Judy-April Oparaji Murayi, MD, MPH, CNSC, RDN

2026

Murayi JA, Glader L, Stevenson RD. Richardson C, Goday PS: Using weight measurements and disease-specific growth charts to predict clinical outcomes in children with cerebral palsy.  Dev Med Child Neurol Feb 2026.

2025

Murayi J-A, Evenson E, Britton C, Gehred A, Goday PS. Clinical effects of pediatric commercial food-based formulas: A systematic review. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025;80(3):501-509. doi:10.1002/jpn3.12450

Swaminathan G, Lin YC, Ni J, et al. Why is the rectal route for NSAIDS favorable for preventing post-ERCP pancreatitis?. Pancreatology. Published online February 4, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.pan.2025.02.004 

2024

Murayi J-A, Evenson E, Britton C, Gehred A, Goday PS. Clinical effects of pediatric commercial food-based formulas: A systematic review. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Dec 27. doi: 10.1002/jpn3.12450. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39727063. 

Murayi J-A, Flahive C, Mezoff E. Contaminated well water driving D-lactic acidosis in child with short bowel syndrome. JPGN Rep. 2024;0-0. doi:10.1002/jpr3.12133. 

2023

Murayi J-A, Goday P. Current topics in pediatric enteral nutrition safety. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2023 August 27; 38(6):1220-1224. Doi: 10.1002/ncp.11066

Murayi J-A, Evenson E, Verkin‐Siebert D, et al. Thickness of commercial blenderized formulas adversely affects successful delivery via enteral feeding pumps. Nutr Clin Pract. 2023;1‐6. Doi:10.1002/ncp.11007

2022

Heath JK, Murayi J-A, Edgar L, Shah BJ. Training Generations of Clinician Educators: Applying the Novel Clinician Educator Milestones to Faculty Development. Gastroenterology. Dec 09 2022;doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2022.12.003

Barakat M, Khalid A, Mang Y, Ding Y, Murayi J-A, Jayaraman T, Poropatich R, Akshintala V, Juakiem W, Wen L, Papachristou G, Husain S. A review of the rationale for the testing of the calcineurin inhibitor tacrolimus for post-ERCP pancreatitis prevention. Pancreatology (2022). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2022.07.003

2021

Saito T, Wei Y, Wen L, Srinivasan C, Wolthers B, Tsai C, Harris M, Stevenson K, Byersdorfer C, Oparaji JA, Fernandez C, Mukherjee A, Abu-El-Haija M, Agnihotri S, Schmiegelow K, Showalter M, Fogle P, McCulloch S, Contrepois K, Silverman L, Ding Y, Husain S. Impact of acute lymphoblastic leukemia induction therapy: findings from metabolomics on non-fasted plasma samples from a biorepository. Metabolomics 2021;17-64. doi: 10.1007/s11306-021-01814-2.

2019

Oparaji JA, Heifert T. Chronic constipation in a 7-year-old-boy. Pediatrics in Review. 2021 Jan; 42 (Supplement 1) S109-S111. doi:https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2019-0251

Oparaji JA, Sferra T, Sankararaman S. Basics of blenderized tube feeds: a primer for pediatric primary care clinicians. Gastroenterology Res. 2019 Jun;12(3):111–114. doi:10.14740/gr1192

2018

Heisel M, Oparaji JA, Baker T, Fouad J, Min SB. Comparing combination therapy with proton pump inhibitors plus topical steroid versus topical steroid alone for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 2018. 154. S-1072. doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(18)33581-9. 

2017

Oparaji JA, Gorman G, Ferrara S. Case 3: hypertension in an 11-year-old boy. Pediatr Rev. 2017  Nov;38(11):532. doi: 10.1542/pir.2016-0053.

Oparaji JA, Rose F, Okafor D, Howard A, Turner RL, Orabi AI, Byersdorfer C, Mi Q, Ritchey K, Lowe ME, Husain SZ. Risk factors for asparaginase-associated pancreatitis: a systematic review. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2017 Nov/Dec;51(10):907-13. doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000000827.

2016

Szabo FK, Hornung L, Oparaji JA, Alhosh R, Husain SZ, Liu QY, Palermo J, Lin TK, Nathan JD, Podberesky DJ, Lowe M, Fei L, Abu-el-Haija M. A prognostic tool to predict severe acute pancreatitis in pediatrics.   Pancreatology. 2016 May-Jun;16(3):358-64. doi:10.1016/j.pan.2016.03.002. 

2015

Oparaji JA, Nwachuku EL, Rosenstock JM. Healthy minds program: promoting mental health for at-risk youths. Psychiatr Serv. 2015 Jan 1; 66(1):104–5. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.651008.

2025

Murayi J-A, Glader L, Stevenson R, Goday P: Optimizing the Nutrition Status of Children with Cerebral Palsy. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Nov 2025.

2026

Oparaji JA. "Nourishing Progress: Current Insights and Future Directions from the Cerebral Palsy Research Network Nutrition Study Group", Cerebral Palsy Research Network (CPRN) Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore, MD. Apr 2026.

Oparaji JA. "Perioperative body composition in children with cerebral palsy", Seattle Children's Hospital Cerebral Palsy Rounds, Virtual. Jan 2026.

2025

Oparaji JA. "Does weight-for-age affect clinical outcomes in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy?", Triennial Meeting of the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability and the 37th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood-onset Disability Heidelberg Germany, Virtual. June 2025.

Oparaji JA. "Nutritional Comorbidities in Cerebral Palsy", Project ECHO Cerebral Palsy. Virtual. Apr 2025.

2024

Oparaji JA. "Malnutrition in Children: A Pediatrician's Perspective", Nationwide Children's Hospital 2024 Pediatric Gastroenterology Conference for Primary Care Clinicians, Columbus, OH. Nov 2024.

Oparaji JA. "Recurrent altered mental status in a patient with short bowel syndrome" ,Poster Presentation, Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA. Sept 2024.

2025

Murayi J-A, Goday P: Malnutrition in the Hospitalized Pediatric Patient. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 54(4): 731-743, Dec 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2025.07.003.