Official Website of the Alagille Syndrome Alliance

The Alliance has a Medical Advisory Board (MAB) of fourteen physicians who are available to consult with families and their doctors about Alagille Syndrome.MAB members include:

Dr. Dennis Black, MD
J.D. Buckman Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Physiology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Director, Children's Foundation Research Center of Memphis
Vice President for Research, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center
Room 401, West Tower
50 North Dunlap
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 287-5355
Fax: (901) 287-4478
Email: dblack(at)uthsc.edu
Term of appointment: 1/1/11 - 4/30/14

Dr. Ian Krantz, M.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology
324 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 590-1678

Dr. Karan Emerick, M.D.
Digestive Diseases & Nutrition Division, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106-3322
Phone: (860) 545-8060
Email: kemerick(at)ccmckids.org
Term of appointment: 5/1/10 - 4/30/13

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Dr. Haleh C. Heydarian, MD
Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
Phone: (513) 636-6646
Fax: (513) 636-3982
Email: haleh.heydarian(at)cchmc.org
Term of appointment: 1/1/11 - 4/30/15

Dr. James E. Heubi, MD
Professor/Associate Chair for Clinical Research of Pediatrics
Associate Dean for Clinical Research
Program Director, GCRC, Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
Phone: (513) 636-6046
Fax: (513) 636-4695
Email: james.heubi(at)cchmc.org
Term of appointment: 1/1/11 - 4/30/15

Dr. Banita M. Kamath, MBBChir MRCP MTR
Staff Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
The Hospital for Sick Children
Associate Scientist, Research Institute
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
555 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8
Canada
Phone: (416) 813-6171; (416) 813-7654 ext 28193
Fax: (416) 813-4972
Email: Binita.kamath(at)sickkids.ca
Term of appointment: 1/1/11 - 4/30/15

Dr. William Pennock Laird II, MD
Pediatric Heart Specialists
777 Forest Lane, Suite C-855
Dallas, TX 75230
Phone: (972) 566-8700
Fax: (972) 566-8399
Email: pennlaird(at)sbcglobal.net
Term of appointment: 1/1/11 - 4/30/14

Dr. Kathleen M. Loomes, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Divsion of Gastroentology, Hepatology & Nutrition
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 18104
Phone: (267) 426-7223
Fax: (267) 426-7814
Email: loomes(at)email.chop.edu
Term of appointment: 1/1/11 - 4/30/15

Dr. David A. Piccoli, MD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition Director, Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center Biesecker
Professor of Pediatrics The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania School School of Medicine
324 S. 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4301
Office phone: (215) 590-1678
Office fax: (215) 590-3606
Email: piccoli(at)email.chop.edu

Dr. Ronald J. Sokol, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director
The Children's Hospital
Pediatric Liver Center
1056 East 19th Avenue, B290
Denver, CO 80218

Phone 1: (800) 624-6553, ext. 2969

Phone 2: (303) 861-6669

Dr. Ruben Quiros, M.D.
Professor of Pediatric & Surgery Chief, Pediatric Liver & Intestinal Transplantation
University of Nebraska
985160 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5160
Phone: (402) 559-2412
Fax: (402) 559-9525
Email: rquiros(at)unmc.edu
Term of appointment: 5/1/09 - 4/30/12

Dr. Nancy B. Spinner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Genetics in PediatricsDirector, Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Phone: (215) 590-4177, ext. 3856

Fax: (215) 590-3850

Dr. Philip Rosenthal, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics & Surgery
Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Program
Director, Pediatric Hepatology
University of California at San Francisco
500 Parnassus Avenue, MU-416 East
San Francisco, CA 94143-0136
Phone: (415) 476-5892
Fax: (415) 476-1343
Email: prosenth(at)peds.ucsf.edu
Term of appointment: 5/1/10 - 4/30/13

Dr. Meghana N. Sathe, MD, CNSC
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Children's Medical Center - Dallas
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Southwestern Medical School
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390-9036
Phone: (214) 456-8027
Fax: (214) 456-8006
Email: Meghana.sathe(at)childrens.com
Term of appointment: 1/1/11 - 4/30/14

Dr. Peter F. Whitington, M.D.
Division head
Director of Organ Transplantation
Director of the Transplantation Center of Excellence
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Place, no. 65
Chicago, IL 60614-3394

Phone 1: (773) 880-4354

Patients, their families and health care providers should feel free to contact
members of the MAB with specific questions and requests for consultation.
Articles by MAB members and other physicians at their respective institutions
frequently are featured in the Alliance newsletter.

The information presented on this web site is provided for information purposes only. This information does not constitute medical advice and it should not be relied upon as such. The Alagille Syndrome Alliance does not engage in the practice of medicine. Under no circumstances, does the Alagille SyndromeAlliance recommend particular treatments for specific individuals, and in all cases recommends that you consult your physician before pursuingany course of treatment.