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Summary
- Shilpa Ravella is a gastroenterologist and author. She treats a range of general gastrointestinal ailments and has unique experience in managing complex rare diseases, including intestinal failure and intestinal or multiple-organ transplantation. She is an expert in the field of nutrition and is particularly interested in the interactions between lifestyle, the microbiome and the immune system.
Her debut book, A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet and Disease (W.W. Norton), was a best science pick by Nature and was shortlisted for the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Slate, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Salon, Discover and USA Today, among other publications. She has appeared as an expert on national media, including ABC’s Good Morning America and NPR, and in print media outlets, including The Telegraph, CBS, The Times, New Scientist, Nature, Forbes, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Food and Wine and Glamour. Her Ted-Ed lesson, ‘How the Food You Eat Affects Your Gut,’ has garnered over six million views. Ravella earned her B.S. in Biology from MIT and an M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. She splits her time between New York and Hawai’i Island, a “blue zone” where she works in rural healthcare. Learn more at shilparavella.com.
Clinical Expertise
- Inflammatory bowel disease, Intestinal failure, Short bowel syndrome, Intestinal transplant, Malabsorptive disorders, Bacterial overgrowth syndrome
Education & Training
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2014
- University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2007
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Biology
Certifications & Licensure
- HI State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 2015 - 2026
- IL State Medical License 2010 - 2017
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) Visiting IBD Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Dynamic establishment of recipient resident memory T cell repertoire after human intestinal transplantation.Wenyu Jiao, Mercedes Martinez, Constanza Bay Muntnich, Julien Zuber, Christopher Parks, Aleksandar Obradovic, Guangyao Tian, Zicheng Wang, Katherine D Long, Elizabeth ...> ;Ebiomedicine. 2024 Mar 1
- Dynamic establishment and maintenance of the human intestinal B cell population and repertoire following transplantation.Jianing Fu, Thomas Hsiao, Elizabeth Waffarn, Wenzhao Meng, Katherine D Long, Kristjana Frangaj, Rebecca Jones, Alaka Gorur, Areen Shtewe, Muyang Li, Constanza Bay Munt...> ;Medrxiv. 2023 Nov 16
- 28 citationsLymphohematopoietic graft-versus-host responses promote mixed chimerism in patients receiving intestinal transplantation.Jianing Fu, Julien Zuber, Brittany Shonts, Aleksandar Obradovic, Wang Z, Kristjana Frangaj, Wenzhao Meng, Aaron M. Rosenfeld, Elizabeth E. Waffarn, Peter Liou, Sai-Pin...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2021 Apr 15
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Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
- Gut Health: Here's How, and When, to Check on ItMarch 21st, 2023
- Thinking of Trying Intermittent Fasting? Make Sure It's the Right Diet for YouMay 25th, 2021
- 9 Safe Ways to Make Yourself Poop for Instant Relief, According to DoctorsSeptember 13th, 2020
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Hospital Affiliations
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York, New York
- Hilo Medical CenterHilo, Hawaii
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