Pediatric Gastroenterology

Dedicated to improving healthcare for children in Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding Appalachian Region

 

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Ligia Alfaro Cruz, MD

Assistant Professor

EDUCATION

Medical Education: Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado, Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati, OH
Fellowship: Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

CERTIFICATIONS and LICENSURE

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
American Board of Pediatrics Certified Pediatrician
American Board of Pediatrics Subspecialty: Pediatric Gastroenterology
Tennessee Medical Board License
Indiana Medical Board License        

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Acute Liver  Management in the Pediatric Patient. Pulmonary/Critical care symposium. Bristol Regional Medical Center. Bristol, TN.

Grand Rounds: Dietary Management in Gastrointestinal Disorders. January 2019. Texas Children’s Hospital

Association of Genetic Mutations with Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis and Chronic Pancreatitis. October 2018, East Tennessee State University. Niswonger Children’s Hospital

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Alfaro Cruz L, Guffey D, Minard C, Chumpitazi BP, Shulman RJ.  (2019) Dietary Education in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: the Role of Healthcare Professionals. Presentation at Digestive Disease Week, 2019, San Diego. California

Alfaro Cruz L, Chumpitazi BP, Shulman RJ. (2019) Dietary Adherence in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Systematic Review. Presentation at Digestive Disease Week, San Diego. California

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Denton, K. H., Alfaro-Cruz, L., & Malkani, A. (2021). S2929 When a Nasogastric Tube Becomes More Than a Foreign Body: A Puzzling Nasogastric Tube. Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology| ACG, 116, S1213.

Ippisch HM, Alfaro-Cruz L, Fei L, Zou Y, Thompson T, Abu-El-Haija M. (2020) Hypertriglyceridemia Induced Pancreatitis: Inpatient Management at a Single Pediatric Institution. Pancreas. ;49(3):429-434. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000001505. PMID: 32168250.

Alfaro-Cruz L, Heitkemper M, Chumpitazi BP, Shulman RJ. (2020). Literature Review: Dietary Intervention Adherence and Adherence Barriers in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder Studies. J Clin Gastroenterol,54(3):203-211.

Alfaro Cruz L, Minard C, Guffey D, Chumpitazi BP, Shulman RJ. (2020). Does a Minority of Children With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Receive Formal Diet Advice? JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr.