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Jacobo Leopoldo Santolaya, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English Spanish
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Education and Training
- Medical School
- Rutgers Medical School at Piscataway (2016)
- Residency
- Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (2019), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (2022), Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology
Conditions
- Celiac disease
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
- Esophageal stricture
- Fecal incontinence
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Pediatric eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs)
- Protein calorie malnutrition (PCM)
- Blood in stool (Hematochezia)
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Clinical and quality improvement research related to inflammatory bowel disease in pediatric patients
- Basic science research on colonic enteroendocrine cells and their effect on host metabolism and microbiome
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Publications
- Enhancing Residents' Warmth in Greeting Caregivers: An Inpatient Intervention to Improve Family-Centered Communication. Bayer ND, Taylor A, Atabek Z, Santolaya JL, Bamat TW, Washington N, Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality 2021 May-Jun 01 43 3 183-193
- Pediatric Residents' Sense of Meaning in Their Work: Is This Value Related to Higher Specialty Satisfaction and Reduced Burnout? Bayer ND, Taylor A, Fallon A, Wang H, Santolaya JL, Bamat TW, Washington N, Academic pediatrics 2021 04 21 3 557-563
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
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Awards and Honors
- Senior Fellow Research Day - Top 5 Abstract / Oral Presentation 2022, UT Southwestern Medical Center Department of Pediatrics
- Outstanding Advocate Achievement 2019, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Community Pediatrics & Advocacy Program for Senior Residency Advocacy Project
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2015, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Gold Humanism Honor Society 2015, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Volunteer Award 2014, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Distinction in Research 2012-2013, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School