
Mercedes Martinez MD
Intestinal Rehabilitation and Small Bowel Transplantation, Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation
Professor, Pediatrics and Medicine Columbia University College of Phys & Surg Director, Intestinal Transplant Program Director Abdominal Organ Transplant, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, New York Clinical Director, Human Studies Core Columbia Center for Translational Immunology
3959 BroadwayFl 7New York, NY 10032
Fax+1 212-305-4343
Overview of Dr. Martinez
Dr. Mercedes Martinez is a pediatric gastroenterologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Superior Institute of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba and has been in practice 38 years. Dr. Martinez accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 76 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 45 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Pediatric Gastroenterology. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2003 - 2006
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2003
Superior Institute of Medical Sciences of Santiago de CubaClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2003 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2003 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2023 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- New York Magazine Best Doctors New York Magazine, 2016-2024
- Academic of Clinical Excellence Columbia University, 2018
- Academy of Clinical Excellence Columbia University, 2018
Clinical Trials
- Long-term Safety and Efficacy Study of Teduglutide in Pediatric Participants With Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 09
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPosttransplant rituximab exposure and risk of PTLD in solid organ transplant recipients with EBV DNAemia.Evelyn H Orlando, Patrick Gould, Brian Cuzzo, Maegan Ford, Yuxuan Chen
Blood Neoplasia. 2025-11-01 - 1 citationsClinical utility of intraoperative wedge biopsies after preoperative core needle biopsies in biliary atresia.Christopher Nemeh, Nicholas Schmoke, Yeu Sanz Wu, Pengchen Wang, Stephen M Lagana
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-07-01 - MHC Class II Sharing Appears to Promote Intestinal Allograft Tolerance Through Linked Suppression in a Large Animal Model.M Esad Gunes, Satyajit Patwardhan, Sarah Merl, Kryscilla Yang, Rebecca Jones
Transplantation. 2025-05-20
Journal Articles
- Bone Fractures in Children with Cholestatic Liver Disease May Mimic those seen in Child AbuseGoldner D, Vittorio J, Barrios DM, McGuire J, Brodlie S, Brown J, Lobritto S, *Martinez M., Journal of Pediatrics
- Human intestinal Allografts Contain Functional Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells that are Maintained by a Circulating PoolFu J, Zuber J, Martinez M, Shonts B, Obradovic A, Wang H, Lau SP, Xia A, Waffarn E, Savage TM, Simpson MT, Yang S, Guo X, Miron M, Senda T, Rogers K, Rahman A, Ho SH, ..., Nature Medicine
- GGT improvement predict survival in pediatric primary sclerosing cholangitis regardless of ursodeoxycholic acid useDeneau M, El-Matary W, Valentino P, Abdou R, Alqoaer K, Amin M, Amir A, Auth M, Bazerbachi F, Broderick A, Chan A, Cotter J, Doan S, El-Youssef M, Ferrari F, Furuya K,..., Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Post- ERCP pancreatitis in children-A report from an international multicenter study group (pedi database)David Troendle, Bradley A. Barth, Douglas Fishman, Quin Lui, Yuhua Zheng, Matthew Giefer, Kyung Mo Kim, Luigi Dall”Oglio, Giulia Angelino, Paola DeAngelis, Mercedes Ma..., Annual Meeting North America Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2017
- Biopsy- related adverse events during iWITH, a multicenter immunosuppression withdrawal trial.Yumirle Turmelle, Emily R Perito, John Bucuvalas, Mercedes Martinez, Katie Spain, Sandy Feng and iWITH Investigators., Annual Meeting North America Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2017
- Indicators of biliary strictures in pediatric liver recipients.Vania kasper. Sarah Taylor, Dana Goldberg, Anna Rundle, Amanda Albrecht, Jennifer Vittorio, Adam Griesemer, Steven Lobritto, *Mercedes Martinez., Annual Meeting. American Association for the Study of Liver Disease., Washington, DC, 1/1/2017
Lectures
- The Protective Effect of Multivisceral Transplantation on Intestinal Allograft Rejection – Its Correlation with T-Cell Macrochimerism from a Long-Term Prospective Study.Seattle, WA - 1/1/2018
- Long Term Histologic Allograft Health is Preserved Despite Rejection During Protocolized Immunosuppression Withdrawal (ISW) in Stable Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipi...Seattle, WA - 1/1/2018
- Induction of tolerance for long-term liver allograft survival without immunosuppression in Cynomolgus Monkeys.Madrid, Spain - 1/1/2018
Other
- News from Columbiadoctors Children’s Health & ObgynCONNECTIONS
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/pediatrics/sites/default/files/connections_issue15_v05-email.UPDATED%20AFTER%20PRINT.pdf
1/1/2017 - State of the Liver Transplant in Latin America, Via video conference
La Paz Bolivia. - 1/1/2016 - Physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian discuss pediatric liver transplantsNewYork Presbyterian Hospital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVmIBROCF9w
1/1/2012
Press Mentions
AASLD Symposium Will Highlight Role of Nutrition in Pediatric Liver DiseaseMay 9th, 2017
Tribune Pulse - April 5, 2017 - Volume I - Issue 6April 5th, 2017
A New Approach to Pediatric Intestinal TransplantationDecember 13th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionHepatology Committee Chair
- Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant AssociationMember
- American Association for Study of Liver DiseaseMember
- Latin America Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionMember
- Studies in Pediatric Liver TransplantationMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- Columbia Universityhttps://www.columbiadoctors.org/mercedes-martinez-md
- NYPhttps://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-mercedes-martinez-2l8j5
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPOHIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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