Jefferson Brownell, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition)
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Pancreatic Disorders Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3630
Fax: 215-590-3606
Fax: 215-590-3606
Education:
BS (Biological Sciences)
Clemson University Calhoun Honors College, 2007.
MD
Medical University of South Carolina, 2011.
Permanent linkBS (Biological Sciences)
Clemson University Calhoun Honors College, 2007.
MD
Medical University of South Carolina, 2011.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dietary fat malabsorption, pancreatic disorders, lymphatic and vascular malformations, protein-losing enteropathy, chylous ascites, nutrition support.Selected Publications
Bashir A, Maqbool A, Stallings VA, Brownell JN: Diagnosis and Management of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology 23, 2025.Joseph M, Mark J, Grover A, Brownell JN: Chronic Pancreatitis: Review of Genetics, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities. Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics 11, 2025.
Savoca ML, Brownell JN: Comprehensive nutrition guidelines and management strategies for protein-losing enteropathy in children. Semin Pediatr Surg 33(3), Jun 2024.
Brownell JN, Piccoli DA: Protein-Losing Enteropathy. Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 7th Edition. Elsevier, 2024.
Brownell JN: Pancreatic Disorders. Nelson's Pediatric Board Review, 2nd Edition. Elsevier, 2024.
Ford JL, Green MH, Brownell JN, Green JB, Oxley A, Lietz G, Schall JI, Stallings VA: Use of compartmental modeling and retinol isotope dilution to determine vitamin A stores in young people with sickle cell disease before and after vitamin A supplementation. J Nutr 153(9): 2762-2771, July 2023.
Gartenberg AJ, Krishnamurthy G, Srinivasan A, Escobar FA, Brownell JN, Mamula P, O’Byrne ML, Dori Y, Smith CL: Intrahepatic and periduodenal embolization for protein-losing enteropathy patients with congenital heart disease. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol 81(25): 2476-2478, Jun 2023.
Maqbool AM, Liacouras CL, Brownell JN, Ufberg PJ: Disorders of Brain-Gut Interaction (Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders). Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics, 22nd Edition. Elsevier, 2: 2385-2392, 2023.
Sainath NN, Bales C, Brownell JN, Pickett-Blakely O, Sattar A, Stallings VA. : Impact of Pancreatic Enzymes on Enteral Fat and Nitrogen Absorption in Short Bowel Syndrome. J Pediatr Gastr Nutr 75(1): 36-41, July 2022.
Reeves PT, Bennett WC, McCown MY, Welsh SK, McDonald CM, Beker L, Robbins S, Vitale DS, Siracusa C, Brownell JN, Sellers ZM, Echelmeyer S, Livezey J, Barnes DM: The cystic fibrosis action plan: a low health literacy, pictographic self-management tool with clinical automation. Pediatr Pulmonol 57(11): 2847-2850, July 2022.