Ritu Verma, MD, ChB
Gastoenterologist
Director, Center for Celiac Disease
Section Chief, Gastroenterology
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Abstracts
2009
Verma R. Quality of life in Celiac patients - novel way of increasing awareness of Celiac disease Chief Physician coaching sprees [abstract]. 3rd International Celiac Symposium; 2009 Mar, Amsterdam.
Awards
2008, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Clinician of the Year
2007, NFCA Physician Advocate of the Year
2006-2008, Top Doctor - South Jersey Magazine
2006, Gluten Free Cooking Spree, Chef/Physician Team Winner
1997, Fellows' GI Attending of the Year
1986, Best Pediatric Resident, New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital, New York
Books
Chapters
2008
Wong T, Verma R. Pancreatitis. In: Liacouras C, Piccoli D, editors. Pediatric gastroenterology, the requisites. Philadelphia: Saunders/Churchill/Mosby, 2008.
1998
Verma, RV. Vomiting. In: Liacouras C, Piccoli D, editors. Clinical pediatric gastroenterology. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone, 1998.
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial positions
2008-present, Practical Gastroenterology Series of Celiac Disease
Academic positions
2009-present, Care Model Steering Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2007-present, Care Coordination Working Group
2005-present, Clinical Affairs Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Leadership
Memberships in professional organizations
National societies
2001-present, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
2001-present, National Foundation of Celia Awareness Advisory Board
2001-present, American Gastroenterological Association
1995-present, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
Original Papers
2010
Rothenberg ME, Spergel JM, Sherrill JD, Annaiah K, Martin LJ, Cianferoni A, et al. Common variants at 5q22 associate with pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis. Nature Genetics. 2010 Apr; 42(4): 289-91. Read the abstract
2009
Jatla M, Bokhari A, Bierly P, Russo R, Verma R. Anthropometric, serologic, and laboratory correlation with villous blunting in Pediatric Celiac disease: diabetics are different. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 Feb. Read the abstract
Jatla M, Zemel BS, Bierly P, Verma R. Bone mineral content deficits of the spine and whole body in children at time of diagnosis with celiac disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2009 Feb; 48(2): 175-80. Read the abstract
Pergel JM, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Beausoleil JL, Franciosi J, Shuker M. Verma R, et al. 14 years of eosinophilic esophagitis: clinical features and prognosis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 2009 Jan; 48(1): 30-6. Read the abstract
2006
Jatla M, Verma R. Celiac disease in the pediatric patient. Hospital Physician, Gastroenterology Board Review Manual 1(4), 2006.
Posters and Presentations
2009
Verma R. Celiac disease [presentation]. Princeton Grand Rounds, University Medical Center at Princeton; 2009 Nov; Princeton, NJ.
Verma R. Celiac disease [presentation]. Grand Rounds, Doylestown Hospital; 2009 Mar; Doylestown, PA.
Verma R. Celiac disease [presentation]. Shore Memorial Grand Rounds, Shore Memorial Hospital; 2009 Mar; Mays Landing, NJ.
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