Grants per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
I completed my fellowship at the Combined Program in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Harvard Medical School. I then join the faculty at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School and continued a research fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Stephen Galli at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In 2000, I joined the faculty at the SUNY Downstate as the Vice-Chairman of Research and Education, and then in 2003 became the Division Director for Pediatric GI at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 2008, I joined the faculty at Feinberg and Lurie Children's Hospital as the Chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
My laboratory has a longstanding interest in mast cell and eosinophil biology. We have developed specific and novel in vivo approaches for the analysis of mast cell function in experimental gastrointestinal inflammatory and allergic reactions. We can apply this model to determine the precise influence of mast cells and mast cell-derived cytokines/chemokines in gastrointestinal inflammation.
My clinical research interest is eosinophilic esophagitis and involves efforts to improve the diagnostic and treatment options for patients
Certifications and Licenses
| Pediatrics | |
| Pediatric Gastroenterology |
Training Experience
| 1983 | Residency, Saint Louis Children's Hospital |
| 1986 | Fellowship, Children's Hospital-Boston |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Washington University St. Louis
… → 1979
Research interests
- Allergies
- Digestive System (including gallbladder and liver)
- Immunology
- Inflammation
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Grants
Molecular Targeting of Dietary Therapy for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Campaign Urging Research for Eosinophilic Disease (CURED)
9/1/14 → 8/31/50
Project: Research project
FARE Clinical Network
Pongracic, J. A. & Wershil, B. K.
Food Allergy Research & Education, Inc.
7/1/15 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
FARE Clinical Network
Pongracic, J. A. & Wershil, B. K.
Food Allergy Research & Education, Inc.
7/1/15 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
8/15/14 → 7/31/19
Project: Research project
Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
8/15/14 → 7/31/19
Project: Research project
Research Output
Advancing patient care through the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR)
Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR), Jan 2020, In : Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 145, 1, p. 28-37 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Mast Cell Infiltration Is Associated With Persistent Symptoms and Endoscopic Abnormalities Despite Resolution of Eosinophilia in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Bolton, S. M., Kagalwalla, A. F., Arva, N. C., Wang, M. Y., Amsden, K., Melin-Aldana, H., Dellon, E. S., Bryce, P. J., Wershil, B. K. & Wechsler, J. B., Feb 1 2020, In : The American journal of gastroenterology. 115, 2, p. 224-233 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2
Scopus
citations
Swallowed Steroids and Adrenal Insufficiency in Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Should We Screen and How to Screen
Wershil, B. K. & Wechsler, J. B., Mar 1 2020, In : Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. 70, 3, p. 277-278 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Alignment of parent- and child-reported outcomes and histology in eosinophilic esophagitis across multiple CEGIR sites
Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR), Jul 2018, In : Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 142, 1, p. 130-138.e1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
15
Scopus
citations
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Reference Score Accurately Identifies Disease Activity and Treatment Effects in Children
Wechsler, J. B., Bolton, S. M., Amsden, K., Wershil, B. K., Hirano, I. & Kagalwalla, A. F., Jul 2018, In : Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 16, 7, p. 1056-1063 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
17
Scopus
citations