UdemeDEkongMD

Pediatric Gastroenterology • Washington, DC

Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation

Professor, Pediatrics, Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine

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Office
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC Building, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20007
Phone+1 202-444-3514

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 - 2024
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
Completed
Not Applicable
De Novo Autoimmune Hepatitis in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 09
Terminated
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
Recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

50 citations
A Low ω-6 to ω-3 PUFA Ratio (n-6:n-3 PUFA) Diet to Treat Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Youth.
Michelle A. Van Name, Mary Savoye, Jennifer M. Chick, Brittany Galuppo, Ariel E. Feldstein
The Journal of Nutrition. 2020-09-01
131 citations
Evaluation of the pediatric patient for liver transplantation: 2014 practice guideline by the american association for the study of liver diseases, american society of...
Robert H. Squires, Vicky L. Ng, Rene Romero, Udeme D. Ekong, Winita Hardikar
Hepatology. 2014-07-01
49 citations
Production of Proinflammatory Cytokines by Monocytes in Liver-Transplanted Recipients with De Novo Autoimmune Hepatitis Is Enhanced and Induces TH1-like Regulatory T C...
Adam S. Arterbery, Awo Osafo-Addo, Yaron Avitzur, Maria M. Ciarleglio, Yanhong Deng
Journal of Immunology. 2016-04-18

Journal Articles

Inflammasome Priming Mediated via Toll-like Receptors 2 and 4, Induces Th1-like Regulatory T Cells in De Novo Autoimmune Hepatitis
Udeme 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