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Office
1315 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121Phone+1 504-842-3900- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2004 - 2007
- Tulane UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004
- Tulane UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2001
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1996
- Harvard UniversityAB, English & American Literature & Language, magna cum laude, 1981 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
- MS State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- VA State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- AR State Medical License 2017 - 2018
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsA novel gastrointestinal microbiome modulator from soy pods reduces absorption of dietary fat in miceStephen M. Boue, Ilana S. Fortgang, Ronald J Levy, Deepak Bhatnagar, Matthew E. Burow, George C. Fahey, Mark L. Heiman> ;Obesity. 2016 Jan 1
- 35 citationsInvolvement of interleukin-18 in the pathogenesis of human eosinophilic esophagitis.Rituraj Niranjan, Priya Rajavelu, Sathisha Upparahalli Ventateshaiah, Jai Shankar Shukla, Asifa K. Zaidi, Siddesha Jalahalli Mariswamy, Jochen Mattner, Ilana S. Fortga...> ;Clinical Immunology. 2015 Apr 1
- 8 citationsCeliac and Non-Celiac Forms of Gluten Sensitivity: Shifting Paradigms of an Old DiseaseKarol Sestak, Ilana S. Fortgang> ;British Microbiology Research Journal. 2013 Jan 10
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Hospital Affiliations
- Children's HospitalNew Orleans, Louisiana
- Bridgepoint Continuing Care HospitalMarrero, Louisiana
- Ochsner Medical CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana
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