1 year--the Cincinnati experience. J Pediatr Surg, Jan 2005; 40(1):268-73.
Xanthakos, S.A.; Yazigi, N.A.; Ryckman, F.C.; Arkovitz, M.S.: Spontaneous perforation of the bile duct in infancy: a rare but important cause of irritability and abdominal distension. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, Feb 2003; 36(2):287-91.
Special Interests
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