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Office
1 Diamond Hill Road
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a board certified pediatric gastroenterologist at Summit Medical Group. I treat a wide range of pediatric GI conditions from constipation, abdominal pain, feeding issues, IBD, and liver disorders.
Education & Training
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2007 - 2010
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2005 - 2025- NJ State Medical License 2005 - 2021
PA State Medical License 2007 - 2010- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Board of pediatrics Pediatric gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Bergen Top Docs 2018
- New Jersey Family Favorite Kids’ Docs 2014
- Fellow Resarch Award NASPGHAN, 2009
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 90 citationsEvidence from human and zebrafish that GPC1 is a biliary atresia susceptibility gene.Shuang Cui, Melissa Leyva–Vega, Ellen A. Tsai, Steven F. EauClaire, Joseph T. Glessner, Hakon Hakonarson, Marcella Devoto, Barbara Haber, Nancy B. Spinner, Randolph P....> ;Gastroenterology. 2013 May 1
- 9 citationsSignificant liver disease in a patient with Y116H mutation in the MVK gene.Melissa Leyva-Vega, Pamela F. Weiss, Jaya Ganesh, Laura K. Conlin, Nancy B. Spinner, Randolph P. Matthews> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2011 Jun 1
- 47 citationsGenomic alterations in biliary atresia suggest region of potential disease susceptibility in 2q37.3.Melissa Leyva-Vega, Jennifer Gerfen, Brian D. Thiel, Dorota Jurkiewicz, Elizabeth B. Rand, Joanna Pawlowska, Diana Kamińska, Pierre Russo, Xiaowu Gai, Ian D. Krantz, B...> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2010 Apr 1
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Professional Memberships
- North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and NutritionMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
Overlook Medical CenterSummit, New Jersey
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