Faculty

Kyle Bittinger, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Department: Pediatrics

Graduate Group Affiliations

Cell and Molecular Biology

Contact information

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Microbiome Center
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street, 14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146-2305

Office: 267-425-1641

Email:
bittingerk@chop.edu

Education:
B.S. (Chemistry)
University of Pittsburgh, 2001.
Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008.

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Selected Publications

Stanton TD, Keegan SP, Abdulahi JA, Amulele AV, Bates M, Heinz E, Hooda Y, Hu W, Jain K, Kanwar S, Magobo R, Olwagen CP, Tembo JM, Sonda T, Strysko J, Tigoi CC, Amin SA, Bittinger K, Cornick J, Foster-Nyarko E, Gumbi W, Hotwani A, Iqbal N, Jones SM, Kabir F, Khan W, Musyani CL, McGann CM, Mittal V, Moustafa AM, Musicha P, Mwansa JCL, Ndumba ML, Odih EE, Omuoyo DO, Pearse O, Phillips LT, Planet PJ, Rasool AA, Rodrigues CMC, Sands K, Tanmoy AM, Theiller E, Zuza AM, Basu S, Chan GJ, Iregbu KC, Mazarati JB, Alemayehu SS, Walsh TR, Zahra R, Dramowski A, Fwoloshi S, Labi AK, Madrid L, Obeng-Nkrumah N, Ojok D, Wadugu BD, Whitelaw AC, Bethou A, Bhargava A, Jindal A, Nanavati RN, Prasad PS, Sastry A, Farooqi JQ, Ghanchi N, Jehan F, Khan E, Agarwal RK, Aiken AM, Berkley JA, Coffin SE, Feasey NA, Govender NP, Hamer DH, Madhi SA, Nisar MI, Saha SK, Saha S, Sankar MJ, Wyres KL, Holt KE: Distribution of capsule and O types in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: A meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence to inform potential vaccine coverage. PLoS Med 23(1): e1004879, Jan 2026.

Southwood LL, Long A, Perez J, Daniel S, Bittinger K, Aitken M, Redding L: Effect of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis duration for colic surgery on complications and resistome. Equine Vet J Dec 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.

Hoffmann Sardá FA, Giuntini EB, Oliveira A, Souza GS, Prado SBR, Taddei CR, Tadini CC, Bittinger K, Bushman FD, Menezes EW, Hoffmann C: Baseline intestinal microbiota composition influences response to a real-world dietary fiber intervention. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 11(1): 203, Nov 2025.

McGann CM, Strysko J, Bayani O, Moorad B, Ntlhako N, Nwako N, Hu W, Tanes C, Moustafa AM, Jones SM, Nakstad B, Gezmu AM, Arscott-Mills T, Goldfarb DM, Steenhoff AP, Richard-Greenblatt M, Machiya T, Thela T, Mokomane M, Paganotti GM, Vurayai M, Zalot M, Boustany M, Planet PJ, Coffin S, Bittinger K: Effect of maternal HIV status on the early neonatal microbiome. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 14(10): piaf076, Oct 2025.

Tanes C, Hu W, Friedman E, Hecht A, Daniel S, Clish C, Lewis JD, Wu GD, Bittinger K: Distinguishing diet- and microbe-derived metabolites in the human gut. Microbiome 13(1): 206, Oct 2025.

Drake MJ, Pierdon M, DeMers G, Daniel SG, Bittinger K, Redding LE: The effect of dietary zinc on the microbiome and resistome of the gestating sow and neonatal piglets. Anim Microbiome 7(1): 71, Jul 2025.

Feigenberg SJ, Costabile F, Tanes C, Bittinger K, O'Connor R, Agarwal D, Skoufos G, Salaris S, Hatzigeorgiou A, Kostopoulos N, Lloyd S, Friedes C, Chen L, Yegya-Raman N, Cengel K, Levin W, Valentić B, Quarton T, Shestov AA, Berman A, Bradley J, Maity A, Koumenis C, Ben-Josef E, Facciabene A: Enhancing outcomes in medically inoperable early-stage NSCLC with gut-targeted antibiotics and stereotactic body radiotherapy: results from a randomized pilot study. J Immunother Cancer 13(6): e011356, Jul 2025.

Hewlett KK, PeBenito A, Hecht AL, Tiffany C, Tanes C, Glover RC, Fawad JA, Friedman ES, Reynolds JC, Bittinger K, Lewis JD, Wu GD, Ahuja NK, Zackular JP: Dietary fiber modulates the window of susceptibility to Clostridioides difficile infection. Gastroenterology Jul 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.04.027. Epub ahead of print.

Mulcrone PL, Narrowe A, Jones S, Hu W, Bittinger K, Moustafa AM, Liu L, Xiao W, Firrman J: Monitoring the impact of chlorinated drinking water on the developing gut microbiota of adolescent mice using genetic profiling. Int J Environ Stud 82(3): 1210, Jun 2025.

Wong SY, Estevinho MM, Heaney T, Marshall AA, Giselbrecht E, Daniel SG, Zhou C, Rosas-Villegas A, Jang KK, Yang H, Ko HM, Paulson JD, Ding Y, Bittinger K, Cho JH, Lewis JD, Ramanan D, Cadwell K: Goblet Cell Loss Linked to NOD2 and Secondary Resection in Crohn's Disease is Induced by Dysbiosis and Epithelial MyD88. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 15(2): 101533, May 2025.