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MD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
General Surgery - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Otolaryngology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Gastroenterology (Chief Fellow) - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Advanced Hepatology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Attending Physician
Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Moore, H and Bales, C. : Small Bowel Volvulus and Retinoblastoma: An Unidentified Association? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), Hollywood, Florida October 2018.
Kastl A, Bales C, Albenberg L Kelsen J.: An Unusual Case of Short Bowel Syndrome Complicated by FPIES and Anastomotic Ulceration Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN. Las Vegas, Nevada November 2017.
Drill, A., Ely, B, Bales, C.: A Proactive Approach to Care of Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome Patients, Oral Presentation at the 9th Annual Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium, Los Angeles, CA October 2016.
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.
Bales CB, Calabria AC, Zhang H, Swarr DT, Sainath N, Begany M, Bingham E, Johnson D, Kirpalani HM, Deardorff MA: Profound Cortical Hyperostosis in Preterm Infants with Chronic Lung Disease and Intestinal Failure. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Washington, DC 2013.
Bales CB, Dishowitz M, Carr E, Silvis L, Hansenson KD, Loomes KM. Jag1 in osteogenesis: clinical implications for Alagille syndrome [abstract oral presentation]. Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN); 2011; Orlando, FL.
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.
Bales CB: Hepatomegaly. Schwartz's Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 5th edition. Zorc JJ (eds.). Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins: Baltimore, MD, 2013
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bales CB. "Short Bowel Syndrome: The Next Generation", Neonatology Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital Colorado, Invited Virtual Presentation. Dec 2021.
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
2021-present, Reviewer, Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
2018-present, Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
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
2007-present, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)