Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Munir N. Mobassaleh, MD is an expert in the field of Pediatric Gastroenterology. Munir Mobassaleh is a published MD as well. He has 14 publications published. The latest was: Histological esophagitis: clinical and histological response to omeprazole in children.

Publications

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• Histological esophagitis: clinical and histological response to omeprazole in children.
• Developmental delay and growth failure caused by a peroxisomal disorder, dihydroxyacetonephosphate acyltransferase (DHAP-AT) deficiency.
• Proarrhythmia associated with cisapride in children.
• A quantitative immunostaining method for the measurement of UDP-galactose:lactosylceramide galactosyltransferase for the synthesis of globotriaosylceramide in rabbit s...
• Pathogenesis of Shigella diarrhea: XVII. A mammalian cell membrane glycolipid, Gb3, is required but not sufficient to confer sensitivity to Shiga toxin.
• Developmentally regulated Gb3 galactosyltransferase and alpha-galactosidase determine Shiga toxin receptors in intestine.
• Maturational regulation of globotriaosylceramide, the Shiga-like toxin 1 receptor, in cultured human gut epithelial cells.
• Pathogenesis of Shigella diarrhea: rabbit intestinal cell microvillus membrane binding site for Shigella toxin.
• Pathogenesis of shigella diarrhea: evidence for a developmentally regulated glycolipid receptor for shigella toxin involved in the fluid secretory response of rabbit s...
• Quantitation of the rabbit intestinal glycolipid receptor for Shiga toxin. Further evidence for the developmental regulation of globotriaosylceramide in microvillus me...
• Development of carbohydrate absorption in the fetus and neonate.
• Shiga toxin: intestinal cell receptors and pathophysiology of enterotoxic effects.
• Efficacy of cimetidine for gastric acid suppression in pediatric patients.

Procedures Preformed

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• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy

Conditions Treated

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• Anemia
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• Dysphagia
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Doctors Specialties

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• Pediatric Gastroenterology

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• BlueConnect HMO
• Blue with Managed Care Behavioral Health HMO
• Preferred Blue PPO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• GHI PPO
• Fallon Community Health Plan
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Tufts PPO
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Education

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• Boston University Medical Center
• Tufts Medical Center
• American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine

Hospital

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• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Boston Children's Hospital
• Brigham and Women's Hospital

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