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
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.
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.
Zhang D, Stein R, Lu Y, Zhou T, Li L, Chen J, Arnold J, Becich MJ, Chrischilles EA, Chuang CH, Christakis DA, Fort D, Geary CR, Horing M, Kaushal R, Leibovitz DM, Mosa ASM, Morizono H, Mirhaji P, Dotson JL, Pulgarin C, Sills MR, Suresh S, Williams DA, Baldassano RN, Forrest CB, Chen Y, Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative: Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract Outcomes During the Postacute Phase of COVID-19. JAMA Netw Open 8, Feb 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.58366.
Esther Orlanski-Meyer, Jennifer L Dotson, Shehzad A Saeed, Naamah L Zitomersky, Shervin Rabizadeh, Subramaniam Kugathasan, Robbyn E. Sockolow, Anne M. Griffiths, Victor Manuel Navas-López, Malgorzata Sladek, Robert N. Baldassano, Anthony Otley, Elisabeth Spencer, Jessica Ho, Gili Focht, Thierry Dervieux, Dan Turner and Marla Dubinsky: CLINICAL VALIDITY OF A SEROPROTEOMIC INDEX OF ENDOSCOPIC ACTIVITY IN PEDIATRIC CROHN’S DISEASE. ECCO 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.
Yaara Lisai-Goldstein, Gili Focht, Esther Orlanski-Meyer, Dotan Yogev, Raffi Lev-Tzion, Oren Ledder, Amit Assa, Victor Manuel Navas-López, Robert N Baldassano, Anthony Otley, Dror S Shouval, Anne M Griffiths, Dan Turner, Ohad Atia: Serological Markers as Predictors of Anti-TNF Response in Children with Crohn's Disease. Dig Dis Sci. January 2025.
Sharmistha Rudra 1 2, Kanak Kennedy 1, Sarah Neukrug 1, Jing Huang 3, Diana L Cousminer 4, Amit Patel 5, Yuwen Xu 3, Struan F A Grant 2 4, Robert N Baldassano 1, Lindsey Albenberg 1, Babette S Zemel 1 6, Ronen Stein 1: Prevalence and predictors of low bone mineral density in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. Epub ahead of print 2025.
S. Yuval Bar-Asher1, R. Lev-Tzion1, E. Orlanski-Meyer1, O. Ledder1, E. Shteyer1, I. Shamasneh1, D. Yogev1, A. Assa1, R.N. Baldassano2, A.M. Griffiths3, D. Turner1.: In 96.5% of cases, endoscopic healing in the rectosigmoid region reflected endoscopic healing in the entire colon in children with UC. European crohns and Colitis Organization November 2024.