Philip E. Putnam, MD
- Director, Endoscopy Services
- Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- philip.putnam@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I’m an endoscopist with more than 30 years of experience in advanced endoscopic techniques for stricture management and gastrointestinal bleeding. I also direct Cincinnati Children’s Endoscopy Services.
As a pediatric gastrointestinal (GI) doctor, I treat children and adolescents with a variety of disorders related to their GI tract. These conditions include:
- Disorders of the esophagus, such as inflammatory disease including gastroesophageal reflux disease, eosinophilic esophagitis and caustic ingestion
- Congenital disabilities, such as tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) and strictures
- Post-surgical strictures
I also see patients who have cyclic vomiting syndrome, as well as patients with complex disorders affecting both the GI and respiratory tract, which are known as aerodigestive disorders.
Our experienced, multidisciplinary team approaches each of these conditions as a team that includes the patient and their family. It's always been easy for me to relate to children and gain their confidence. My philosophy of care is to do it all, do it now and do it right.
Although I don't directly supervise research projects, I’m involved with studies assessing new approaches to the evaluation and management of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, including new biologic therapies.
In my free time, I like to fish. I am also a classical pianist.
MD: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 1984.
Residency: University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1984-1987.
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1988-1991.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1988; Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1995.
Interests
Eosinophilic enteritis; abdominal pain; gastroesophageal reflux; complex nutrition related to the GI tract; GI bleeding; inflammatory bowel disease; diarrhea and failure to thrive
Research Areas
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Publications
TH2 cell compensatory effect following benralizumab treatment for eosinophilic gastritis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2024; 154:1325-1332.e2.
Losartan Treatment Reduces Esophageal Eosinophilic Inflammation in a Subset of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2024; 12:2427-2438.e3.
Treatment of Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Traditional and Novel Therapies. Current Gastroenterology Reports. 2023; 25:289-298.
Benralizumab for eosinophilic gastritis: a single-site, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2023; 8:803-815.
Local type 2 immunity in eosinophilic gastritis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023; 152:136-144.
Molecular analysis of duodenal eosinophilia. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023; 151:1027-1039.
International Consensus Recommendations for Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Nomenclature. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2022; 20:2474-2484.e3.
Endoscopic approach to eosinophilic esophagitis: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Consensus Conference. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2022; 96:576-592.e1.
Slide Tracheoplasty for Repair of Complex Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. The Laryngoscope. 2022; 132:1542-1547.
Single-cell RNA sequencing of mast cells in eosinophilic esophagitis reveals heterogeneity, local proliferation, and activation that persists in remission. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2022; 149:2062-2077.
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