Khalil El-Chammas, MD, MS
- Associate Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Center
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- khalil.el-chammas@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
MD: American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon, 2003.
MS: Clinical and Translational Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2012.
Residency: Pediatrics, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, 2006.
Residency: Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2009.
Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2012.
Certification: Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology.
Interests
Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition with a special focus on neuro-gastroenterology and motility disorders.
Services and Specialties
Interests
Pediatric neuro-gastroenterology and motility disorders.
Research Areas
Additional Languages
Arabic, FrenchLocations (3)
Insurance Information
Cincinnati Children's strives to accept a wide variety of health plans. Please contact your health insurance carrier to verify coverage for your specific benefit plan.
Publications
Repeat round of auricular percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation for pediatric disorders of gut brain interaction. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2025; 81:234-245.
Auricular Allodynia is Associated With Worse Outcomes in Children With Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders Using Neurostimulation. Neuromodulation. 2025; 28:840-846.
725: PENFS IMPROVES GASTROINTESTINAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ATTENTIONDEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND DISORDERS OF GUT-BRAIN INTERACTION. Gastroenterology. 2025; 169:s-166-s-167.
Mo1706: AURICULAR NEUROSTIMULATION IMPROVES ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING AND SLEEP IN PATIENTS OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE. Gastroenterology. 2025; 169:s-1173-s-1174.
Sa2106: SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF PNEUMATIC BALLOON DILATION FOR PEDIATRIC ACHALASIA- A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE. Gastroenterology. 2025; 169:s-652-s-653.
Sa2110: PENFS IMPROVES FUNCTIONAL PAIN AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN WITH ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE. Gastroenterology. 2025; 169:s-653-s-654.
Sa1000: EFFECT OF INSURANCE APPROVALS AND DENIALS ON OUTCOMES WITH PERCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE FIELD STIMULATION (PENFS) FOR PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF GUT-BRAIN INTERACTION (DGBI). Gastroenterology. 2025; 169:s-334-s-335.
Mo1001: SEX, AGE AND RACIAL DISPARITIES IN CHILDREN WITH DISORDERS OF GUT-BRAIN INTERACTION. Gastroenterology. 2025; 169:s-973.
Sa2104: A SINGLE CENTER STUDY ON SIDE EFFECTS DURING PERCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE FIELD STIMULATION FOR PEDIATRIC DISORDERS OF GUT-BRAIN INTERACTION. Gastroenterology. 2025; 169:s-652.
Utility of Monitoring Fasting Phase During Pediatric Colonic Manometry Studies. Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2025; 37:e14998.
From the Blog
Cincinnati Children’s Named an IB-Stim Center of Excellence
Khalil El-Chammas, MD, MS8/21/2024
My Son With Debilitating Functional Abdominal Pain Heads to College
3/11/2019
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