Robert N. Baldassano, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics 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
Robert Baldassano: Development and validation of the TUMMY-UC, a Patient Reported Outcome for Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis. Science Direct December 2022.Smith AB, Jenior ML, Keenan O, Hart JL, Specker J, Abbas A, Rangel PC, Di C, Green J, Bustin KA, Gaddy JA, Nicholson MR, Laut C, Kelly BJ, Matthews ML, Evans DR, Van Tyne D, Furth EE, Papin JA, Bushman FD, Erlichman J, Baldassano RN, Silverman MA, Dunny GM, Prentice BM, Skaar EP, Zackular JP. : Enterococci enhance Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis. Nature. 2022 Nov 16. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05438-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36385534. November 2022.
Breton J, Tanes C, Tu V, Albenberg L, Rowley S, Devas N, Hwang R, Kachelries K, Wu GD, Baldassano RN, Bittinger K, Mattei P.: A Microbial Signature for Pediatric Perianal Crohn's Disease. J Crohns Colitis 32, August 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac032.
Stein R, Daniel SG, Baldassano RN, Feigenbaum K, Kachelries K, Sigall-Boneh R, Weston S, Levine A, Bittinger K.: Outcomes and predictors of sustained remission after drug withdrawal in pediatric Crohn's disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. August 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003589. Epub 2022 Aug 17. PMID: 35976282.
Turpin W, Dong M, Sasson G, Raygoza Garay JA, Espin-Garcia O, Lee SH, Neustaeter A, Smith MI, Leibovitzh H, Guttman DS, Goethel A, Griffiths AM, Huynh HQ, Dieleman LA, Panaccione R, Steinhart AH, Silverberg MS, Aumais G, Jacobson K, Mack D, Murthy SK, Marshall JK, Bernstein CN, Abreu MT, Moayyedi P, Paterson AD; Crohn’s and Colitis Canada (CCC) Genetic, Environmental, Microbial (GEM) Project Research Consortium, Xu W, Croitoru K. : Mediterranean-Like Dietary Pattern Associations With Gut Microbiome Composition and Subclinical Gastrointestinal Inflammation. Gastroenterology August 2022 Notes: 2022 Aug 30;16(8):1281-1292. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac032. PMID: 35211723.
Clarkston K, Karns R, Jegga AG, Sharma M, Fox S, Ojo BA, Minar P, Walters TD, Griffiths AM, Mack DR, Boyle B, LeLeiko NS, Markowitz J, Rosh JR, Patel AS, Shah S, Baldassano RN, Pfefferkorn M, Sauer C, Kugathasan S, Haberman Y, Hyams JS, Denson LA, Rosen MJ: Targeted Assessment of Mucosal Immune Gene Expression Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Children with Ulcerative Colitis. J Crohns Colitis jjac075, Jun 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac075. Epub ahead of print.
Kirsch J,Stein RE, Baldassano RN,Albenberg L,Constant BD : TOFACITINIB SALVAGE THERAPY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR ULCERATIVE COLITIS. Gastroenterology June 2022 Notes: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016508522615087.
Clarkston K, Karns R, Jegga AG, Sharma M, Fox S, Ojo BA, Minar P, Walters TD, Griffiths AM, Mack DR, Boyle B, LeLeiko NS, Markowitz J, Rosh JR, Patel AS, Shah S, Baldassano RN, Pfefferkorn M, Sauer C, Kugathasan S, Haberman Y, Hyams JS, Denson LA, Rosen MJ: Targeted Assessment of Mucosal Immune Gene Expression Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Children with Ulcerative Colitis. J Crohns Colitis 75, Jun 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac075. Epub ahead of print.
Turner D, Marcovitch L, Focht G, Carmon N, Tersign Ci, Ledder O, Lev-Tzion RD, Church P, Baldassano RN, Otley A, Kappelman M, Griffiths AM: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE TUMMY-UC, A PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME IN PEDIATRIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS: A MULTICENTER PROSPECTIVE STUDY. Gastroenterology May 2022 Notes: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016508522614410.
Mortensen J Hg,Focht G,Pehrsson M, Griffiths AM, Alexdóttir MS, Church P, Baldassano RN, Jensen A CB,Silverstein J, Karsdal MA,Turner D: ENDOTROPHIN (PRO-C6) IS ASSOCIATED WITH MRE CONFIRMED INTESTINAL STRICTURES AND PROTEIN FINGERPRINT BIOMARKERS OF COLLAGEN DEGRADATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH ULCERATIONS IN PAEDIATRIC CROHN'S DISEASE PATIENTS – RESULTS FROM THE IMAGEKIDS STUDY. Gastroenterology May 2022 Notes: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016508522615518.