Estella M. Alonso, MD

Medical Director, The Siragusa Transplantation Center

Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Sally Burnett Searle Professorship in Pediatric Transplantation

Language: English

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Liver transplantation, liver disease, fulminant hepatitic failure, neonatal cholestasis, outcomes research

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Education & Training

Education: Northwestern University, 1985

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, University of Chicago Hospital, 1988-1990; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1985-1988

Board Certifications: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology

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Research

Research Interests: Liver transplantation; liver failure; health outcomes; immunosuppression withdrawal

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Publications

Most recent publications

Corticosteroid Therapy for Indeterminate Pediatric Acute Liver Failure and Aplastic Anemia with Acute Hepatitis J Pediatr
A Phase I/IIa Trial of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Following Portoenterostomy in Biliary Atresia J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr68 (4): 495-501
Identification of PKD1L1 Gene Variants in Children with the Biliary Atresia Splenic Malformation Syndrome Hepatology
Impact of Steroid Therapy on Early Growth in Infants with Biliary Atresia: The Multicenter Steroids in Biliary Atresia Randomized Trial J Pediatr202179-185.e4
Evidence of Chronic Allograft Injury in Liver Biopsies From Long-term Pediatric Recipients of Liver Transplants Gastroenterology155 (6): 1838-1851.e7
Liver Transplant Listing in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure: Practices and Participant Characteristics Hepatology68 (6): 2338-2347
Bone Density in Children with Chronic Liver Disease Correlates with Growth and Cholestasis Hepatology
Liver Biopsy Can Be Safely Performed in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure to Aid in Diagnosis and Management J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr67 (4): 441-445
Low Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Influences Fatigue and Quality of Life in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr67 (5): 616-621
A Learning Collaborative Approach Increases Specificity of Diagnosis of Acute Liver Failure in Pediatric Patients Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol16 (11): 1801-1810.e3

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