Tamir Diamond, MD
Penn Medicine Clinician of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition)
Attending Physician, Urgent Care, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of GI, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Instructor A of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Research Member, Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Member, Protective Immunity and Immunopathology Research Affinity Group, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Member, Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of GI, Hepatology and Nutrition
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of GI, Hepatology and Nutrition
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3630
Fax: 215-590-3606
Fax: 215-590-3606
Publications
Links
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a collaborative initiative aiming to facilitate learning and engagement amongst all trainees interested in hepatology.
Lab website
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a collaborative initiative aiming to facilitate learning and engagement amongst all trainees interested in hepatology.
Lab website
Education:
B.Sc (Biology and Middle Eastern History )
Tel Aviv University, 2011.
MD
Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, 2015.
MSTR (Translational Research)
University of Pennsylvania , 2024.
Permanent linkB.Sc (Biology and Middle Eastern History )
Tel Aviv University, 2011.
MD
Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, 2015.
MSTR (Translational Research)
University of Pennsylvania , 2024.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric HepatologyPediatric Gastroenterology
Liver Transplant
Description of Research Expertise
Immune dysregulation disordersAcute liver failure
Liver immunobiology
Mouse models
Hepatitis
Innate immunity
Adaptive immunity
Selected Publications
Keselman DJ, Small JC, Seneviratne T, McCague S, Kaschak TL, Yum SW, O'Brien A, Brandsema JF, Diamond T, Loomes KM, Lin KY, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Mayer OH, Daniel SG, Waldman AT, Samelson-Jones BJ, Matesanz SE, George LA.: Real-world outcomes of delandistrogene moxeparvovec gene therapy: Motor outcomes and emerging safety concerns. Mol Ther Oct 2025.Chiamaka Nwachukwu, David LeVine, Ryan Himes, John Seal, Bryanna Domenick, Elizabeth B. Rand, Tamir Diamond: Treatment of intractable pruritus with maralixibat in patients with Alagille syndrome before and after reversal of biliary diversion. JPGN Reports Page: In press, Sep 2025.
Sayan Malakar, Akash Roy, Tamir Diamond, Ayushi Agarwal, Indrajeet Tiwary, Subhash Chandra Tiwary, Mahesh K. Goenka: Dilemmas and challenges with living donor transplantation in adult hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis-related acute liver failure: A case report and review of the literature. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology Page: In press, Sep 2025.
Mohit Kehar, Katherine Black, Christopher Chu , Rohit Kohli, Saeed Mohammad; SHIPP study group: Severe hepatitis in pediatric patients: The Severe Hepatitis In Pediatric Patients (SHIPP) registry. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 81(2): 177-182, Aug 2025 Notes: Member of SHIPP study group.
Tamir Diamond and Kathleen M. Loomes: Pediatric Cholestatic Liver Disease. Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 7th edition. Robert Wyllie, Jeffrey S. Hyams, Marsha Kay (eds.). Elvasier, March 2025 Notes: Chapter 71.
Ma S, Habash NW, Dehankar MK, Jalan-Sakrikar N, Cooper SA, Anwar AA, Jerez S, Sutthirat P, Gao J, Diamond T, Jiao J, Qiu C, Yang J, Ilyas SI, Lee M, Yaqoob U, Cao S, Wells RG, Shah VH, Hilscher MB.: Congestion Enriches Intra-hepatic macrophages Through Reverse Zonation of CXCL9 in Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 19(5): 101475, Feb 2025.
Alyssa Baccarella, Tamir Diamond, Aaron Bennett, Trusha Patel, Brooke Boyer, Maire Conrad, Hana Conlon, Whitney Petrosa, Kathleen Loomes, Scott Canna, Judith Kelsen: Acute Liver Failure Unmasking XIAP Deficiency in Very Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease. CIS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Poster 2025.
Tamir Diamond and Cara Mack: Pediatric Autoimmune Hepatitis https://www.uptodate.com/contents/autoimmune-hepatitis-in-children-and-adolescents?search=pediatric%20autoimmune%20hepatitis&source=search_result&selectedTitle=1~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=1 2025.
Diamond T, Kamath BM.: Bile acid transport inhibitors in paediatric hepatology: more than just an itch. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 21(12): 825-826, Dec 2024.
Catherine A Chapin, Tamir Diamond , Adriana Perez, Portia A Kreiger, Kathleen M Loomes, Edward M Behrens, Estella M Alonso : Identification of pediatric activated T-cell hepatitis using clinical immune studies. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology 48(7): 102407, August 2024.