
Benjamin Shneider MD
Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation
Professor, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine Chief of Section, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
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6701 Fannin St.Suite 1010Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 832-822-1042
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Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1986 - 1989
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1986
Stanford UniversityB.S, Chemistry, 1982
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2014 - 2028
PA State Medical License 2007 - 2014
NY State Medical License 1997 - 2013
CT State Medical License 1989 - 1997
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors in America 2007
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2005
- America's Top Pediatricians: Pediatric Gastroenterology 2004, 2008
Clinical Trials
- A Prospective Database of Infants With Cholestasis Start of enrollment: 2004 Apr 21
- Biliary Atresia Study in Infants and Children Start of enrollment: 2006 May 16
- Longitudinal Study of Genetic Causes of Intrahepatic Cholestasis (LOGIC) Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 30
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Secondary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage in biliary atresia-Analysis of prospective multicenter studies.Lee M Bass, Kieran Hawthorne, John C Magee, Benjamin L Shneider,
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2026-02-01 - Baseline analysis of patient reported outcomes in the progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis patient registry.Ryan T Fischer, Emily Ventura, James E Squires, Walter Perez, Akihiro Asai
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2026-01-29 - 1 citationsPlasma proteome correlations with liver stiffness in pediatric cholestasis implicate epithelial to mesenchymal transition.Benjamin L Shneider, Rupa S Kanchi, Sandra L Grimm, Sridevi Devaraj, Juliet Emamaullee
Hepatology Communications. 2025-10-01
Journal Articles
- Accuracy of the Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease Score in Estimating Pretransplant Mortality Among Pediatric Liver Transplant CandidatesRobert H Squires, Benjamin L Shneider, JAMA
- Bile acid pool dynamics in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis with partial external biliary diversionJ. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr, 1/1/2015
- Byler's Disease-Early natural history, A single center case seriesJ. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr, 1/1/2015
Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Translational Investigations of Byler's DiseaseHouston, TX - 1/16/2015
- Stratifying Risk and Individualizing Care for Portal Hypertenson- Controversies and Challenges in PediatricsBaveno, Italy - 1/11/2015
- Controversies in the Management of Varices in ChildrenBaveno, Italy - 1/11/2015
Other
- ATP8B1 Deficiency.GeneReviews
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - 1/1/2009 - Low-gGT Familial Interhepatic CholestasisGeneReviews at GeneTests: Medical Genetics Information Resource
http://www.genetests.org
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - 1/1/2006 - Developmental aspects of hepatic bile acid transport. Proceedings of the 2nd Ringberg conference on cell biology and molecular basis of liver transportProjekt
Verlag, Dortmund - 1/1/1995
Press Mentions
Maraxilibat Reduces Debilitating Itching in Children with Alagille SyndromeNovember 19th, 2020
Mirum Pharmaceuticals Announces Data Presented During AASLD Highlighting Durable Improvements in Pruritus and Quality of Life in Children with Alagille Syndrome Treated with MaralixibatNovember 15th, 2020- Mirum Pharmaceuticals Provides Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Business Update, and Announces Virtual Investor DayNovember 12th, 2020
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