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Grace NK Gathungu

Grace NK Gathungu, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Infant 0-2
  • Child 2-12
  • Adolescent 12-21

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

About Grace NK Gathungu

About

Committed to delivering comprehensive, collaborative care, we conduct about 5,000 outpatient visits, and 750 inpatient consults and endoscopies per year.

Academic Title

Clinical Associate Professor in Pediatrics

Publications

Bilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a patient with Ulcerative Colitis and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome. Lapsia S, Meyer R, Abazari A, Usmani K, Gathungu G; Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 2016 Mar

Correction: Identification of Candidate Adherent-Invasive E. coli Signature Transcripts by Genomic/Transcriptomic Analysis. Zhang Y, Rowehl L, Krumsiek JM, Orner EP, Shaikh N, Tarr PI, Sodergren E, Weinstock GM, Boedeker EC, Xiong X, Parkinson J, Frank DN, Li E, Gathungu G; PloS one, 2015

Identification of Candidate Adherent-Invasive E. coli Signature Transcripts by Genomic/Transcriptomic Analysis. Zhang Y, Rowehl L, Krumsiek JM, Orner EP, Shaikh N, Tarr PI, Sodergren E, Weinstock GM, Boedeker EC, Xiong X, Parkinson J, Frank DN, Li E, Gathungu G; PloS one, 2015

Comparison of Fecal Microbiota in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Neurotypical Siblings in the Simons Simplex Collection. Son JS, Zheng LJ, Rowehl LM, Tian X, Zhang Y, Zhu W, Litcher-Kelly L, Gadow KD, Gathungu G, Robertson CE, Ir D, Frank DN, Li E; PloS one, 2015

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies: a marker of aggressive Crohn's disease. Gathungu G, Kim MO, Ferguson JP, Sharma Y, Zhang W, Ng SM, Bonkowski E, Ning K, Simms LA, Croft AR, Stempak JM, Walker N, Huang N, Xiao Y, Silverberg MS, Trapnell B, Cho JH, Radford-Smith GL, Denson LA; Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2013 Jul

A two-marker haplotype in the IRF5 gene is associated with inflammatory bowel disease in a North American cohort. Gathungu G, Zhang CK, Zhang W, Cho JH; Genes and immunity, 2012 Jun

Jejunal adaptation in a prepubertal boy after total ileal resection and jejunostomy placement: a four-year follow-up. Cheng SX, Gathungu G; Pashankar D, Jain D, Husain SZ; Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 2011 Nov-Dec

Assessment of DNA methylation at the interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) promoter region in inflammatory bowel diseases. Balasa A, Gathungu G, Kisfali P, Smith EO, Cho JH, Melegh B, Kellermayer R; International journal of colorectal disease, 2010 May

Microvillus inclusion disease associated with coarctation of the aorta and bicuspid aortic valve. Gathungu GN, Pashankar DS, Sarita-Reyes CD, Zambrano E, Reyes-Mugica M, Brueckner M, Mistry PK, Husain SZ; Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 2008 Apr

Locations

  1. Stony Brook Advanced Pediatric Care
  2. Stony Brook Advanced Pediatric Care
  3. Stony Brook Advanced Pediatric Care
  4. Stony Brook Advanced Pediatric Care

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2008
  • Residency: University Hospital of Brooklyn-SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Pediatrics, 2005
  • Internship: Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Surgery, 2002
  • Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine, 2001

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology: American Board of Pediatrics, 2013
  • Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics, 2008

Insurance

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Search plans
  • (Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE HMO
  • (Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE MEDICAID
  • (Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE PPO
  • (Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE SR
  • (Emblem) HIP
  • AETNA
  • Affinity
  • Beech Street
  • Beech Street/Multiplan/PHCS
  • CIGNA HMO
  • CIGNA PPO
  • Fidelis
  • GHI / MEDICARE PLUS
  • GHI CBP
  • GHI HMO
  • Great West
  • Health Smart WTC
  • HEALTHFIRST
  • Humana Military
  • MAGNACARE
  • MET EMPIRE
  • OXFORD
  • Sedgwick
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE
  • US Family Health Plan