Derek Ming Hei Ngai, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Assistant Instructor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2016)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2019), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2022), Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology
Conditions
- Celiac disease
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
- Encopresis
- Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
- Esophageal stricture
- Failure to thrive (FTT)
- Fecal incontinence
- Feeding disorder (PFD)
- Gastroenteritis (stomache flu)
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Lactose intolerance
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic ulcer
Departments and Programs
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Publications
- Standardizing and optimizing nutrition evaluation frequency of enterally fed patients in an ambulatory pediatric gastroenterology practice: A single-center study. D. Ngai, S. Kotamraju, P. Do, R. Luffy, C. Winser-Bean, J. Rockwell, L. Hollaway, V. Wright, S. Barlow, M. Sathe. 2022 Dec 1. doi: 10.1002/ncp.10939.
