Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology


Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-692-5180
412-692-7355 Fax
feras.alissa@chp.edu
Patient Appointment Information

Medical School:

1995 Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Residency:

2000 Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan
2003 St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Paterson, NJ

Fellowship:

2006 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

• American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
• North America Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
• American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• Jordanian Medical Association

• American Board of Pediatrics
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

• Ranked 7th in High School, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
• Best NICU Resident, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Paterson, NJ
• Best Ambulatory Care Resident, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Paterson, NJ
• Junior Clinician Award, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

• Santos RG, Alissa F, Reyes G, Teot L, Ameen N. Fulminant Hepatic Failure: Wilson's disease or autoimmune hepatitis? Implications for transplantation. Pediatr Transplantation 2005 Feb; 9 (1):112-116

• Lipid abnormalities in pediatric liver and small bowel transplant patients
• Fecal Lactoferrin and Calprotectin as indicators of intestinal inflammation in children with inflammatory bowel disease
• Screening for genetic mechanisms for biliary Atresia (pending IRB submission)