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Office
6410 Fannin St
Room 3.137
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-500-7642Fax+1 713-500-5750
Summary
- Dr. J. Marc Rhoads is a pediatric gastroenterologist in Houston, TX and is division head of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the University of Texas-McGoven Medical School in Houston. He is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Memorial Hermann Hosptial, Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital and University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 37 years. He is experienced in functional abdominal disorders, diarrheal diseases, infant colic, and inflammatory bowel disease. He does research looking at probiotics and their mechanism of action in autoimmunity and in children with autism spectrum disorder.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1980
- Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Natural Sciences, 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- NC State Medical License 1986 - 2012
- LA State Medical License 2002 - 2006
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors Houstonia Magazine, 2013
- Top 1% of Pediatric Gastroenterologists U.S. News and World Report, 2013
- America’s Top Pediatricians 2009
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Clinical Trials
- Exhaled Nitric Oxide as a Biomarker of Disease Activity in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
- Road to Discovery for Combination Probiotic BB-12 With LGG in Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
- Metabolomics for Biomarker Discovery in Children With EoE Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 29
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsRising Prevalence of Mild Chronic Gastritis in Children: A Single Center Experience.Rohit Josyabhatla, Mary Lauren Wood, Amber Gafur, Nina Tatevian, Amanda S Tchakarov
Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2024-03-28 - Intranasal sensitization model of alopecia areata using pertussis toxin as adjuvant.Yuying Liu, Jasmin Freeborn, Beanna Okeugo, Shabba A Armbrister, Zeina M Saleh
Frontiers in Immunology. 2024-01-01 - 3 citationsProbiotic-educated Tregs are more potent than naïve Tregs for immune tolerance in stressed new-born mice.Y Liu, T K Hoang, E S Park, J Freeborn, B Okeugo
Beneficial Microbes. 2023-03-14
Journal Articles
- Probiotics in Autoimmune and Inflammatory DisordersJ. Marc Rhoads, MD, MDPI
- Communication between B-cells and microbiota for the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis (Review Article)Liu Y, Rhoads JM, Antibodies, 1/1/2013
- Lactobacillus reuteri strains reduce incidence and severity of experimental necrotizing enterocolitis via modulation of TLR4 and NFkappaB signaling in the intestineLiu Y, Fatheree N, Mangalat N, Rhoads JM, Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, 1/29/2012
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Pilot study of hypoallergenic formula with Lactobacillus GG: impact on crying time, inflammatory biomarkers and microbiota in infants with colic.Fatheree YN, Liu Y, Ferris M, Zozaya M, McMurtry V, Cai C, Rahbar MH, Ardjomand-Hessabi M, Vu T, Wong C, Van Arsdall MR, Min J, Tran DQ, Navarro F, Gleason W, Gonzalez..., American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
- Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17938 prolongs the survival of Treg-deficient Scurfy mice.Liu Y, Tran DQ, and Rhoads JM, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
- Characterization of the duodenal microbiota of children with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and chronic abdominal pain.Van Arsdall M, Liu Y, Zozaya-Hinchliffe M, McMurtry V, Wanger A, Ferris M, Rhoads M, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2013
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Lectures
- Infant Nutrition and Health.Texas A&M University - 1/1/2013
- Probiotics in pediatrics: New evidence and future perspectives. Moderator and Speaker1/14/2012
- Early Gut Function and Role in Intestinal Colic.Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2009
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Grant Support
- Safety And Effect Of L. Reuteri On Biomarkers Of Inflammation In Healthy InfantsNational Center For Complementary &Alternative Medicine2012
- Phase I: Safety And Tolerance Of Lactobactocillus Reuteri In AdultsNational Center For Complementary &Alternative Medicine2009–2011
- Effect Of Lactobactocillus Rhamnosus GG On Colic Symptoms And Breath HydrogenNational Center For Complementary &Alternative Medicine2008
- Mechanisms Of Intestinal Cell MigrationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2000–2001
- Lamivudine Traial In Pediatric PTS W/ Chronic Hepatitis BNational Center For Research Resources2000
- Glutamine And Intestinal Transport And Mucosal GrowthEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1990–1994
External Links
- UT Pedi Gastrohttps://med.uth.edu/pediatrics/divisions/gastroenterology/
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