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Dawn R. Ebach, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics-Gastroenterology

Introduction

Research interests include: Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
  • Medical Director, Pediatric Procedure Unit, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
  • Clinical Advisor of ImproveCareNow
  • Clinical Division Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pancreatology & Nutrition Division

Education

  • BS in Biology (History co-major), Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
  • MD in Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
  • Resident in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, Missouri
  • Fellow in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri

Research Interests

  • I completed a study evaluating the use of clinical decision aids for inflammatory Bowel disease therapy in pediatrics and working on the manuscript

Licenses & Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics, Subboard of Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • Iowa Medical License (permanent)
  • Missouri State Medical License (inactive)

Selected Publications

  • Klomberg RCW, Hellendoorn AE, Kemos P, Rizopoulos D, Ruemmele FM, Croft NM, de Ridder L; PIBD-SETQuality Safety Registry collaborators. Rare and severe adverse events in children with inflammatory bowel disease: analysis of data from the PIBD-SETQuality Safety Registry. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 Jun;8(6):422-432. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00078-6. Epub 2024 Apr 30. PMID: 38697175.
  • Ebach DR, Jester TW, Galanko JA, Firestine AM, Ammoury R, Cabrera J, Bass J, Minar P, Olano K, Margolis P, Sandberg K, Linnville TM, Kaplan J, Pitch L, Steiner SJ, Bass D, Moses J, Adler J, Gulati AS, Wali P, Pashankar D, Ivanova A, Herfarth H, Wohl DA, Benkov KJ, Strople J, Sullivan J, Tung J, Molle-Rios Z, Saeed SA, Bousvaros A, Kappelman MD. High Body Mass Index and Response to Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy in Pediatric Crohn's Disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Jun 1;119(6):1110-1116. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002741. Epub 2024 Mar 6. PMID: 38445644.
  • Kaplan JL, Liu C, King EC, Bass JA, Patel AS, Tung J, Chen S, Lissoos T, Candela N, Saeed S, Colletti RB; for the ImproveCareNow Network. Use, Durability, and Risks for Discontinuation of Initial and Subsequent Biologics in a Large Pediatric-Onset IBD Cohort. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 May 1;76(5):566-575. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003734. Epub 2023 Feb 19. PMID: 36804501.
  • Kappelman MD, Wohl DA, Herfarth HH, Firestine AM, Adler J, Ammoury RF, Aronow JE, Bass DM, Bass JA, Benkov K, Berenblum Tobi C, Boccieri ME, Boyle BM, Brinkman WB, Cabera JM, Chun K, Colletti RB, Dodds CM, Dorsey JM, Ebach DR, Entrena E, Forrest CB, Galanko JA, Grunow JE, Gulati AS, Ivanova A, Jester TW, Kaplan JL, Kugathasan S, Kusek ME, Leibowitz IH, Linville TM, Lipstein EA, Margolis PA, Minar P, Molle Rios Z, Moses J, Olano KK, Osaba L, Palomo PJ, Pappa H, Park KT, Pashankar DS, Pitch L, Robinson M, Samson CM, Sandberg KC, Schuchard JR, Seid M, Shelly KA, Steiner SJ, Strople JA, Sullivan JS, Tung J, Wali P, Zikry M, Weinberger M, Saeed SA, Bousvaros A. Comparative Effectiveness of Anti-TNF in Combination with Low Dose Methotrexate vs Anti-TNF Monotherapy in Pediatric Crohn's Disease: a Pragmatic Randomized Trial. Gastroenterology. 2023 Mar 31:S0016-5085(23)00538-3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.03.224. PMID: 37004887.
  • Hebrink, D, Bruene D, Hanrahan K, Mentz, D, Steffen E, Pelzel K, Blair N, Ebach, D, Driessen M, Carden M, Olson-Comer S, Fowler C.  Supportive care for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) during venipuncture.  Pain Management Nursing. 23(2):243  DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2022.02.045
  • Miller TL, Schuchard J, Carle AC, Forrest CB, Kappelman MD; COMBINE Study Group. Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pediatric Measures as Clinical Trial Endpoints: Experience from a Multicenter Pragmatic Trial in Children with Crohn's Disease. J Pediatr. 2022 Mar;242:86-92.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.10.053. Epub 2021 Nov 3. PMID: 34740588.
  • Adler J, Eder SJ, Gebremariam A, French KR, Moncion I, Singer AAM, Bass LM, Moran CJ, Picoraro JA, Moses J, Lewis JD, Sandberg KC, Mar SJ, Ebach DR, Saeed SA, Rosh JR, Neef HC, Kaplan JL, Goyal A, Del Rosario JF, Zacur GM. Development and Testing of a New Simplified Endoscopic Mucosal Assessment for Crohn's Disease: The SEMA-CD. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2021 Oct 18;27(10):1585-1592. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izaa307. PMID: 33382069.
  • Rahhal R, Abu-El-Haija MA, Fei L, Ebach D, Orkin S, Kiscaden E, Cole CR. (2018) Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Utilization of Ethanol Locks in Pediatric Patients With Intestinal Failure. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. May;42(4):690-701. PMID: 28767319.  DOI: 10.1177/0148607117722753.
  • Bishop, W. P. & Ebach, D. R. (2015). The digestive system : [section 17]. In Marcdante, K. J. (Eds.) Nelson essentials of pediatrics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.
  • Ebach, D. R. (2014). PROs and CONcepts. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 59 (1) 4–5. DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000382. PMID: 25222803.