Estella M. Alonso, MD

Medical Director, The Siragusa Transplantation Center

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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:

Pediatric Gastroenterology Care >

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

Research

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

Publications

Most recent publications

Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Young Children with Biliary Atresia and Native Liver: Results from the ChiLDReN Study J Pediatr
Frailty in Children with Liver Disease: A Prospective Multicenter Study J Pediatr 194 109-115.e4
Self-Management Measurement and Prediction of Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Transplant J Pediatr 193 128-133.e2
Variceal Hemorrhage and Adverse Liver Outcomes in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Cirrhosis J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 66 (1): 122-127
Trajectory of adherence behavior in pediatric and adolescent liver transplant recipients - the MALT cohort Liver Transpl
Trajectory of adherence behavior in pediatric and adolescent liver transplant recipients: The medication adherence in children who had a liver transplant cohort Liver Transpl 24 (1): 80-88
Long-term outcomes of de novo autoimmune hepatitis in pediatric liver transplant recipients Pediatr Transplant 21 (6):
The Medication Level Variability Index (MLVI) Predicts Poor Liver Transplant Outcomes: A Prospective Multi-Site Study Am J Transplant 17 (10): 2668-2678
Lactate and Lactate: Pyruvate Ratio in the Diagnosis and Outcomes of Pediatric Acute Liver Failure J Pediatr 182 217-222 e3
Pediatric acute liver failure of undetermined cause: A research workshop Hepatology 65 (3): 1026-1037