Professor, Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Rene Romero is an expert in the field of Pediatric Gastroenterology. He studied medicine at University of Florida College of Medicine. University of Florida College of Medicine is ranked 43/78 in Research/PrimaryCare. He has 20 awards "Joseph H. Moss Chair in Pediatrics, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation", "Healthcare Hero Health Care Physician Award Finalist", "Humanitarian Award for Compassionate Patient and Family Centered Care", "Healthcare Hero Health Care Innovation Award Finalist", "Physician's Golden Apple Award for Healthcare Education", "Physicians Golden Apple Award for Healthcare Education", "Best Doctors in America listing", "Pediatric Fellow Research Award", "Fellow Research Award", "Farley Fellow Award", "1990 Farley Fellow Award for outstanding performance as a clinical fellow", "Mary Soloway Award", "Eugene Craig Haufler Award", "Mary Soloway Award in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine for "overall excellent performance" in medical school", "Eugene Craig Haufler Award for "Future excellence in medical care for children"", "Alpha Omega Alpha", "Scholar", "National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar", "Phi Beta Kappa" and "National Merit Scholar". Rene Romero is a published physician as well. He has 12 publications published. The latest was: Total Serum Bilirubin within 3Months of Hepatoportoenterostomy Predicts Short-Term Outcomes in Biliary Atresia.

Publications

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• Compound heterozygous mutations in NEK8 in siblings with end-stage renal Disease with hepatic and cardiac anomalies.
• Total Serum Bilirubin within 3 Months of Hepatoportoenterostomy Predicts Short-Term Outcomes in Biliary Atresia.
• Baseline Analysis of a Young Alpha-1-AT Deficiency Liver Disease Cohort Reveals Frequent Portal Hypertension.
• Evaluation of the pediatric patient for liver transplantation: 2014 practice guideline by the american association for the study of liver Diseases, american society of...
• Medical Status of 219 Children with Biliary Atresia Surviving Long-Term with Their Native Livers: Results from a North American Multicenter Consortium.
• Use of corticosteroids after hepatoportoenterostomy for bile drainage in infants with Biliary atresia: the START randomized clinical trial.
• Humoral Immune Mechanism of Liver Injury in Giant Cell Hepatitis with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia.
• Magnetic resonance imaging identifies unsuspected liver abnormalities in patients after the Fontan procedure.
• Clinico-pathologic findings in children with hepatopulmonary syndrome.
• Features of portal hypertension are associated with major adverse events in Fontan patients: The VAST study.
• The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist Exendin 4 has a protective role in ischemic injury of lean and steatotic liver by inhibiting cell death and stimulating li...

Schools

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• University Of Florida College Of Medicine

• Mass Gen Hospital

Procedures Preformed

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• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy

Conditions Treated

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• Anemia
• Biliary Atresia
• Cirrhosis
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
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Doctors Specialties

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• Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Pediatric Transplant Hepatology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Joseph H. Moss Chair in Pediatrics, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation
• Healthcare Hero Health Care Physician Award Finalist
• Humanitarian Award for Compassionate Patient and Family Centered Care
• Healthcare Hero Health Care Innovation Award Finalist
• Physician's Golden Apple Award for Healthcare Education
• Physician’s Golden Apple Award for Healthcare Education
• Best Doctors in America listing
• Pediatric Fellow Research Award
• Fellow Research Award
• Farley Fellow Award
• 1990 Farley Fellow Award for outstanding performance as a clinical fellow
• Mary Soloway Award
• Eugene Craig Haufler Award
• Mary Soloway Award in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine for "overall excellent performance" in medical school
• Eugene Craig Haufler Award for "Future excellence in medical care for children"
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Scholar
• National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar
• Phi Beta Kappa
• National Merit Scholar

Education

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• Boston Children's Hospital
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• University of Florida College of Medicine
• Emory University

Hospital

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• Emory University Hospital
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

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