Udeme D Ekong MD
Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation
Professor, Pediatrics, Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine
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3800 Reservoir Rd NWPHC Building, 2nd FloorWashington, DC 20007
Phone+1 202-444-3514
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Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2003 - 2004
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2000 - 2003
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2000
Ahmadu Bello UniversityClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2019 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2022
CT State Medical License 2012 - 2021
GA State Medical License 2011 - 2020
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2017
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- The Role of Sodium Chloride and the Treg/Th17 Axis in Autoimmune Hepatitis Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 27
- De Novo Autoimmune Hepatitis in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 09
- A Phase 3 Study of Tabelecleucel for Participants With Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease After Failure With Rituximab or Rituximab and Chemotherapy Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 29
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Meeting Report: The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation.Amrita Narang, Udeme D Ekong, Gabriel E Gondolesi, Adam Griesemer, Amber Hildreth
Transplantation. 2026-05-28 - Expanding Pediatric Liver Transplant Options: On-pump Split Reduction With Normothermic Machine Perfusion.Alexander Kroemer, Dimitrios Moris, Kieranjeet Nijhar, Iwanger-I-Ter Jia, Nada Yazigi
Transplantation. 2026-05-01 - Liver Transplantation for Diffuse Infantile Hepatic Hemangioma and Acute Liver Failure: A Case Report.Elana P Kleinman, Nada A Yazigi, Carolina Rumbo, Roaa A Aljuaid, Udeme D Ekong
Pediatric Transplantation. 2026-03-01
Journal Articles
- Inflammasome Priming Mediated via Toll-like Receptors 2 and 4, Induces Th1-like Regulatory T Cells in De Novo Autoimmune HepatitisUdeme D Ekong, Steven Lobritto, Frontiers in Neurology
Press Mentions
Advancing Pediatric GI Care: Children’s National at the 2025 NASPGHAN ConferenceNovember 17th, 2025
Recognizing Recently Promoted FacultySeptember 20th, 2024
Update on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 Hepatitis B GuidanceMarch 25th, 2018
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