{"id":27319,"date":"2021-03-27T23:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T03:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/?page_id=27319"},"modified":"2024-10-11T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T16:51:08","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/gi\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>About Our Research<\/h3>\n<p>Research efforts within the Pediatric Gastroenterology division include projects involving: inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn\u2019s disease and ulcerative colitis), feeding and swallowing disorders, nutritional disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis, liver disorders, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Our faculty collaborates in these projects with colleagues across campus, including researchers working throughout the School of Medicine, the School of Pharmacy, and the Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease.<\/p>\n<h3>Our Research Programs<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT02772965\">Low Dose Oral Methotrexate in Pediatric Crohn\u2019s Disease Patients Initiating Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (Anti-TNF) Therapy (COMBINE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.improvecarenow.org\/\">The Pediatric IBD Network Improvement Collaborative<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT03656380\">Mepolizumab for EoE Study<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/researchforme.unc.edu\/index.php\/en\/study-details?rcid=2080\">Feeding Tool Study<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/researchforme.unc.edu\/study-details?rcid=324\">IBD Partners Kids &amp; Teens<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Our Researchers<\/h3>\n            <section>\n                <ul class=\"divisions-container multi-column\" aria-label=\"people-directory\">\n            <li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a class=\"post-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/people\/francisco-sylvester-md\/\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2020\/04\/Sylvester-preferred.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2020\/04\/Sylvester-preferred.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    Francisco Sylvester, MD                                                            <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Professor of Pediatrics<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Division Chief in Pediatric Gastroenterology<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a class=\"post-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/people\/erica-brenner-md-mscr\/\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2020\/09\/Brenner-Erica-preferred.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2020\/09\/Brenner-Erica-preferred.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    Erica Brenner, MD, MSCR                                                            <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Assistant Professor of Pediatrics<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a class=\"post-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/people\/matthew-egberg-md-mph-mmsc\/\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2022\/02\/FIMG_GI_Egberg-Matthew.png\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2022\/02\/FIMG_GI_Egberg-Matthew.png\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    Matthew Egberg, MD, MPH, MMSc                                                            <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Associate Professor of Pediatrics<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a class=\"post-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/people\/ajay-gulati-md\/\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2020\/08\/Gulati-cropped-e1626189531128.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2020\/08\/Gulati-cropped-e1626189531128.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    Ajay Gulati, MD                                                            <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Professor of Pediatrics<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a class=\"post-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/people\/michael-kappelman-md-mph\/\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2020\/07\/FIMG_GI_Kappelman-Mike.png\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2020\/07\/FIMG_GI_Kappelman-Mike.png\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH                                                            <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Professor of Pediatrics<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a class=\"post-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/people\/sabina-mir-md\/\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2023\/02\/FIMG_GI_Mir-Sabina.png\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" 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