Pediatric Gastroenterology Division Publications

Poster Presentations/Abstracts:

Schuval S, Boktor D, Sheyman M, Alcala H, Guillaume A, Tobin MOutcomes in Pediatric vs Adult Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Department of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, Department of Family, Population and Preventative Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook NY. e-Poster Presentation at AAAAI 2021. (March 2021)  

Lee A, Zuar L, Nakamura J, Small-Harary L, Solomon AB, Tobin M. Would Obtaining Three Level Esophageal Biopsies Increase the Yield in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Compared to Two Level Biopsies. Poster presentation NASPGHAN 2020.

Glass J, Alcala H, Tobin MThe value of mucosal biopsies of grossly normal tissue in pediatric patients. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook NY. e- Poster Presentation at NASPGHAN Annual Meeting, San Diego, California (October 2020).  

Small-Harary L, Lee A, Chawla A. Unusual Presentations of Celiac Disease in the Pediatric Population: A Case Series. Poster presentation NASPGHAN 2020.

Schosheim A, Small-Harary, L. “Does Receiving Psychotherapy Reduce Medication Use in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome? A Retrospective Study.” Poster Presentation at NASPGHAN Annual Meeting, November 2020.

Agrawal, A., Martino, S., McKenna, R., Morelli, P., The effect of exercise intensity on cardiovascular health and body composition in children who are overweight or obese: A pilot study. 6th World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Accepted as Top 100 Poster. June 2020. 

Schuval S, Boktor D, Guillaume A, Tobin M. Patterns of Follow-Up Among Children and Adults with Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook NY. e-Poster Presentation at AAAAI 2020. (March 2020)  

Yallanki N, Milla L, Small-Harary L, Chawla A. Interobserver and intraobserver variation in interpretation of fecal loading on abdominal Xrays in children. Poster Presentation at North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference. Chicago, Illinois, October 2019.

Schosheim A, Chawla A. “A Case Series of Siblings in Acute Liver Failure After Amoxicillin Exposure, Do Genetics Play a Role?” Poster Presentation at North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference. Chicago, Illinois, October 2019.

Schosheim A, Tobin M, Chawla A. “A Case of Curling Ulcers Secondary to Sunburn.” Poster Presentation at North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference. Chicago, Illinois, October 2019.

Lee A, Daniel S, Francis D, Messina C, Chung J, Small-Harary L, Fischel JE, Chawla A. Intellectual and Attentional Characteristics of Children with Celiac Disease after Initiation of a Gluten Free Diet. Poster presentation International Celiac Disease Symposium Paris France 2019.

Gaudino S, Channer B, Lacomb J, Bliska J, Li E, Gathungu G. Identification of virulence pathways involved in the invasion of CaCo-2 cells by Escherichia coli LF82. Poster Presentation at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference. Hollywood, Florida, October 2018.

Daniel S, Gathungu G, Mockler M, Chawla A. Can Degree of Celiac Serological Marker Elevation Predict Severity of Histological Changes? Poster Presentation at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference. Hollywood, Florida, October 2018.

Daniel S, Morganstern J, Chawla A, Small L.  A Rare Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mimicking Focal Nodular Hyperplasia. Poster Presentation at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference. Hollywood, Florida, October 2018.

Lee A, Tobin M, Wen X, Chawla A. Dysphagia Secondary To Celiac Disease or Emerging Scleroderma? Poster Presentation at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference. Hollywood, Florida, October 2018.

Malhotra, N, Sou, E, Breglio, K. Gagliardo, C, Mor, N, Wetzler, G. “Esophageal Squamous Papilloma in the Pediatric Population: A Case Series.” Poster Presentation at Digestive Disease Week, June 2018, Washington D.C.  

Francis D, Gathungu G, Frank DN, Chawla A. The effect of proton pump inhibitor therapy on the infant fecal microbiome. Poster Presentation at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2017.

Yallanki N, Lutz J, Wilks-Gallo L, Chawla A, Small-Harary L. H. Pylori Infection Causing Persistent Hiccups in a Pediatric Patient.  Poster Presentation at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2017.

Daniel S, Chawla A, Lozeau D, Tobin M. A Rare Case of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis in an Adolescent with Celiac Disease. Poster Presentation at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2017.

Schosheim A, Gill R. Mauriac Syndrome: An early presentation. Poster presentation at North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2017.

Gathungu, G. Transcriptome Analysis of the Adherent-Invasive E. Coli Phenotype in IBD. Oral Presentation at Fifth Annual Pediatric IBD Research Day at Weill Cornell. October 12, 2017.

Daniel S, Gathungu G, Mockler D, Chawla A. Can Degree of Celiac Serological Marker Elevation Predict Severity of Histological Changes? Poster Presentation at the International Celiac Disease Symposium Poster Presentation. India, September 2017.

Francis D, Gathungu G, Frank DN, Chawla A. The effect of proton pump inhibitor therapy on the infant fecal microbiome. Poster Presentation at Stony Brook Children’s Research Day, May 2017.

Lee A, Boykan R, Mohla R, Romard L, Stables-Carney T, Messina C, Kier C. Correlation Between Depression Screening and Length of Stay in Adolescents Admitted to a Hospital for an Acute Asthma Exacerbation. Poster Presentation at Stony Brook Children’s Research Day, May 2017.

Lee A, Joseph N, Clark L. An Educational Intervention to Increase Birth Dose of Hepatitis B Vaccination. Poster Presentation at Stony Brook Children’s Research Day, May 2017.

Ali J, and Tobin M. Does Pre-medicated inhaled anesthesia impact the timing of Endoscopy Procedures for Pediatric Patients? Poster Presentation at Stony Brook Children’s Research Day, May 2017.

Gathungu G, Zhang Y, Bonkowski E, Nix D, Krumsiek JK, Rowehl L, Chalk C, Trapnell B, Kim M, Zhu W, Newberry R, Denson LA, Li E. Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Bioactivity and Time to Surgical Recurrence in Patients with Ileal Crohn Disease. Poster presentation at the World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition October 2016.

Tobin M, and Schuval S. Delayed Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Young Children. Poster presentation at the World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition October 2016.

Small L, Chien K, Giambrone A, Sockolow R. Concomitant Methotrexate Results in Higher 14-week Infliximab Trough Levels in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Poster presentation at the World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition October 2016.

Brief J, Chawla A, Morganstern J. The Impact of an Interactive Computer Application on the Quality of Colonoscopy Preparation, Patient Satisfaction, and Outpatient Ambulatory Center Efficiency.  Poster presentation at the World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition October 2016.

Patel S, Schosheim A, et al. Psychological Factors and Pediatric Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Systematic Review. Poster presentation at the World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition October 2016.

Francis D, Daniel S, Tobin M, Scriven R, Chawla A. A Case of Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a Patient with Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. Poster presentation at the World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition October 2016.

Francis D, Buscaglia J, Chawla A. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis. Poster presentation at the World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition October 2016.

Dalal A, Francis D, Chawla A. How Often Will Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux Documented by pH Monitoring Studies Show Evidence of Esophagitis? Poster Presentation at World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Montreal, Canada, October 2016 (Awarded Poster of Distinction). 

Schosheim A, Khosla M. The Relationship Between Psychiatric Consult and Length of Stay in the Setting of Somatoform Disorder. Poster Presentation at Saint Peter’s University Hospital Research Day, May 2016.

Basavaraj K, multiple authors, Morganstern J. Surgery in Pediatric Crohn's Disease 2002-2014.  Presented at Digestive Disease Week May 2016, San Diego, CA.

Tobin M, Gill RK, Chang S, Schuval S. High Incidence of Atopy in Young Children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Poster Presentation at AAAAI 2016. Los Angeles, California. March 2016.


Journal Publications:

Glass J, Alcalá HE, Tobin M. The Value of Obtaining Colonic Mucosal Biopsies of Grossly Normal Tissue in Pediatric Patients. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 Dec 30;Publish Ahead of Print. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003038. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33399330. 

Lee A, Daniel S, Francis D, Messina C, Chung J, Small-Harary L, Fischel JE, Chawla A. Intellectual and Attentional Characteristics of Children with Celiac Disease after Initiation of a Gluten-Free Diet. International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2020, 8(4), 129-135.

Schosheim A, Tobin M, Chawla A. Curling Ulcer in the Setting of Severe Sunburn: A case report. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook NY. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Nov 16,2020; 12(11):500-503.  

Schosheim A, Mockler D, Chawla A. Does Genetics Play a Role in Acute Liver Injury After Amoxicillin Exposure? ACG Case Reports Journal. 2020;7(6). doi:10.14309/crj.0000000000000389

Brief J, Chawla A, Lerner D, Vitola B, Woroniecki R, Morganstern J. The Impact of a Smartphone App on the Quality of Pediatric Colonoscopy Preparations: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2020 Nov 10;3(2):e18174. doi: 10.2196/18174. PMID: 33170131; PMCID: PMC7685924.

Brief J, Chawla A, Lerner D, Vitola B, Raisbeck A, Woroniecki R, Morganstern J. The Impact of a Novel Smartphone Application on the Quality of Pediatric Colonoscopy Preparations: Randomized Control Trial. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting accepted June 2020.

Small-Harary L, Lee A, Chawla A. Unusual Presentations of Celiac Disease in the Pediatric Population: A Case Series. British Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020; 2(1): 143-144. doi: 10.31488/bjg.10001.

Poon D, Lee A, Goldberg I, Small-Harary L, and Gross E. Gastric Ulcerations After A Traumatic Horse Kick. Pediatric Surgery Case Report, 2020;57:101462.

Lee A, Tobin M, Cherian J, Chawla A. Dysphagia: an uncommon presentation of Celiac Disease. ACG Case Reports Journal, 2020;7(4):e00359. 

Yallanki Y, Wilks-Gallo L, Cifuni JL, Small-Harary L. Persistent Hiccups and Vomiting in an Adolescent. Accepted for publication to Pediatrics in Review 

Li E, Zhang Y, Tian X, Wang X, Gathungu G, Wolber A, Shiekh SS, Sartor RB, Davidson NO, Ciorba MA, Zhu W, Nelson LM, Robertson CE, Frank DN. Influence of Crohn's disease related polymorphisms in innate immune function on ileal microbiome. PLoS One 2019;14(2):e0213108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213108 [published Online First: 2019/03/01]

Newton E, Schosheim A, Patel S, Chitkara D, van Tilburg M. The Role of Psychological Factors in Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders. Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2019; e13538.

Daniel S, Tobin M, Chawla A. "A Rare Case of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis in an Adolescent with Celiac Disease". BMJ Case Reports 2018; bcr-2018-224794. July 5th 2018.

Daniel S, Francis D, Tobin M, Chawla A. Case of Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in an Infant with Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. BMJ Case Reports, July 2018. 

Gathungu G, Zhang Y, Tian X, Bonkowski E, Rowehl L, Krumsiek J, Nix B, Chalk C, Trapnell B, Zhu W, Newberry R, Denson L, Li E. Impaired granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor bioactivity accelerates surgical recurrence in ileal Crohn's disease. World J Gastroenterol 2018;24(5):623-30. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i5.623 [published Online First: 2018/02/13]

Mintz M, Khair,S, Grewal S, LaComb JF, Park J, Channer B, Rajapakse, R, Bucobo JC, Buscaglia JM, Monzue F, Chawla A, Yang J, Robertson CE, Frank DN, Li E. Longitudinal microbiome analysis of single donor fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and/or ulcerative colitis.  PLoS One<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791968/>. 2018; 13(1)e0190997. Published online 2018 Jan 31. PMCID: PMC5791968 PMID: 29385143<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29385143>

Wetzler G, Jo I, Breglio K, Kazazhkov,M.: “Adolescent Presentation of Congenital Trachea-Esophageal Fistula.” J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 March; 64(3):e76-e79

Barfield E, Small L, Navallo L, Solomon A. Going to the Bank: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Pediatrics. Clinical Pediatrics. 2017;1-3

Gathungu G, Zhang Y, Bonkowski E, Nix D, Krumsiek JK, Rowehl L, Chalk C, Trapnell B, Kim M, Zhu W, Newberry R, Denson LA, Li E. Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Bioactivity and Time to Surgical Recurrence in Patients with Ileal Crohn Disease. Gastro. Volume 150, Issue 4, Supplement 1. Pages S394-S394. © 2016 and published in JPGN- Volume 63, Supplement 2, pS357 October 2016.

Lapsia S, Koganti S, Spadaro S, Rajapakse R, Chawla A, Bhaduri-McIntosh S. Anti-TNF Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases is Associated with Epstein-Barr virus Lytic Activation.  Journal of Medical Virology.  2016 Feb;88(2):312-8. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24331. Epub 2015 Aug 31. PMID: 26307954.

Francis D, Usmani K, Daniel S, Morganstern J, Chawla, A. Disease Progression in Pediatric Patients with Crohn’s Disease on Biologic Therapy. Journal of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. March 2016 Vol. 22, pgs. S71.

Brief J, Chawla A, Usmani K, Gathungu G, Woroniecki R, Coldren D, Morganstern J. Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Associated with Adalimumab Therapy. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Treatment. Feb 2016 2(1).

Small L, Merianos D, Barfield E. A 5 week old male with chronic vomiting and progressively worsening failure to thrive. Consultant for Pediatricians. 2016; 15(11):583-585.

Zhang Y, Li E, Gathungu G, Sheikh S, Sartor RB, Davidson NO, Ciorba MA, Xavier R, Zhu W, Robertson CE, Frank DN. Influence of Crohn's Disease-Related Genetic Defects in Innate Immune Function on Ileal- Associated Microbiome. Gastro. Volume 150, Issue 4, Supplement 1. Pages S429-S429. © 2016


Book Chapters:

Morganstern J, Schosheim A.  "Unique Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of the Pediatric IBD Patient." In Rajapakse, R. editor.  Inflammatory Bowel Disease:  Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management.  Humana, Oct 2021.

Tobin, M. Gastrointestinal Emergencies. In Gershel JC, Crain EF (eds.): Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics (6th ed). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2018;234-293. 

Small L, Toberman S, Solomon A. Esophageal Congenital Anomalies. The NASPGHAN Fellows Concise Review of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. 2nd edition NASPGHAN, Ambler, PA; 2017.

Small L, Chien K. Stool Analysis. The NASPGHAN Fellows Concise Review of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. 2nd edition NASPGHAN, Ambler, PA; 2017. 

Francis D, Chen K. “Congenital Anomalies of the Pancreas” in Fellow’s Concise Review of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition 2nd Edition. Editors: Arvind Srinath, Sohail Husain. 2016.