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David John Keljo, MD, PhD

Job Title Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Job Title Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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Education and Training

Medical School:

1977 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - MD
1977 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - PhD in Physiology
 

Residency:

1980 Children's Hospital Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA
 

Fellowship:

1983 The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

Memberships

  • American Gastroenterological Association
  • North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Alpha Omega Alpha

Awards

  • 2006 Physician of the Year, Western PA/West VA Chapter, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
  • 1998-2007 Listed in "The Best Doctors in America"
  • Tisdall Prize (for Research by a Fellow)
  • Medical Research Council of Canada Fellowship
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Insurance Medical Scientist Scholarship Fund Scholar
  • Roy G. Williams Prize (for Research by an Undergraduate)
  • Departmental Honors (Chemistry)
  • Magna Cum Laude
  • Yale National Scholar

Publications

Research Interests

  • Natural history of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
  • Bone disease in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease—co-mentored Dr. Mona Harpavat in this research
  • Inflammatory markers in stool post small bowel transplant and inpatients with inflammatory bowel disease—mentoring Dr. Cheryl Blank and Dr. Feras Alissa in this research
  • Patient education in IBD—co-mentoring Dr. Cheryl Blank in developing patient knowledge assessment tool

Biography Summary

David J. Keljo, MD, PhD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, director of the hospital's Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program and an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Dr. Keljo earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Yale University, graduating magna cum laude with departmental honors in 1971. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where he was awarded the R.G. Williams Prize for Research by an undergraduate. Dr. Keljo also earned a doctorate in physiology from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, and a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, where he was awarded the Tisdall Prize for Research by a fellow.

Dr. Keljo's research program seeks to better understand inflammatory bowel disease and improve treatment. His research interests include examining the time course and effects of therapy on bone density to optimize bone development in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Assessment of disease activity currently relies on symptoms such as abdominal pain, which can have many causes other than inflammatory bowel disease. More reliable measurement of disease activity will help to improve studies of treatment for inflammatory bowel disease.

He has been published in many notable publications, including Current Gastroenterology Reports and Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology.

Clinical Specialties

  • Inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
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September 12, 2011
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