Christina B. Bales, MD
Areas of expertise: Short Bowel Syndrome, Failure to thrive, Alagille syndrome
About Christina B. Bales
Titles
Attending Physician
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2016-2017, Alan R. Cohen Master Clinician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, CHOP Gastroenterology Division Faculty Nutrition Teaching Award
2014, 2018-2021, CHOP Gastroenterology Division Faculty Honor Roll for Excellence in Teaching
2014, Selected Invitee American Gastroenterology Association Women's Leadership Conference
2012, CHOP Gastroenterology Division Faculty Honor Roll for Excellence in Teaching
2011, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellow Research Award
2010, American Society for Transplantation Fellows Symposium Travel Award
2009, Studies for Pediatric Liver Disease and Transplantation (SPLIT) Travel Award
2009, National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Award
2007, Tools for Skeletal Research Workshop at Yale University Travel Award
2002, AWMA Scholar Citation, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
2002, Merck Manual Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
2001, Alpha Omega Alpha
2001, Dean's Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1990, David B. Jutten Romance Language Award, Colgate University
1989, Phi Beta Kappa
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in professional organizations
International
2007-present, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial positions
2021-present, Reviewer, Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
2018-present, Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Academic and institutional committees
2021-present, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vascular Access Steering Committee
2019-present, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Complex Care Fever-Line Quality Improvement Committee
2019-present, Physician Clinical Advisor and Member, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Outpatient CLABSI Committee
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Internship
General Surgery - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Otolaryngology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Gastroenterology (Chief Fellow) - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Advanced Hepatology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2023
Zong W, Salish J, Kastl A, Kirsch J, Albenberg L, Bales C.: Whole foods introduction associated with symptomatic anastomotic ulceration in children with short bowel syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition 2023 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
2022
Sainath NN, Bales C, Brownell JN, Pickett-Blakely O, Sattar A, Stallings VA: Impact of Pancreatic Enzymes on Enteral Fat and Nitrogen Absorption in Short Bowel Syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition 75(1): 36-41, Jul 2022.
Kastl A, Zong, W, Gershuni VM, Friedman ES, Tanes C, Boateng A, Mitchell WJ, O'Connor K, Bittinger K, Terry NA, Bales C, Albenberg L, Wu GD. : Dietary fiber-based regulation of bile salt hydrolyzed activity in the gut microbiota and its relevance to human disease. Gut Microbes 14(1), 2022.
2016
Youngstrom, DL, Dishowitz, MI, Bales CB, Carr E, Mutyaba PL, Kozloff, KM, Shitaye H, Hankenson KD, and Loomes, KM.: Jagged1 expression by osteoblast-lineage cells regulates trabecular bone mass and periosteal expansion in mice Bone 91: 64-74, October 2016 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.07.006.
2014
Duffy E, Carlow DC, Bales C, Treat J: Spurious elevation of aspartate aminotransferase in a patient on isotretenoin. Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology 71(4): 132-3, Oct 2014.
2010
Bales C, Kamath BM, Munoz PS, Nguyen A, Piccoli DA, Spinner NB, et al. Pathologic lower extremity fractures in children with Alagille syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Jul;51(1):66-70. Cited in PubMed: PMID 20453673.
2009
Bales C, Sobol S, Wetmore R, Elden LM. Lateral sinus thrombosis as a complication of otitis media: 10-year experience at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Pediatrics. 2009 Feb;123(2):709-13. Cited in PubMed: PMID 19171642.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2015
Menchise AN, Barsky DL, Mascarenhas MR, Maqbool A, Terry NA, Bales CB: The evolution of essential fatty acid deficiency in pediatric intestinal failure patients on chronic parenteral nutrition in the setting of intravenous fat emulsion restriction. American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Long Beach, CA, Poster Presentation 2015.
Lectures by Invitation
2022
Bales CB. "Pancreatitis", Open Medical Institute Pediatric Gastroenterology Course, Salzburg, Austria. Apr 2022.
Bales CB. "Cystic Fibrosis", Open Medical Institute Pediatric Gastroenterology Course, Salzburg, Austria. Apr 2022.
Bales CB. "Short Bowel Syndrome: Part II", Open Medical Institute Pediatric Gastroenterology Course, Salzburg, Austria. Apr 2022.
Bales CB. "Short Bowel Syndrome: Part I", Open Medical Institute Pediatric Gastroenterology Course, Salzburg, Austria. Apr 2022.
2021
Bales CB. "Short Bowel Syndrome: The Next Generation", Neonatology Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital Colorado, Invited Virtual Presentation. Dec 2021.
Books
2015
Bales C: Jejunal and Ileal Atresia and Obstruction. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 20th Edition 2015.
Bales, C: Duodenal obstruction. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 20th Edition 2015.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2013
Bales CB: Hepatomegaly. Schwartz's Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 5th edition. Zorc JJ (eds.). Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins: Baltimore, MD, 2013
2012
Bales, CB: Food Poisoning and Food-Bourne Illness. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 6th Edition. In Schwartz, MW, Bell LM, Bingham PM, et al. (Eds.) (eds.). Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA, 2012, 2012.
2011
Bales C, Liacouras CA. Jejunal and ileal atresia and obstruction. In: Kliegman RM, Bonita MD, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW, Schor N, Behrman RE, editors. Nelson's textbook of pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2011. p. 1278.
Bales C, Liacouras CA. Duodenal obstruction. In: Kliegman RM, Bonita MD, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW, Schor N, Behrman RE, editors. Nelson textbook of pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2011. p. 1277.
2008
Bales CB. Food poisoning and food-bourne illness. In: Schwartz MW, Bell LM, Bingham PM, Chung EK, Friedman DF, Loomes KM, Mamula P, Mascarenhas M, Tanel RE, editors. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2008. p. 332-33.
2001
Miller SM, Fang CY, Diefenbach MA, Bales C. Tailoring psychosocial interventions to the individual's health information processing style: the influence of monitoring versus blunting in health and disease. In: Baum A, Andersen B, editors. Psychosocial interventions for cancer. Washington (DC): American Psychological Association; 2001. p. 343-62.
1999
Miller SM, Green VA, Bales C. What you don't know can hurt you: a cognitive social framework for understanding children's responses to stress. In: Lewis M, Ramsay D, editors. Soothing and stress. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 1999. p. 257-92.