Mhammad Gaith Said Semrin, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Jordan (1995)
- Internship
- Al-Bashir Hospital (1996), Rotating
- Residency
- New England Medical Center (2000), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Boston Children's Hospital (2004), Pediatric Gastroenterology
New England Medical Center (2001), Pediatric Gastroenterology - Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology
Conditions
- Abdominal migraines
- Achalasia
- Celiac disease
- Chronic abdominal pain (stomach ache)
- Colic
- Colon polyps
- Colorectal cancer (CRC)
- Constipation
- Crohn's disease
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS)
- Diarrhea
- Dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
- Encopresis
- Esophageal stricture
- Failure to thrive (FTT)
- Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
- Fecal incontinence
- Feeding disorder (PFD)
- Functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS)
- Gastroenteritis (stomache flu)
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding
- Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Lactose intolerance
- Malabsorption
- Microscopic colitis (lymphocytic colitis or collagenous colitis)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
- Peptic ulcer
- Rumination syndrome (merycism)
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)
Treatments
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
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Publications
Publications
- Anatomy, Histology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Stomach and Duodenum in Feldman M, Friedman L, Brandt L, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 11th ed. Russo MA, Semrin MG. (2020), Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier
- Impaired intestinal iron absorption in Crohn's disease correlates with disease activity and markers of inflammation. Semrin G, Fishman DS, Bousvaros A, Zholudev A, Saunders AC, Correia CE, Nemeth E, Grand RJ, Weinstein DA Inflammatory bowel diseases 2006 Dec 12 12 1101-6
- Celiac disease presenting with chilblains in an adolescent girl. St Clair NE, Kim CC, Semrin G, Woodward AL, Liang MG, Glickman JN, Leichtner AM, Binstadt BA Pediatric dermatology 2006 Sep-Oct 23 5 451-4
- Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Pappa HM, Semrin G, Walker TR, Grand RJ Current opinion in gastroenterology 2004 Jul 20 4 333-40
Books
- Anatomy, Histology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Stomach and Duodenum. In Feldman M, Friedman L, Brandt L, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Russo MA, Semrin MG. (2015). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 795-810.
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Professional Activities
- Medical Advisor, CCFA North Texas Chapter (2008)
- Member, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (2001)
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Awards and Honors
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists (2018-2020)
- Mom-Approved Doctor, DFW Child (2012, 2018)
