Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Faculty Biography

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.


Fernando Navarro, MD

Education:

M.D.  Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia

Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology   University of Chicago Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL

Extramural Fellowship rotation, Pediatric Hepatology Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Pediatric Residency  University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Clinical and Research Interests:

  1. Intestinal permeability and intestinal inflammation in patient’s with autism
  2. Effect of Citrulline and Arginine in nitrogen balance of infants with short bowel syndrome
  3. Gastrointestinal motility disorders in children with mithochondrial  disorders

Publications (selected):

  • Do other Therapies Influence Outcome of Infliximab Therapy for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with Crohn’s Disease? Fernando Navarro, Stephen B. Hanauer, and Barbara S. Kirschner. Manuscript ready for submission. Abstract presented at DDW’05
  • Impact of Low-dose Long-term Prednisone on Disease Activity and Growth in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease. Fernando Navarro, Stephen B. Hanauer, and Barbara S. Kirschner. Manuscript ready for  submission. Abstract presented at DDW’05
  • Impact of Immunomodulators and Corticosteroids on the Outcome of Infliximab Therapy for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with Crohn’s Disease. Fernando Navarro,  Stephen Hanauer, Barbara S. Kirschner.  Accepted for presentation at the American Journal of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting.  Orlando, Florida.October 31-November 3, 2004. 
  • Dress Syndrome associated with HHV 6 infection in a 6 year-old taking phenobarbital and phenytoin. Fernando Navarro, John Hart, Lynda Brady. NASPGHAN Annual Meeting. Poster presentation. Montreal, Canada, October 2-5, 2003
  • De novo autoimmune hepatitis. Fernando Navarro, John Hart, Lynda Brady.  International Pediatric Transplant Association Meeting. Poster presentation. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 5-9, 2003.
  • Drug reaction to FK506: Buccal and gastric ulcerations in a toddler using FK506 for immunosupression after liver transplantation. Fernando Navarro, John Hart, Lynda Brady. International Pediatric Transplant Association Meeting. Poster presentation. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 5-9, 2003.
  • Effect of long-term low-dose prednisone on height velocity and disease activity in pediatric and adolescent patients with Crohn disease. Fernando Navarro, Stephen B. Hanauer, and Barbara S. Kirschner. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2007 Sep;45(3):312-8.
  • Management of Constipation and Encopresis in Children. Diane Montgomery, Fernando Navarro. J Pediatr Health Care 2008 May; 22, 199-204.
  • Short Bowel Big Problems. Fernando Navarro, J Marc Rhoads, Wallace A Gleason, Ruben E Quiros. (Submitted 2/09 to American Academy of Pediatrics/Neo-reviews)

Faculty Biography

  • Fernando Navarro, MD
    Assistant Professor
  • Department of Pediatrics
    Division of Gastroenterology
  • University of Texas-Houston Medical School
    6431 Fannin Street, MSB 3.137
    Houston, Texas 77030
  • phone: (713) 500-5663
    fax: (713) 500-5750
    e-mail: Fernando.Navarro@ uth.tmc.edu
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