Selected Publications

Kennedy K, Bruger C, Pan Z, Umeweni CN, Alston M, Benitez A, Furuta GT, Mahon M, Ruffner MA, Quinn L, Muir A, Menard-Katcher C: Histologic Response Is Associated With Improved Esophageal Distensibility and Symptom Burden in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastroenterology 2025 (in press).

Xu, B, Orians C, Sadaka C, Roshkovan L, Mcwilliams T, Humphrey G, Gharibans A, Benitez A, Mousa H : Intrapyloric Botox Injection Improves Symptoms for Pediatric Patients with Gastroparesis. Poster Presentaton. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Nov 2025.

Xu B, Sadaka C, Roshkovan L, Orians C, Benitez A, Humphrey G, Gharibans A, Mousa H: Explore the Association Between Gastric Emptying Study and Body Surface Gastric Mapping in Pediatrics. Poster presentation. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Nov 2025.

Xu B, Benitez A, Sadaka C, Roshkovan L, Orians C, Chintalapalli S, Maxwell N, Humphrey G, Gharibans A, Gevirtz R, Mousa H: Lower Gut Symptoms are Highly Associated with Upper Gut Symptoms for Pediatric Patients with Gastric Functional Disorders. Poster presentation. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Nov 2025.

Humphrey G, Law M, Gharibans A, Calder S, Xu B, Andrews C, Benitez A, Mousa H, O'Grady G: Co-Development, Feasibility, and Preliminary Validity of a Digital Gastric Symptom and Wellbeing Diary for Adolescents with Gastroduodenal DGBIS. Poster presentation. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Nov 2025.

Benitez AJ, Quarshie WO, Roshkovan L, Heuckeroth RO, Mousa H, Webster J, Albenberg L: Early life antibiotics and acid suppressing medications are more commonly prescribed in people with irritable bowel syndrome than in controls. Poster of Distinction. Biennial Meeting of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Neurogastro 2025, London, UK September 2025.

Benitez AJ, Quarshie WO, Roshkovan L, Heuckeroth RO, Mousa H, Webster J, Albenberg L: Early life antibiotics and acid suppressing medications are more common in people with IBS than in controls. Poster. American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society (ANMS), Minneapolis, MN August 2025.

Kennedy K, Burger C, Umeweni C, Alston M, Pan Z, Benitez A, Furuta G, Mahon M Ruffner M, Quinn L, Muir A, Menard-Katcher C: Histologic response is associated with improved esophageal distensibility and symptom burden in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastroenterology July 2025.

Sadaka C, Xu B, Benitez A, Orians C, Pearlstein H, Mousa H: The Healthcare Burden Imposed by Children with Gastroparesis and the Shift Imposed by COVID-19. Frontiers in Pediatrics 13-2025, July 2025.

Benitez AJ, Margolis KG: A Microbiome-Directed Therapy for Malnutrition That Performs Better Than Standard Nutritional Interventions. Gastro Digest 168(8): 1194, June 2025.