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Ana Catalina "Cata" Arce-Clachar, MD

  • Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

MD: Universidad de Ciencias Medicas, Costa Rica.

Residency: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Interests

Pediatric gastroenterology; NASH (non-alcoholic steato hepatitis); IBD (inflammatory bowel disease); general gastroenterology disorders

Services and Specialties

Gastroenterology GI, Steatohepatitis

Research Areas

Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition

Additional Languages

Spanish

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Publications

Mycophenolate mofetil use is associated with reduced incidence of food allergy in liver transplanted children. Ley, SL; Kidwell, KM; Van Dyk, TR; Orkin, S; Odar Stough, C; Howarth, T; Goetz, AR; Xanthakos, SA; Bramlage, K; Mouzaki, M; et al. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2022; 75:138-144.

Clinically Meaningful Body Mass Index Change Impacts Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Khurana, T; Klepper, C; Fei, L; Sun, Q; Bramlage, K; Arce-Clachar, AC; Xanthakos, S; Mouzaki, M. Journal of Pediatrics. 2022.

Insight Into the Adolescent Patient Experience With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Ley, SL; Kidwell, KM; Van Dyk, TR; Orkin, S; Odar Stough, C; Howarth, T; Goetz, AR; Xanthakos, SA; Bramlage, K; Mouzaki, M; et al. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2022; 75:88-96.

Histologic Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Associates with Reduced Bone Mineral Density in Children. Khan, S; Kalkwarf, HJ; Hornung, L; Siegel, R; Arce-Clachar, AC; Sheridan, R; Ippisch, HM; Xanthakos, SA. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2022.

Non-Invasive Approaches to Estimate Liver Steatosis and Stiffness in Children With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Yodoshi, T; Orkin, S; Trout, AT; Arce-Clachar, AC; Bramlage, K; Liu, C; Fei, L; Dillman, JR; Xanthakos, SA; Mouzaki, M. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2022; 74:495-502.

Body composition measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis is a viable alternative to magnetic resonance imaging in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Orkin, S; Yodoshi, T; Romantic, E; Hitchcock, K; Arce-Clachar, AC; Bramlage, K; Sun, Q; Fei, L; Xanthakos, SA; Trout, AT; et al. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2022; 46:378-384.

Health-Related Social Needs Facing Youth with NonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Orkin, S; Yodoshi, T; Sun, Q; Fei, L; Meryum, S; Ley, S; Arce-Clachar, AC; Bramlage, K; Xanthakos, S; Kahn, R; et al. 2022; 3.

Alternative Etiologies of Liver Disease in Children With Suspected NAFLD. Yodoshi, T; Orkin, S; Arce-Clachar, AC; Bramlage, K; Xanthakos, SA; Valentino, PL; Mouzaki, M. Pediatrics. 2021; 147.

Significance of autoantibody seropositivity in children with obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Yodoshi, T; Orkin, S; Arce-Clachar, AC; Bramlage, K; Xanthakos, SA; Mouzaki, M; Valentino, PL. Pediatric obesity. 2021; 16.

Can Baseline Characteristics be Used to Predict Liver Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?. Orkin, S; Yodoshi, T; Sun, Q; Fei, L; Meryum, S; Arce-Clachar, AC; Bramlage, K; Beck, AF; Mouzaki, M. Obesity Research. 2021; 29:171-176.

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