Stefano Guandalini, MD, is an internationally recognized expert on celiac disease, a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. He is also known for his expertise in the research and treatment of other diarrheal diseases in children. Dr. Guandalini's clinical and research efforts have greatly influenced the way celiac disease is diagnosed and treated today. His work contributed to the revision of 20-year-old guidelines for celiac disease diagnosis. Dr. Guandalini created the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center in response to the low rate of celiac disease detection in the United States. This innovative program is dedicated to patient care services, research, medical education and public awareness initiatives in order to increase the rate of celiac diagnoses and improve the lives of celiac patients. The Celiac Disease Center serves patients of all ages. Dr. Guandalini is the past president of the Federation of International Societies for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. He was selected from a worldwide pool of candidates to be the first president of this federation. Dr. Guandalini founded and has been the president of the North American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease. He is also a widely recognized expert in probiotics and their effects in children and teenagers. Dr. Guandalini has been ranked among America’s "Best Doctors" since 2008. In 2012, he received the prestigious title of "Master of Pediatrics" from the Italian Society of Pediatrics. In 2016, he published a "Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition."

Education & experience

Education

Medical School - Università degli Studi di Messina

Università degli Studi di Messina, Residency in Pediatrics

University of Naples, Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology

Practice

University of Chicago Medicine Hyde Park

Professional memberships

American Gastroenterological Association

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition

American Pediatric Society

Awards and publications

America's Top Doctors, Castle-Connolly

Frederic W. Schlutz Award for Lifetime Achievements , Department of Pediatrics University of Chicago

Gold Key Award, University of Chicago Medicine

Master of Pediatrics, Italian Society of Pediatrics

Brown NK, Guandalini S, Semrad C, Kupfer SS. A Clinician's Guide to Celiac Disease HLA Genetics. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 Oct; 114(10):1587-1592. PMID: 31274511.

Patton T, Chugh A, Padhye L, DeGeeter C, Guandalini S. Pediatric Celiac Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Outcome of Dietary Therapy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Aug; 69(2):e43-e48. PMID: 30921260.

Terryberry J, Tuomi J, Perampalam S, Peloquin R, Brouwer E, Schuppan D, Guandalini S. Diagnostic accuracy of a fully automated multiplex celiac disease antibody panel for serum and plasma. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2019 Jul 26; 57(8):1207-1217. PMID: 30903755.

Background

Languages spoken

English

Italian

Gender

Male

NPI number

#1679603302

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