Curriculum Vitae Nidhi Rawal, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics Last updated: April 2017 Contact Information University of Maryland School of Medicine Business address: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics 22 S. Greene street, Suite N5W68 Baltimore, MD 21201 Business Phone Number: (410)328-6950 Fax: (410)328-1072 Email: HYPERLINK "mailto:nrawal@peds.umaryland.edu" nrawal@peds.umaryland.edu Foreign Languages: Hindi Education 2004 M.B.B.S., University of Delhi, Lady Hardinge Medical College 2011 M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Post Graduate Education and Training 07/2006-06/2009 Residency, Pediatrics, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 08/2011-08/2014 Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Maryland Certifications 2012 General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics 2015 Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, American Board of Pediatrics Medical Licensures Active Maryland
Employment History Academic Appointments: 07/2009-06/2010 Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric GI Motility Center and Feeding Disorders Program, Kennedy Krieger Institute 07/2009-06/2010 Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Professional Society Membership 2006-present 2012-present 2012-present 2012-present Member, American Academy of Pediatrics Member, Pediatric Neurogastrointestinal Motility Committee, NASPGHAN Member, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Member, American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Honors and Awards 2004 Intern of the Year Award, Awarded for distinguished clinical performance as an intern 2009 Senior Resident Teaching Award for contributions towards teaching and learning of Medical students and interns 2013 American College of Gastroenterology Presidential Award, for A systematic review on gluten and casein free diets in Autism: What do we know? Control ID: 1732084 Clinical Activities Clinical Expertise: 2012 Board certified, General Pediatrics 2015 Board certified, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Clinical and research focus in areas of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Celiac disease, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal disorders, Inflammatory bowel disorders, gastrointestinal manifestations in Autism and special needs children Past clinical experience: 07/2009-06/2010 Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric GI Motility Center and Feeding
Disorders Program, Kennedy Krieger Institute 07/2009-06/2010 Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 06/2010-06/2011 Pediatric Hospitalist, Part-Time, Department of Pediatric Neurorehabilitation, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Development of Clinical Programs: 2008-2009 Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, NY. Assessment and improvement of patient care continuity in the community health care clinics 2012-present 2013-present University of Maryland Medical Center, MD. Fellowship education core curriculum. Responsible for designing and implementation of weekly core conference during fellowship University of Maryland Medical Center, MD. Coordinator for inpatient discharge planning for formula supplementation, in conjunction with inpatient nursing staff, department of case management and department of nutrition 2013-2016 University of Maryland Medical Center, MD. Interdepartmental collaboration between Pediatric Gastroenterology and Integrative Medicine. Focus on patients with chronic pain syndromes 2015-present 2016-present University of Maryland Medical Center, MD. Development of Research curriculum for Pediatric GI fellows in training. University of Maryland Medical Center, MD. Development of Nutrition elective for general pediatrics residents. 2014-2016 University of Maryland Medical Center, MD. Integrated pediatric GI telemedicine program. 2014-2016 University of Maryland Medical Center, MD. Co-director of Pediatric Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Program (EGDP)
Active Clinical Programs: 2016-present Pediatric Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal disorders program. A comprehensive multidisciplinary team based approach in collaboration with Pediatric Allergy and Nutrition services. Administrative Service 03/2007-05.2009 Resident delegate, Committee of Interns and Residents 07/2009-11/2009 Physician Committee Head, Physician Order Entry system, Department of Pediatric GI and Feeding disorders Program, Kennedy Krieger Institute 12/2009-05/2010 Physician Committee Head, Web-design Program, Department of Pediatric GI and Feeding disorders Program, Kennedy Krieger Institute 2010-11 Career and Alumni Liaison Chair, J. B. Grant International Society, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health 2012-2013 Resident representative, Ethics Committee, University of Maryland 2012-2014 Member, Pediatric Neurogastrointestinal Motility Committee, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) 2015-ongoing Member, International Committee, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Mentoring Service 07/2015 Voluntary participation in the YouthWorks Summer Employment Program Serving as a mentor to a college student providing a meaningful employment experience on a unique campus environment. This program is an integral part of the summer employment experience for students from Baltimore City schools. Mentors provide one-on-one support and contact with their student, and assist in exploring career and education options. 02/2016 Primary Mentor to Dr. Travis Ayers, Pediatric GI fellow, for a retrospective case review study on Response to oral Vancomycin in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. 2015-now Primary Mentor in the Pediatric GI and nutrition division, to Dr. Jennifer Hong, General Pediatrics resident in training. Working on
Clinical and Histological progression of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Teaching Service Medical Student teaching: 06/2008-2009 Teaching Evidence based Medicine to Interns and Medical students, with the help of Power Point Presentations, Interesting case of the week, Journal club, and Radiographic Tutorials, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center 08/2011-ongoing Daily 15minute discussions with the on-service pediatric subspecialty team, with focus on topics of general pediatric gastroenterology. (During on service months) Resident Teaching: 07/2008-05/2009 Holding case discussions and PREP based tutorials on a weekly basis for interns and residents, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center 07/2009-06/2010 Teaching and supervising Pediatric Residents as a Hospitalist at Pediatric GI and Feeding Disorders Program, Kennedy Krieger Inst. 08/2011-2014 Weekly 30 minute discussions with the on-service pediatric subspecialty team, with focus on diagnosis and management of most common clinical presentations in pediatric gastroenterology. (During on service months) 2014-now Monthly presentation to the Pediatric residents on sub specialty service, focusing on the some of the common medical conditions encountered in Pediatric Gastroentertology Active research projects 02/2013-ongoing 08/2015-ongoing Interleukins in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease University of Maryland Telemedicine in Pediatrics- a pilot study
University of Maryland 02/2016-ongoing 2015-ongoing Response to oral Vancomycin in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. University of Maryland Clinical and Histological progression of Eosinophilic Esophagitis University of Maryland Publications Peer reviewed journal articles: Rawal N, Sokal M, Kim R. Prophylactic Fluconazole Therapy for VLBW infants colonized with Candida. Oral Presentation at Brooklyn Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, 2008. Nathan R, Rawal N. Relationship between BMI and Reflux Esophagitis in children (cv27), Presented at NASPGHAN 2009. M. Roger Kim, Harry L. Graber, Randall L. Barbour, Nidhi Rawal, Pradeep Siwach, Devaraj Sambalingam. The Determination of Neonatal Brain Oxygenation Status by Near Infrared Technology (752307). Presented at the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting (ESPR), 2009. Rawal N, Kim R. Validity of Shukla Formula in calculating the length of Umbilical vein catheter in VLBW infants. Oral Presentation at Brooklyn Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, 2009. Rawal N, DesBiens J, Darbari A. Colonic manometry results of oral Lubiprostone. Gastroenterology vol. 138 issue 5 May, 2010. p. S-229-S-230. DOI: 10.1016/ S0016-5085(10)61043-8. ISSN: 0016-5085. HYPERLINK "http://www.researchgate.net/researcher/39770675_anil_darbari/" \o "Anil Darbari" Darbari A, HYPERLINK "http://www.researchgate.net/researcher/ 2019568507_Nidhi_Rawal/" \o "Nidhi Rawal" Rawal N, HYPERLINK "http:// www.researchgate.net/researcher/2012597660_punit_n_jhaveri/" \o "Punit N. Jhaveri" Jhaveri P, HYPERLINK "http://www.researchgate.net/researcher/2044589579_pooja_b_jhaveri/" \o "Pooja B. Jhaveri" Jhaveri P. Children With Autism and Feeding Problems Have Significant Endoscopic Findings. May 2010. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Gastrointest Endoscop, 01/2010; 71(5). DOI:10.1016/j.gie.2010.03.573 Rawal N, Caballero B. Does Early Infancy weight gain increase the risk for childhood obesity?: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JPGN Volume 53, Suppl 1, October 2011 Rawal N, Szeto W, Safta A. Gastrointestinal Duplication in pediatric population: Case Report and Literature Review. Presented at North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition annual conference 2012. Rawal N, Lumpkins K, Voigt R, Zawahir S, Blanchard S. Case of Pediatric Volvulus without Intestinal Malrotation: A Case Report. Presented at American College of Gastroenterology annual conference 2012.
Rawal N, Malkani A, Safta A, Kader H, Zawahir S, Blanchard S. A systematic review on gluten and casein free diets in children with Autism: What do we know? American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2052, Vol 108, Suppl 1, October 2013. Control ID: 1732084 Rawal N, Twaddell W, Fasano A, Blanchard S, Safta A. Remission of Refractory Celiac Disease With Infliximab in a Pediatric Patient. Published in American College of Gastroenterology Case reports journal. ACG Case Rep J 2015;2(2):121-123. http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2015.25. Published: January 16, 2015. Rawal N, Safta A, Blanchard S. Beware of Holistic treatment during Endoscopy! Presented at North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition annual conference 2014. Rawal N, Zawahir S, Blanchard S, Kader H. Thymic Mass In A Pediatric Patient With Lymphocytic Colitis. Presented at North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition annual conference 2014. Rawal N, Safta A, Malkani A, Zawahir S, Watkins R, Kader H, Blanchard S. Treatment options for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in children: A systematic review. Presented at North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition annual conference 2014.Control ID: 20133416 Hong J, Puppa E, Rawal N, Malkani A. "Treatment outcomes of Esoinophilic Esophagitis: Dietary vs Topical Corticosteroid therapy". Pediatric Academic Societies, 2017. Book Chapters: Rawal N, Yazigi N, Kaufman S. Book Chapter on Pediatric liver and small bowel transplant, in Pediatric Clinics of North America. Ongoing work, not submitted yet. Rawal N, Malkani A. Book Chapter on Pediatric Feeding Disorders in The Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, in press. Darbari A, Sehgal S, Rawal N. Book chapter on Pharmacologic Therapies in Esophageal and gastric disorders of infancy and childhood, in press.
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