Edisio J. Semeao, MD
Locations: Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Bucks County; Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Brandywine Valley; Main Hospital
Phone: 215-590-3630
Phone: 215-590-3630
MD - University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Pediatric Gastroenterology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Howard Heinz Research Fellow - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Gastroenterology – American Board of PediatricsPediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Attending Physician
Director, Gastroenterology Inpatient Care and Resident Education
Medical Director at CHOP Brandywine Valley, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Section Chief for Inpatient Gastroenterology
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Hitt TA, Eisenberg J, Surrey LF, Gokli A, Semeao E, De Leon DD.: Clinical case conundrum: Hyperlactataemia in a case of type 1 diabetes with chronic hyperglycaemia. Diabet Med. Wiley, 38(10), October 2021.
Rychik J, Goldberg D, Rand E, Semeao E, Russo P, Dori Y, Dodds K: End-organ consequences of the Fontan operation: liver fibrosis, protein losing enteropathy and plastic bronchitis. Cardiol Young 23(6): 831-840, December 2013.
Goldberg DJ, Dodds K, Avitabile CM, Glatz AC, Brodsky JL, Semeao EJ, Rand EB, Mancilla EE, Rychik J: Children with protein losing enteropathy after the fontan operation are at risk for abnormal bone mineral density. Pediatr Cardiol 33(8): 1264-1268, March 2012.
Goldberg DJ, Dodds K, Avitabile CM, Glatz AC, Brodsky JL, Semeao EJ, Rand EB, Mancilla EE, Rychik J: Children with protein-losing enteropathy after the Fontan operation are at risk for abnormal bone mineral density. Pediatr Cardiol 33(8): 1264-1268, December 2012.
Thacker D, Patel A, Dodds K, Goldberg DJ, Semeao E, Rychik J. Use of oral budesonide in the management of protein-losing enteropathy after the Fontan operation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Mar;89(3):837-42.
Franciosi JP, Mascarenhas M, Semeao E, Flick J, Kelly J. Mamula P: Randomised controlled trial of paediatric magnetic positiong device assisted colonscopy: a pilot and feasibility study. Digestive & Liver Disease 41(2): 123-6, February 2009.
Burnham J, Shultz J, Petit M, Semeao E, Beck T, Zemel B, Leonard M. Alterations in proximal femur geometry in children treated with glucocorticoids for Crohn’s disease or Nephrotic syndrome: Impact of the underlying disease. J Bone Mineral Miner Res. 2007 Apr;22(4):551-9.
Burnham JM, Shults J, Semeao E, Foster BJ, Zemel BS, Stallings VA, Leonard MB: Body-composition alterations consistent with cachexia in children and young adults with Crohn disease. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 82(2): 413-20, August 2005.
Liacouras CA, Spergel MJ, Ruchelli E, Verma R, Mascarenhas M, Semeao E, Flick J, kelly J, Brown-Whitehorn T, Mamula P, Markowitz JE: Eosinophilic esophagtis: a 10 year experience in 381 children. Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology 3(12): 1198-206, December 2005.
Burnham JM, Shults J,Semeao E, Foster B, Zemel BS, Stallings VA, Leonard MB: Whole body BMC in pediatric Crohn disease: independent effects of altered growth, maturation, and body composition. Journal of Bone & Mineral Research 19(12): 1961-8, December 2004.
Schall J, Semeao E, Stallings V, Zemel B: Self-assessment of sexual maturity status in children with Crohn's disease. J Pediat 141(2): 223-229, August 2002.
Sentongo T, Semeao E, Stettler N, Piccoli D, Stallings V, Zemel B: Vitamin D status in children, adolescents, and young adults with Crohn's disease. Am J Clin Nutr 76: 1077-1081, November 2002.
Sentongo T, Semeao E, Piccoli D, Stallings V, Zemel B: Growth, body composition and nutritional status in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 31: 33-40, July 2000.
Semeao E, Jawad A, Zemel B, Neiswender K, Piccoli D, Stallings V: Bone mineral density in children and young adults with Crohn's disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 5: 161-166, August 1999.
Semeao E, Jawad A, Stouffer N, Zemel B, Piccoli D, Stallings V: Risk factors for low bone mineral density in children and young adults with Crohn's disease. J Pediat 135(5): 593-600, November 1999.
Semeao E, Stallings V, Peck S, Piccoli D: Vertebral compression fractures in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology 112: 1710-1713, May 1997.
Bousvaros A, Leichtner A, Book L, Shigeoka A, Bilodeau J, Semeao E, Ruchelli E, Mulberg A: Treatment of pediatric autoimmune enteropathy with tacrolimus (FK-506). Gastroenterology 111(1): 237-243, July 1996.
Dale Lee MD, MSCE and Edisio Semeao MD : Bone Health in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Chapter24, Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Petar Mamula, Andrew B. Grossman, Robert N. Baldassano, Judith R. Kelsen, Jonathan E. Markowitz (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Fourth Edition, 2023.
Dale Lee MD. and Edisio Semeao, M.D: BONE HEALTH IN PEDIATRIC INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease P. Mamula, J. Markowitz, B. Baldassano, J. Kelsen, A Grossman (eds.) (eds.). SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. Third Edition. : Page: 299-314, June 2017.
Meena Thayu, M.D., M.S.C.E. and Edisio Semeao, M.D: Bone Health in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Second Edition. P. Mamula, J. Markowitz, B. Baldassano (eds.). Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. Page: in press, 2012.
Semeao EJ: Meckels diverticulum. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. Schwartz MW (eds.) (eds.). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia, PA, 6 th Edition: 530-531, 2012.
Semeao EJ: Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. Schwartz MW (eds.) (eds.). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia, PA, 6 th Edition: 488-489, 2012.
Semeao EJ: Necrotizing enterocolitis. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. Schwartz MW (eds.) (eds.). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia, PA, 6 th Edition: 574-575, 2012.
Semeao EJ: Chronic Diarrhea. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. Schwartz MW (eds.) (eds.). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia, PA, 6 th Edition: 182-183, 2012.
Semeao EJ. Chronic diarrhea. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2008. p. 182-183.
Semeao EJ. Meckels diverticulum. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2008. p. 512-513
Semeao EJ. Necrotizing enterocolitis. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2008. p. 556-557.
Semeao EJ, Thayu M, Leonard MB. Bone health assessment in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. In: Baldassano B, Mamula P, Markowitz J, editors. Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. New York: Springer; 2008. p. 275-294.
Semeao EJ. Irritable bowel syndrome. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2008. p. 470-471.
Semeao E. Meckels diverticulum. In: Liacouras C, Piccoli D, editors. Pediatric gastroenterology, the requisites in pediatrics. Philadelphia: Mosby, Inc.; 2008. p. 158-162.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Irritable bowel syndrome. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2003. p. 494-495.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Necrotizing enterocolitis. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2003. p. 560-561.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Meckels diverticulum. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2003. p. 524-525.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Irritable bowel syndrome. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2000. p. 492-493.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Diarrhea - acute. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2000. p. 326-327.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Necrotizing enterocolitis. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2000. p. 560-561.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Meckels diverticulum. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2000. p. 522-523.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Diarrhea - chronic. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. p. 290-291.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Diarrhea - acute. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. p. 288-289.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Irritable bowel syndrome. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. p. 450-451.
Semeao EJ, Altschuler SA. Irritable bowel syndrome. In: Altschuler SA, Liacouras C, editors. Pediatric gastroenterology. London (England): Churchill Livingstone; 1997. p. 223-228.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Meckels diverticulum. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. p. 478-479.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Necrotizing enterocolitis. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. p. 512-513.
Semeao EJ, Mulberg AE. Viral hepatitis. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. p. 808-809.
Patricia Dowds, Molly Phelan, Edisio Semeao, Joel Friedlander and Matthew J Ryan: Use of a Single-Sterile Use Gastroscope for Pediatric Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy (uTNE) NASPGHAN 2023 Annual Meeting. October 2023.
1989-1991, Pediatric Scholar, University of Connecticut, School of Medicine
1988, Family Medicine Student Fellowship
1987, Summa Cum Laude Graduate
1987, University Scholar
1986, Phi Beta Kappa
2002-present, European Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2002-present, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2022-present, FLOCARD Committee, Department of Pediatrics
2019-present, GI Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee
2017-present, Quality Improvement Committee, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
2017-present, Clinical Affairs Committee, Department of Pediatrics
2014-present, Intern Selection Committee, Department of Pediatrics
2012-present, Unit Partners Leadership Committee, Department of Pediatrics
2012-present, Unit Partners Committee 5S/5WB, Department of Pediatrics
2012-present, Interviewer, Intern Selection Committee, Department of Pediatrics
2010-present, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Department of Pediatrics
2005-present, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Advisory Committee, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
1997-present, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
1997-present, American Medical Association
1997-present, American Academy of Pediatrics