Jessina Thomas, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Oakland University Wm Beaumont School of Medicine (2017)
- Residency
- Medical University of South Carolina (2020), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children (2023), Pediatric Gastroenterology
Conditions
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
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Publications
- Office-based sedation-free transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsies using single-use gastroscopes: A pediatric single-center experience. Smadi Y, Thomas J, Bittar K, Norton H, Friedlander JA, Bornstein J. JPGN Rep. 2023 Dec 20;5(1):29-34. doi: 10.1002/jpr3.12025. eCollection 2024 Feb. PMID: 38545271
- Monitoring pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis disease activity using an unsedated blind esophageal brushing model: A pilot study. Thomas J, Deb C, Bittar K, Bornstein J, Mehta D, Smadi Y. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Apr;78(4):878-885. doi: 10.1002/jpn3.12127. Epub 2024 Jan 23. PMID: 38591709
- Addressing diagnostic dilemmas in eosinophilic esophagitis using esophageal epithelial eosinophil-derived neurotoxin. Thomas J, Hopson P, Deb C, Bornstein J, Mehta D, Bittar K, Smadi Y. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Feb;78(2):304-312. doi: 10.1002/jpn3.12054. Epub 2023 Dec 27. PMID: 38374551
- Identifying Mast Cells in Gastrointestinal Biopsies in Pediatric Irritable Bowel Patients. Rizvi SA, Oriala C, Thomas J, Li S, Smadi Y. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 Nov 1;75(5):572-577. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003588. Epub 2022 Oct 28. PMID: 35976360
- Presyncope Leading to the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in a Pediatric Patient. Fernandez J, Thomas J, Levy M, Patel N, Levy A, Smadi Y. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Sep 1;73(3):e79. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003144. PMID: 33797451
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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
- The American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED) Outstanding EGID Abstract Award (2022), North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Annual Meeting
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