Maria R. Mascarenhas, MBBS
Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Voorhees GI Satellite office, 1-2 days/week
Section Chief, Nutrition, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Medical Director, Department of Clinical Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Integrative Health Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
324 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-9786
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
324 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-9786
Office: 215-590-2997
Fax: 215 590 3606
Fax: 215 590 3606
Email:
MASCARENHAS@EMAIL.CHOP.EDU
MASCARENHAS@EMAIL.CHOP.EDU
Education:
P.U.C.
Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India, 1976.
M.B.B.S
St. John's Medical College, India, 1982.
Permanent linkP.U.C.
Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India, 1976.
M.B.B.S
St. John's Medical College, India, 1982.
Selected Publications
Kamath BM, Bhargava S, Markowitz JE, Ruchelli E, Scanlin TF, Mascarenhas MR: A Girl with Cystic Fibrosis and Failure to Thrive. J Pediatr 143(1): 115-9, July 2003.Dunn RL, Stettlar N, Mascarenhas MR: Refeeding Syndrome in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. Nutr in Clin Prac 18(4): 327-332, August 2003.
Mascarenhas MR: Nutrition Section. Philadelphia Manual of Inpatient Pediatrics. Frank G, Zaoutis L, Catallozzi M, Shah S (eds.). 2003.
Spergel JM, Beausoleil JL, Mascarenhas MR, Liacouras CA: The use of prick skin tests and patch tests to identify causative foods in eosinophillic esophagitis. J Allergy & Clin Immunol 109(2): 363-368, February 2002.
Batres LA, Liacouras CA, Schnaufer L, Mascarenhas MR: Eosinophilic esophagitis associated with anastomotic strictures after esophageal atresia repair. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 35(2): 224-226, 2002.
Brown KA, Back SJ, Ruchelli ED, Markowitz J, Mascarenhas MR, Verma R, Piccoli DA, Baldassano RN: Lamina propria and circulating interleukin-6 in newly diagnosed pediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients. Amer J Gastro 97(10): 2603-2608, October 2002.
Gillis LA, McDonald-McGinn DM, Hedrick H, Pasquariello PS, Mahboubi S, Zackai EH, Mascarenhas MR: Intestinal malrotation and other gastrointestinal anomalies in the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. 15th Annual meeting of NASPGHAN, San Antonio, TX October 2002 Notes: Poster presentation
Mascarenhas MR, Zemel BS, Tomezsko JL, Schall JI, Stettler N, Scanlin TF, Stallings VA: Effect of Sexual Maturation on Resting Energy Expenditure (REE), Growth and Body Composition in Adolescent Girls with CF Compared to Healthy Controls. 16th Annual meeting of the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, New Orleans, LA October 2002 Notes: Poster presentation
Mascarenhas MR: Vitamin deficiencies and excesses. Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy (17th Edition). Burg FD, Ingelfinger JR, Wald ER, Polin RA (eds.). W.B. Saunders Company Inc. Page: 16-20, 2002.
Sentongo T, Mascarenhas MR: Newer components of enteral formulas. Pediatric Clinic of North America. Mascarenhas MR, Piccoli DA (eds.). W.B. Saunders Inc, Page: 113-126, 2002.