Robert N. Baldassano, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Physician, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, CHOP
Director, Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease,
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, CHOP
Senior Physician, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, CHOP
Colman Family Chair in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, CHOP
Medical Director, Abington Memorial Hospital Specialty Care Center, CHOP
Co-Director, PennCHOP Microbiome Program
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-7791
Education:
B.S. (Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science)
State University at Albany, New York, 1977.
M.D.
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, College of Medicine, New York, 1984.
Permanent linkB.S. (Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science)
State University at Albany, New York, 1977.
M.D.
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, College of Medicine, New York, 1984.
Selected Publications
Breton J, Quinn R, Conrad M, Kachelries K, Baldassano R, Albenberg L, Compher CW: Poor quality, pro- inflammatory diet in children with Crohn's disease and healthy controls: a cross-sectional study. Br J Nutr. 2026 March 2026.She Q, Srinivasan L, Theiller E, Galis BE, Napper T, Feder A, Arvanitis A, Jones SM, Hayes E, Puopolo KM, Baldassano RN, David MZ, Coffin SE, Gibbs KA, Potter RF, Smith KP, Harris RM, Zackular JP, Moustafa AM, Planet PJ.: Rapid dissemination of Staphylococcus aureus in the neonatal intensive care unit is associated with invasive infection. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 2026.
Fawad J, Wilson N, Tanes C, Tiffany C, Hewlett K, Baldassano R, Breton J, Albenberg L, Zackular J: Prebiotic Inulin-Type Fructans Modulates Clostridioides Difficile Abundance in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Sub-Analysis from a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Poster presentation. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Nov 2025.
Cook C, Quake C, Nagarkatte M, McManamon K, Zhang D, Chen Y, Baldassano R, Stein R: 5-Aminosalicylic Acid for the Treatment of Mild Uncomplicated Pediatric Crohn Disease. Poster Presentation. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Nov 2025.
Ta AD, Dillman JR, Ollberding NJ, Haberman Y, Baldassano R, Markowitz J, Otley A, Dotson JL, Pfefferkorn M, Hyams JS, Heyman MB, Kim SC, Noe J, Snapper S, Alazraki A, Kugathasan S, Denson LA: Baseline terminal ileal CT and MRI measurements are associated with imaging outcomes in pediatric Crohn's disease: a cohort study. Pediatr Radiol July 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00247-025-06302-6.
Elana B Mitchel 1 2, Michael T Dolinger 3 4, Brad Constant 1, Zi Wang 2, Daniela Guisado 3, Michael Gao 3, Steven Fusillo 1 2, Robert N Baldassano 1 2, Judith Kelsen 1 2, Marla Dubinsky 3 4, Jing Huang 1 2, Lindsey Albenberg 1 2: Ustekinumab is safe and effective in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. April 2025.
Rudra S, Kennedy K, Neukrug S, Huang J, Cousminer DL, Patel A, Xu Y, Grant SFA, Baldassano RN, Albenberg L, Zemel BS, Stein R: Prevalence and predictors of low bone mineral density in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 April 2025.
E. Orlansky Meyer, J. Dotson, S. Saeed, N. Zitomersky, G. Focht, S. Rabizadeh, R. Sockolow, A. Griffiths, V.M. Navas-López, M. Sladek, R. Baldassano, A. Otley, E. Spencer, J. Ho, T. Dervieux, D. Turner, M. Dubinsky: A seroproteomic index (i.e. the serum index) corresponds to 13 protein markers, including CRP, combined as a multianalyte assay is associated with higher probability of endoscopic activity in pediatric CD. European Crohns and Colitis Feb 2025.
Jessica Breton 1, Vincent Tu 1, Ceylan Tanes 1, Naomi Wilson 1, Ryan Quinn 2, Kelly Kachelries 1, Elliot S Friedman 3, Kyle Bittinger 1, Robert N Baldassano 1, Charlene Compher 2, Lindsey Albenberg: A pro-inflammatory diet is associated with growth and virulence of Escherichia coli in pediatric Crohn's disease. J Crohns Colitis Feb 2025.
J. Breton, C. Tanes, N. Wilson, K. Kachelries, K. Bittinger, P. Mattei, R. Baldassano: Bacterial recolonization following ICR can pave the way towards remission or recurrence. European Crohns and Colitis Feb 2025.