UPMC Children’s Gastroenterology Division Presenting at NASPGHAN 2026 Annual Meeting

At the 2026 North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Annual Meeting, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh faculty and trainees will be speaking and presenting findings from their latest research.

We hope to see our colleagues, alumni, and friends Oct. 21 to 24 in San Diego.

Below is a list of presentations that will be given by our faculty, along with research posters and abstracts accepted for this year’s conference.

In addition to our faculty, staff, and trainee presentations at this year’s conference, Arvind Srinah, MD, MS, is a co-chair of the NASPGHAN Medical Education Special Interest Group that works to create educational curricula and initiatives for all training levels and faculty.

2026 NASPGHAN Annual Meeting Activities

Single Topic Symposium
Pediatric Intestinal Failure in the Modern Era: Advancing Knowledge, Therapeutic Innovations, and Shaping the Future through Building Collaborative Workforce
Wednesday, Oct. 21; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
4:15 to 4:45 P.M. Module 6
Emerging Research & Abstract Presentations
Moderator: Jeffrey Rudolph, MD

Postgraduate Course
Thursday, Oct. 22
8 AM to 4 P.M.
Presentation Time: 1:40 p.m.
Topic: Benign but not Trivial: Pediatric Liver Lesions Demystified
Presenter: James Squires, MD, MS

Main Program

Oct. 24
Session: Conscious Inclusion: From Trainees to Patients
Presentation Time: 9:32 a.m.
Topic: Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Presenter: Vikram Raghu, MD, MS

Oct. 24
Session: Right Drug, Right Time: Medical Strategies in Pediatric IBD
Presentation Time: 2 p.m.
Topic: Rethinking IBD therapies: Precision and Pathways
Presenter: Whitney Sunseri, MD

Abstracts and Posters

• Poster title: Effectiveness And Durability Of Dupilumab In Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Real-World Single-Center Experience.
  Presenting author: Sindhana Anbalagan
  Co-authors: Kristen Critelli; Janet Dauod.
  Poster Session II: Oct. 23., noon to 2 p.m.
• Poster title: Perceived Effectiveness And Tolerance Of Pharmacologic Treatments For Dysmenorrhea Among Adolescent And Young Adult Females With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Poster # 774.
  Presenting authors: Whitney Sunseri; Whitney Gray. Co-authors: Erica Brenner; Michael Kappelman; Traci M. Kazmerski; Maureen Kelly; Hilary Michel; Xian Zhang; Hanna Mochida; Ryan C. Ungaro; Amy G. Bryant; Elizabeth Ann Spencer.
  Poster Session III: Oct. 24, noon to 2 p.m.
• Poster title: Dysmenorrhea In Adolescent And Young Adult Females With IBD: Characteristics And Perceived Nonpharmacologic Treatment Effectiveness. Poster # 127.
  Presenting authors: Whitney Sunseri; Whitney Gray. Co-authors: Erica Brenner; Michael Kappelman; Traci M. Kazmerski; Maureen Kelly; Hilary Michel; Xian Zhang; Hanna Mochida; Ryan C. Ungaro; Amy G. Bryant; Elizabeth Ann Spencer.
  Poster Session I: Oct. 22, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Poster Title: Esophageal Eosinophilia in an Infant with Feeding Difficulties.
  Presenting author: Elizabeth Sinclair. Co-author Rebecca Sides.
  Poster Session I: Oct. 22, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Poster title: Optimal Timing of Pre-emptive Intestine Transplant in Irreversible Pediatric Intestinal Failure. Poster #905.
  Presenting author: Vikram K. Raghu. Co-authors Simon Horslen, Jeffrey Rudolph, Geoffrey Bond, George Mazariegos, Kenneth J. Smith.
  Single Topic Symposium: Oct. 21, 5 to 6 p.m. and Poster Session III: Oct. 24, noon to 2 p.m.
• Poster title: Health Utilities in Children with Intestinal Failure: A Preliminary Analysis. Poster #597.
  Presenting author: Vikram K. Raghu; Co-authors: Lisa Lakkis, Shweta Namjoshi, Ethan Mezoff, Danielle Wendel, Janel Hanmer.
  Single Topic Symposium: Oct. 21, 5 to 6 p.m. and Poster Session II: Oct. 23, noon to 2 p.m.
• Poster title: Assessment of Sleep Disturbances and Impairment in Children with Intestinal Failure. Poster #829.
  Presenting Author: Benjamin Schattman; Co-authors Vikram K. Raghu.
  Single Topic Symposium: Oct. 21, 5 to 6 p.m. and Poster Session III: Oct. 24, noon to 2 p.m.
• Poster title: Barriers and facilitators of quality of life in adolescents and young adults with intestinal failure.
  Presenting author: Claire Josey; Co-authors: Lisa Lakkis, Zane Alexander, Flor de Abril Cameron, Danielle Wendel, Beverly Kosmach-Park, Janel Hanmer, Vikram Raghu.
  Single Topic Symposium: Oct. 21, 5 to 6 p.m. and Poster Session III: Oct. 24, noon to 2 p.m.
• Poster title: Biologic Therapy In Pediatric Intestinal Transplantation: A 23-Year Single-Center Case Series. Poster #219.
  Presenting author: Andrey Ermak. Co-authors: Amala Alenchery, James Squires, Ajai Khanna, Ahmad Elsabbagh, Armando Ganoza, Geoffrey Bond, Rakesh Sindhi, Kyle Soltys, George Mazariegos, Jeffrey Rudolph, Simon Horslen, Vikram K. Raghu.
  Poster Session I: Oct. 22, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Poster title: Pancreatitis in Children With Chronic Intestinal Failure. Poster # 277.
  Presenting Author: Andrey Ernak. Co-authors: Feras Alissa, Vikram Raghu, Douglas Lindblad, Jeffrey Rudolph, Kimberly Ackerman, Tracey Campagna
  Single Topic Symposium: Oct. 21, 5 to 6 p.m. and Poster Session I: Oct. 22, 5 to 7 p.m.