Judy-April Oparaji Murayi, MD, RDN, CSP
About Judy-April Oparaji Murayi, MD, RDN, CSP
Titles
Fellow
Certifications
General Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP)
Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC)
Nationally Registered Paramedic (NRP)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BS in Clinical Dietetics & Nutrition - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate Degree
MPH - The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Medical Degree
MD - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Fellowship
Pediatric Gastroenterology - Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH)
Advanced Nutrition - CHOP
Publications
Publications
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.