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Scott M. Bolton, MD

  • Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

ScB: Brown University, Providence, RI, 2007.

MD: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2011.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 2011-2014.

Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Northwestern University/ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL, 2015-2018.

Certification: General Pediatrics, 2014.

Interests

Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders; esophageal disorders; general pediatric gastroenterology

Services and Specialties

Gastroenterology GI, Eosinophilic Disorders

Interests

Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders; novel endoscopic approaches to disease evaluation and monitoring; disease outcomes

Research Areas

Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition

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Publications

Selected

Defining the Patchy Landscape of Esophageal Eosinophilia in Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Wechsler, JB; Bolton, SM; Gray, E; Kim, K; Kagalwalla, AF. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2022; 20:1971-1976.e2.

Selected

Single-cell RNA sequencing of mast cells in eosinophilic esophagitis reveals heterogeneity, local proliferation, and activation that persists in remission. Ben-Baruch Morgenstern, N; Ballaban, AY; Wen, T; Shoda, T; Caldwell, JM; Kliewer, K; Felton, JM; Abonia, JP; Mukkada, VA; Putnam, PE; et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2022; 149:2062-2077.

Selected

Evaluating Eosinophilic Colitis as a Unique Disease Using Colonic Molecular Profiles: A Multi-Site Study. Shoda, T; Collins, MH; Rochman, M; Wen, T; Caldwell, JM; Mack, LE; Osswald, GA; Besse, JA; Haberman, Y; Aceves, SS; et al. Gastroenterology. 2022; 162:1635-1649.

Selected

Loss of Endothelial TSPAN12 Promotes Fibrostenotic Eosinophilic Esophagitis via Endothelial Cell-Fibroblast Crosstalk. Shoda, T; Wen, T; Caldwell, JM; Ben-Baruch Morgenstern, N; Osswald, GA; Rochman, M; Mack, LE; Felton, JM; Abonia, JP; Arva, NC; et al. Gastroenterology. 2022; 162:439-453.

Selected

Developing a standardized approach for assessing mast cells and eosinophils on tissue biopsies: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Allergic Skin Diseases Committee. Zimmermann, N; Abonia, JP; Dreskin, SC; Akin, C; Bolton, S; Happel, CS; Geller, M; Larenas-Linnemann, D; Nanda, A; Peterson, K; et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021; 148:964-983.

Selected

Mast Cell Infiltration Is Associated With Persistent Symptoms and Endoscopic Abnormalities Despite Resolution of Eosinophilia in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Bolton, SM; Kagalwalla, AF; Arva, NC; Wang, M; Amsden, K; Melin-Aldana, H; Dellon, ES; Bryce, PJ; Wershil, BK; Wechsler, JB. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020; 115:224-233.

Selected

Eosinophilic Esophagitis Reference Score Accurately Identifies Disease Activity and Treatment Effects in Children. Wechsler, JB; Bolton, SM; Amsden, K; Wershil, BK; Hirano, I; Kagalwalla, AF. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2018; 16:1056-1063.

Selected

Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children: Endoscopic Findings at Diagnosis and Post-intervention. Bolton, SM; Kagalwalla, AF; Wechsler, JB. Current Gastroenterology Reports. 2018; 20.

Methamphetamine-induced Acute Esophagitis in a 16-Year-old Girl. Lyles, JL; Wadhwani, SI; Bolton, SM; Mouzaki, M. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2020; 70:e86-e87.

Advancing patient care through the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). Aceves, S; Collins, MH; Rothenberg, ME; Furuta, GT; Gonsalves, N; Abonia, JP; Almonte, S; Andrews, R; Arrington, A; Arva, N; et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020; 145:28-37.

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