MeenakshiRaoMDPhD

Pediatric Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Office
Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6058

Boston Children’s Hospital//Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2010 - 2013
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2007 - 2010
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2007

K08 Research Award NIDDK, 2016
International Research Scholar Award in Neurogastroenterology American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), 2015
George Ferry Young Investigator Award NASPGHAN, 2013

PubMed

99 citations
Enteric nervous system development: what could possibly go wrong?
Meenakshi Rao, Michael D. Gershon
Nature Reviews. Neuroscience. 2018-09-01
483 citations
Gremlin 1 identifies a skeletal stem cell with bone, cartilage, and reticular stromal potential.
Daniel L. Worthley, Michael Churchill, Jocelyn T. Compton, Yagnesh Tailor, Meenakshi Rao
Cell. 2015-01-15
15 citations
An increasingly complex view of intestinal motility
Meenakshi Rao
Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2020-02-01

Journal Articles

Advances in Enteric Neurobiology: The “Brain” in the Gut in Health and Disease
Laren Becker, Meenakshi Rao, James Bayrer, The Journal of Neuroscience

AGA Research Foundation Announces 2016 Class of Research Award WinnersMay 18th, 2017

Microbial reactivation of sex steroids and visceral painNational Institutes of Health - NIDDK2022–2027
Androgen Regulation of Colonic MotilityNational Institutes of Health - NIDDK2020–2022
Enteric Glia, Sexual Dimorphism and GI MotilityNational Institutes of Health - NIDDK2016–2022

American Gastroenterological Association - AGA
Member
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
Member
Society for Neuroscience
Member
American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society
Member
Society of Pediatric Research
Member