Udeme D Ekong MD
Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation
Professor, Pediatrics, Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine
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3800 Reservoir Rd NWPHC Building, 2nd FloorWashington, DC 20007
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Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2003 - 2004
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2000 - 2003
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2000
Ahmadu Bello UniversityClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2019 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2022
CT State Medical License 2012 - 2021
GA State Medical License 2011 - 2020
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2017
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- The Role of Sodium Chloride and the Treg/Th17 Axis in Autoimmune Hepatitis Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 27
- De Novo Autoimmune Hepatitis in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 09
- Tabelecleucel for Solid Organ or Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Participants with Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease (EBV+ PTLD) After Failure of Rituximab or Rituximab and Chemotherapy Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 29
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cytomegalovirus prophylaxis in pediatric liver transplantation: A comparison of strategies across the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) consortium.Elizabeth D Knackstedt, Sarah G Anderson, Ravinder Anand, Jeff Mitchell, Ronen Arnon
American Journal of Transplantation. 2024-10-03 - Evaluation of pediatric patients for intestinal transplantation in the modern era.Nathan S Bryan, Shannon C Russell, Oguz Ozler, Fumitaka Sugiguchi, Nada A Yazigi
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024-08-01 - 2 citationsMaralixibat in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (MARCH-PFIC): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.Alexander G Miethke, Adib Moukarzel, Gilda Porta, Joshue Covarrubias Esquer, Piotr Czubkowski
The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2024-07-01
Journal Articles
- Inflammasome Priming Mediated via Toll-like Receptors 2 and 4, Induces Th1-like Regulatory T Cells in De Novo Autoimmune HepatitisUdeme D Ekong, Steven Lobritto, Frontiers in Neurology
Press Mentions
Recognizing Recently Promoted FacultySeptember 20th, 2024
Update on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 Hepatitis B GuidanceMarch 25th, 2018
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