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Nishaben D. Patel, M.D.

Nishaben D. Patel, M.D.

Pediatrics

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Contact

Appointment (585) 275-2647
Fax (585) 275-0707

About Me

Dr. Patel has clinical expertise in all aspects of general pediatric gastroenterology including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), failure to thrive, feeding and swallowing disorders, allergic gastroenteritis including milk and soy protein allergy, eosinophilic esophagitis, diarrhea, constipati...
Dr. Patel has clinical expertise in all aspects of general pediatric gastroenterology including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), failure to thrive, feeding and swallowing disorders, allergic gastroenteritis including milk and soy protein allergy, eosinophilic esophagitis, diarrhea, constipation, celiac disease, recurrent abdominal pain of childhood, lactose and fructose intolerance, pancreatic disease and liver disease. Dr. Patel's areas of special interests include inflammatory bowel disease, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy as well as wireless capsule endoscopy. Dr. Patel is committed to providing excellent patient care in all areas of pediatric gastroenterology.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation. 2011 - 2014

Residency, Pediatrics, Westchester Medical Center-GME > 10 yrs. 2009 - 2011

Internship, Pediatrics, Westchester Medical Center-GME > 10 yrs. 2008 - 2009

Education

MD | St. George's University School of Medicine-Grenada. 2008

Awards

Best Overall Fellow Clinical Research Award. 2013

Research

Dr. Patel's primary research interests include pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as well as quality and outcomes research.

Publications

Journal Articles

The Role of Combination Therapy in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Clinical Report from the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Day AS, Gulati AS, Patel N, Boyle B, Park KT, Saeed SA

Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.. 2018 February 66 (2):361-368. Epub 1900 01 01.

A Distinct Colon-Derived Breath Metabolome is Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, but not its Complications.

Rieder F, Kurada S, Grove D, Cikach F, Lopez R, Patel N, Singh A, Alkhouri N, Shen B, Brzezinski A, Baker M, Fiocchi C, Dweik RA

Clinical and translational gastroenterology.. 2016 November 107 (11):e201. Epub 11/10/2016.

Breathprints of childhood obesity: changes in volatile organic compounds in obese children compared with lean controls.

Alkhouri N, Eng K, Cikach F, Patel N, Yan C, Brindle A, Rome E, Hanouneh I, Grove D, Lopez R, Hazen SL, Dweik RA

Pediatric obesity.. 2015 February 10 (1):23-9. Epub 03/27/2014.

Metabolomic analysis of breath volatile organic compounds reveals unique breathprints in children with inflammatory bowel disease: a pilot study.

Patel N, Alkhouri N, Eng K, Cikach F, Mahajan L, Yan C, Grove D, Rome ES, Lopez R, Dweik RA

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics.. 2014 September 40 (5):498-507. Epub 07/16/2014.

A122: metabolomic analysis of breath volatile organic compounds reveals unique breathprints in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Zeft A, Costanzo D, Alkhouri N, Patel N, Grove D, Spalding SJ, Dweik R

Arthritis & rheumatology.. 2014 March 66 Suppl 11 :S159. Epub 1900 01 01.

Analysis of breath volatile organic compounds as a noninvasive tool to diagnose nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children.

Alkhouri N, Cikach F, Eng K, Moses J, Patel N, Yan C, Hanouneh I, Grove D, Lopez R, Dweik R

European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology.. 2014 January 26 (1):82-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pediatric Epidermolysis Bullosa

Puvabanditsin S, Garrow E, Weerasethsiri R, D'Elia AA, Patel N.

eMedicine Medscape. 2013; .

Choroid plexus hyperplasia and monosomy 1p36: report of new findings.

Puvabanditsin S, Garrow E, Patel N, D'Elia A, Zaafran A, Phattraprayoon N, Davis SE

Journal of child neurology.. 2008 August 23 (8):922-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Color Atlas of Pediatrics, 1st Edition (2014)

Chapter: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Authors: Patel N, Alkhouri N

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, New York 2014