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

Gastroenterology GI, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders, Colorectal Disorders

Interests

Pediatric neuro-gastroenterology and motility disorders.

Research Areas

Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition

Additional Languages

Arabic, French

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Publications

Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation in Children and Adolescents With Functional Dyspepsia-Integrating a Behavioral Intervention. Santucci, NR; Beigarten, AJ; Khalid, F; El-Chammas, KI; Graham, K; Sahay, R; Fei, L; Rich, K; Mellon, M. Neuromodulation. 2024; 27:372-381.

Liquid and solid gastric emptying and correlation with clinical characteristics in pediatric patients with dyspepsia. Santucci, NR; Corsiglia, J; El-Chammas, K; Shumeiko, O; Liu, C; Kaul, A. Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2024; 36:e14701.

Comprehensive Manometric Evaluation of Dysphagia in Patients with Down Syndrome. Dorfman, L; Jahagirdar, V; Kaul, S; El-Chammas, K; Kaul, A. Dysphagia. 2023; 38:1589-1597.

Percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation compared to standard medical therapy in adolescents with functional abdominal pain disorders. Santucci, NR; Sahay, R; El-Chammas, KI; Graham, K; Wheatley, M; Vandenbrink, M; Hardy, J; Fei, L. Frontiers in Pain Research. 2023; 4:1251932.

Novel sensory trigger for gastrocolonic response. Dorfman, L; Wongteerasut, A; El-Chammas, K; Sahay, R; Fei, L; Kaul, A. Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2023; 35:e14528.

Mo2004 EFFICACY OF SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION IN CHILDREN WITH REFRACTORY IDIOPATHIC CONSTIPATION. Dorfman, L; El-Chammas, K; Singh, A; Mansi, S; Santucci, NR; Kaul, A. Gastroenterology. 2023; 164:s-950.

High amplitude propagated contractions with Glycerin versus Bisacodyl: A within-subject comparison in children undergoing colonic manometry. Mansi, S; Bahia, G; Patel, D; Dorfman, L; El-Chammas, K; Fei, L; Liu, C; Santucci, NR; Graham, K; Kaul, A. Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2023; 35:e14544.

144 OUTCOMES OF PERCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE FIELD STIMULATION COMPARED TO STANDARD MEDICAL THERAPY IN ADOLESCENTS WITH FUNCTIONAL ABDOMINAL PAIN DISORDERS. Santucci, NR; Vandenbrink, MJ; Wheatley, MB; El-Chammas, K; Graham, K; Hardy, J; Hardy, J; Farrell, PR. Gastroenterology. 2023; 164:s-29.

Evaluation and Management of Postsurgical Patient With Hirschsprung Disease Neurogastroenterology & Motility Committee: Position Paper of North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN). Ambartsumyan, L; Patel, D; Kapavarapu, P; Medina-Centeno, RA; El-Chammas, K; Khlevner, J; Levitt, M; Darbari, A. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2023; 76:533-546.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional GI Disorders in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. El-Chammas, KI; Sood, MR. Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. : Springer Nature; Springer Nature; 2023.

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