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Office
225 E Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-227-4606Fax+1 312-227-9645
Summary
- I am a Pediatric Hepatologist with expertise in the management of chronic liver disease, chronic liver failure and portal hypertension and the care of pediatric liver transplant recipients. I am also a nationally recognized leader in the care of Pediatric Acute Liver Failure (PALF) and the leader of an NIH funded national network supporting the TRIUMPH treatment trial for immune mediated liver injury.
Education & Training
- Comer Childrens Hospital1988 - 1991
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1988
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1985 - 1986
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1985
- Loyola University ChicagoB.S., Biology, 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1990 - Present
- IL State Medical License 1987 - 2026
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Young Investigator Award American Transplant Congress, 2004
- Scholarship Johnny Genna Foundation, 1988
- Alpha Omega Alpha Northwestern University, 1984
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Clinical Trials
- A Prospective Database of Infants With Cholestasis Start of enrollment: 2004 Apr 21
- Biliary Atresia Study in Infants and Children Start of enrollment: 2006 May 16
- Longitudinal Study of Genetic Causes of Intrahepatic Cholestasis (LOGIC) Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 30
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Identification of pediatric activated T-cell hepatitis using clinical immune studies.Catherine A Chapin, Tamir Diamond, Adriana Perez, Portia A Kreiger, Kathleen M Loomes
Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 2024-08-01 - 2 citationsDiagnostic accuracy of serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 as a biomarker of biliary atresia in a large North American cohort.Sindhu Pandurangi, Reena Mourya, Shreya Nalluri, Lin Fei, Shun Dong
Hepatology. 2024-07-01 - Equipoise in pediatric acute liver failure.Catherine A Chapin, James E Squires, Simon P Horslen, Estella M Alonso
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024-05-01
Journal Articles
- Spectral EEG analysis for the evaluation of encephalopathy grade in children with acute liver failurePress CA , Morgan L, Mills M, Stack CV, Goldstein JL, Alonso EM, Wainwright MS, Pediatr Crit Care Med, 1/1/2017
- Liver Disease in the AdolescentMavis AM; Alonso EM, Clinics in Liver Disease, 1/1/2015
- Baseline ultrasound and clinical correlates in children with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) from the prospective cohort in the CF Liver Disease NetworkLeung DH, Ye W, Molleston JP, Weymann A, Ling S, Paranjape SM, Romero R, Schwarzenberg SJ, Palermo J, Alonso EM, Murray KF, Marshall BC, Sherker AH, Siegel MJ, Krishna..., J Pediatr, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Impact of Steroid Therapy on Early Growth in Infants with Biliary AtresiaAlonso EM, Ye W, Hawthorne K, Venkat V, Loomes KM, Mack CL, Hertel PM, Karpen SJ, Kerker N, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Romero R, Rosenthal P, Schwarz KB, Shneider BL, Su..., Alonso EM, Ye W, Hawthorne K, Venkat V, Loomes KM, Mack CL, Hertel PM, Karpen SJ, Kerker N, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Romero R, Rosenthal P, Schwarz KB, Shneider BL, Suchy FJ, Turmelle YP, Wang KS, Whitington PF, Sherker AH, Sokol RJ, Bezerra JA, Magee JC, 1/1/2016
- Changes in Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Pediatric Liver Transplant (LT) Recipients during Protocolized Immunosuppression Withdrawal (ISW): The iWITH TrialS Mohammad, SS Sundaram, K Much, VL Venkat, M Martinez, MJ Lopez, JC Magee, EM Alonso, S Feng, and iWITH Investigators, NASPGHAN World Congress, 1/1/2016
- Health-related quality of life correlates with hepatic ultrasound findings in children with cystic fibrosisSchwarzenberg SJ, Palermo J, Ye W, Magee J, Narkewicz MR, Alonso EM for CFLD NET, CF Annual Meeting, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Long-term Renal Outcomes after Pediatric Liver TransplantationBoston, MA - 1/1/2014
- New Research Opportunities1/1/2014
- Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation in 2011: What every Pediatrician ought to knowToronto, Ontario, Canada - 1/28/2011
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Press Mentions
- Lurie Children’s Transplant Expertise Shines in Record-Breaking YearNovember 7th, 2024
- Hepatitis in Children: What Are the Symptoms to Watch for Amid Recent Warnings?April 26th, 2022
- Possible Case of Mysterious Liver Disease in Kids Reported in Illinois Amid CDC WarningApril 25th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Functional Outcomes In Pediatric Liver TransplantationEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2005–2009
- Quality Of Life In Children After Liver TransplantationAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2002–2003
- Intravenous Cytogam To Prevent Epstein Barr Virus In Pediatric Liver TransplantNational Center For Research Resources2000–2001
- Glutathione Homeostasis In The Maternal-Fetal AxisNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1991
- Glutathione Homeostasis In The Maternal-Fetal AxisNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1990
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