Tamir Diamond, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of GI, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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.
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Lab website
a collaborative initiative aiming to facilitate learning and engagement amongst all trainees interested in hepatology.
Education:
B.Sc (Biology and Middle Eastern History )
Tel Aviv University, 2011.
MD
Tel Aviv University 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 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
Diamond T, Hughes S, Ogbolu E McCuaig S, Chu N, Elliott E, Behrens EM: Kupffer Cell Interferon gamma Response Protects from Hepatitis in Mouse Model of Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. 58th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Lille, France June 2026.Wright S, Diamond T, Loomes KM, Keselman DJ, Matesanz SE: Sirolimus for Steroid-Refractory Hepatotoxicity Following Onasemnogene Abeparvovec in Infants with SMA. CureSMA national meeting, Orlando, FL USA June 2026.
Diamond T, Chapin CA, Diorio CJ, McCuaig S, Lau M, Chu N, Gibson NM, Kreiger PA, Horslen S, Loomes KM, Banc-Husu AM, Chu J, Jensen MK, Leung DH, Narang A, Carter BA, Elisofon S, Fischer R, Lobritto SJ, Leonis M, Peters AL, Rodriguez-Baez N, Romero R, Rosenthal P, Rudnick D, Squires J, Sundaram S, Tolliver KM, Valentino P, Durkalski V, Alonso EM, Behrens EM.: CD8 TRM-like T cells expressing perforin and IFN-γ define a pediatric activated T-cell acute liver failure endotype. Hepatol Commun 10: e0926, Mar 2026.
Shieh PB, Proud C, Diamond T, Chapin CA, Ahmad J, Salama AD, Bönnemann CG, Soslow J, Byrne BJ, Veerapandiyan A, Brandsema JF, Matesanz S, Samelson-Jones BJ, Wilkins BJ, Gerber M, Godwin Wild KE, Mason S, Asher D, McDonald CM, Mendell JR.: Learnings from Patient Mortality after Delandistrogene Moxeparvovec Administration: A Report of Two Cases and Expert Committee Considerations for Future Mitigation and Management. Hum Gene Ther Feb 2026.
Anandakrishnan A, O'Halloran A, Diamond T.: Successful Heat Stroke-Induced Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Treatment With N-Acetylcysteine Case Report. Crit Care Explor 8: e1371, Feb 2026.
Malakar S, Roy A, Diamond T, Agarwal A, Tiwary I, Tiwary SC, Goenka MK.: Dilemmas and Challenges With Living Donor Transplantation in Adult Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis-related Acute Liver Failure: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Clin Exp Hepatol 2026.
Tamir Diamond, Michelle Lau, Sara Hughes, Sarah McCauaig, Niansheng Chu, Em Elliot, Portia Kreiger, Edward M Behrens : Hepatic Parenchymal Response to interferon gamma in Mouse model of Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. American Association for Study of Liver Disease annual meeting, Washington DC, USA Nov 2025.
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 34: 123-130, Oct 2025.
Nwachukwu C,LeVine D, Himes R, Seal J, Domenick B, Rand EB, Diamond T: Treatment of intractable pruritus with maralixibat in patients with Alagille syndrome before and after reversal of biliary diversion. JPGN Reports 6: 508-514, 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.