Jamie Merves, MD
Areas of expertise: Eosinophilic esophagitis, Short bowel syndrome (SBS)/intestinal failure
Locations: Specialty Care, King of Prussia, Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
About Jamie Merves, MD
Titles
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Gastroenterology – American Board of Internal Medicine
Pediatric Gastroenterology – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2022, Faculty Teaching Honor Roll, Division of GI, Hepatology and Nutrition GI Fellows
2022, Main Line Today Top Docs, Gastroenterology/Heptalogy
2015, Komarov Research Competition – Basic science, 2nd place
2012, Senior Resident Humanitarian Award, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2011, Teddy Bedrossian Compassionate Care Award, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2009, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
2007, APS-SPR Student Travel Award
2006, American Pediatric Society – Society for Pediatric Research (APS-SPR) Student Research Fellowship
2005, The President’s Volunteer Service Award (National Society of Collegiate Scholars)
2004, Phi Beta Kappa
2003, Golden Key Honor Society
2003, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)
2001-2005, Dean’s List, with distinction, The George Washington University
2001-05, Presidential Merit-Based Scholarship, The George Washington University
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
National
2012-present, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
- 2013-present, Training Committee
2009-present, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
Editorial and Academic Positions
Academic and Institutional Committees
2018-present, Pediatric Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
Internship
Pediatrics - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2022
Wenjing Zong, Renee Troutt, Jamie Merves: Blenderized enteral nutrition in pediatric short gut syndrome: Tolerance and clinical outcomes. Nutr Clin Pract 37(4): 913-920, August 2022.
2016
Chandramouleeswaran PM, Shen D, Lee AJ, Benitez A, Dods K, Gambanga F, Wilkins BJ, Merves J Noah Y, Toltzis S, Yearley J, Spergel JM, Nakagawa H, Malefyt Rd, Muir AB, Wang ML. Preferential Secretion of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (TSLP) by Terminally Differentiated Esophageal Epithelial Cells: Relevance to Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE). PLoS One. 2016 Mar 18;11(3):e0150968.
Whelan KA, Merves JF, Giroux V, Tanaka K, Guo A, Chandramouleeswaran PM, Chang S, Benitez AJ, Dods K, Que J, Masterson JC, Fernando SD, Godwin BC, Klein-Szanto AJ, Chikwava K, Ruchelli ED, Hamilton KE, Muir AB, Wang ML, Furuta GT, Falk GW, Spergel JM and Nakagawa H. Autophagy mediates epithelial cytoprotection and redox homeostasis in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gut. 2016 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Muir AB, Merves J, Liacouras CA. Role of Endoscopy in Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2016 Jan;26(1):187-200.
Merves JF, Whelan KA, Benitez AJ, Muir AB, Furuta GT, Wang ML, Falk GW, Spergel JM and Nakagawa H: ATG7 gene expression as a novel tissue biomarker in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jan;111(1):151-3.
2015
Merves J, Modayur Chandramouleeswaran P, Benitez AJ, Muir AB, Lee, AJ, Lim D, Dods K, Mehta I, Ruchelli E, Nakagawa H, Spergel J, Wang ML. Altered histamine receptor expression in the esophageal epithelium during eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE): Implications on disease pathogenesis. PLoS ONE, 10 (2): e0114831.
2014
Merves J, Muir A, Modayur Chandramouleeswaran P, Cianferoni A, Wang ML, Spergel JM. Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 112(5):397-403.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2016
Merves J, Mascarenhas M, Barsky D: Nutrition. The Philadelphia Guide to Inpatient Pediatrics 2016 Notes: Chapter 20.