Estella M. Alonso, MD

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

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

HMGB1 is a Central Driver of Dynamic Pro-inflammatory Networks in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure induced by Acetaminophen
Sci Rep9 (1): 5971
Corticosteroid Therapy for Indeterminate Pediatric Acute Liver Failure and Aplastic Anemia with Acute Hepatitis
J Pediatr20823-29
Identification of PKD1L1 Gene Variants in Children with the Biliary Atresia Splenic Malformation Syndrome
Hepatology
A Phase I/IIa Trial of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Following Portoenterostomy in Biliary Atresia
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr68 (4): 495-501
Impact of Steroid Therapy on Early Growth in Infants with Biliary Atresia: The Multicenter Steroids in Biliary Atresia Randomized Trial
J Pediatr202179-185.e4

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