Ilana Fortgang MD
Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology, Pediatric Nutrition
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1111 Medical Center BlvdSte S450Marrero, LA 70072
Phone+1 504-349-6401
Fax+1 504-349-6444
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Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2004 - 2007
Tulane UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004- Tulane UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2001
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1996
Harvard UniversityAB, English & American Literature & Language, magna cum laude, 1981 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
LA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
MS State Medical License 2022 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2018 - 2020
AR State Medical License 2017 - 2018
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsA novel gastrointestinal microbiome modulator from soy pods reduces absorption of dietary fat in miceStephen M. Boue, Ilana S. Fortgang, Ronald J Levy, Deepak Bhatnagar, Matthew E. Burow
Obesity. 2016-01-01 - 36 citationsInvolvement of interleukin-18 in the pathogenesis of human eosinophilic esophagitis.Rituraj Niranjan, Priya Rajavelu, Sathisha Upparahalli Ventateshaiah, Jai Shankar Shukla, Asifa K. Zaidi
Clinical Immunology. 2015-04-01 - 8 citationsCeliac and Non-Celiac Forms of Gluten Sensitivity: Shifting Paradigms of an Old DiseaseKarol Sestak, Ilana S. Fortgang
British Microbiology Research Journal. 2013-01-10
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