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Office
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Hershey, PA
500 University Dr, PO Box 180
Hershey, PA 17033Phone+1 717-531-5018
Education & Training
- University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1987 - 1990
- Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
- NM State Medical License 2002 - 2020
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 228 citationsMicroRNA regulation of intestinal epithelial tight junction permeability.Dongmei Ye, Shuhong Guo, Rana Al–Sadi, Thomas Y. Ma
Gastroenterology. 2011-10-01 - 140 citationsLipopolysaccharide-Induced Increase in Intestinal Epithelial Tight Permeability Is Mediated by Toll-Like Receptor 4/Myeloid Differentiation Primary Response 88 (MyD88)...Meghali Nighot, Rana Al-Sadi, Shuhong Guo, Manmeet Rawat, Prashant K. Nighot
The American Journal of Pathology. 2017-12-01 - 11 citationsLong-Term Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Disrupts Intestinal Tight Junction Barrier and Exaggerates Experimental Colitis.Meghali Nighot, Pei-Luan Liao, Nathan Morris, Dennis McCarthy, Viszwapriya Dharmaprakash
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. 2023-04-19
Press Mentions
- ‘There Are Likely More Victims’ of ‘Ketamine Queen’: FedsAugust 23rd, 2024
- Probiotics Offer Protection Against Intestinal DamageAugust 22nd, 2024
- A Potential Pathway May Guide New Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Inflammatory DiseasesAugust 22nd, 2024
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