RubaAzzamAbdelhadiMDCNSC, NASPGHAN-F

Intestinal Rehabilitation and Small Bowel Transplantation, Pediatric Malabsorption Syndromes, Pediatric Nutrition

Professor of Pediatrics Director of Nutrition Support Children's Mercy Hospital

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Dr. Ruba Abdelhadi is a pediatric gastroenterologist in Kansas City, MO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City and The University of Kansas Hospital. She received her medical degree from University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 22 years. She specializes in intestinal rehabilitation, nutrition support, pediatric malabsorption syndromes, and pediatric nutrition. She has multiple publications and book chapters. She is Board Director on the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) Board of Directors, and Board Director on the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (NBPNS) Board of Directors.

Children's Hospital of MichiganFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2001 - 2004
University of Jordan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1995

PubMed

Patterns of use of malnutrition risk screening in pediatric populations: A survey of current practice among pediatric hospitals in North America.
Sarah Gunnell Bellini, Patricia J Becker, Ruba A Abdelhadi, Catherine A Karls, Alyssa L Price
Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2024-12-01
Troubleshooting pediatric gastrostomy-ENFit inaccuracies.
Ruba Abdelhadi, Beth Lyman, Kimberly Gorsuch Pollard, Cynthia Reddick, Jennifer Bonvechio
Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2024-02-01
Push and pull: The art of intestinal rehabilitation.
Vikram K Raghu, Ruba Abdelhadi, Mary Abigail Garcia, Erin McDonnell, Ethan Mezoff
JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2023-11-01

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