Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English,
Biography
Norberto Rodríguez-Báez, M.D., is a gastroenterologist at Children’s Health℠ and an associate professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
After receiving his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, he completed his pediatric residency at the school’s University Pediatric Hospital, where he served as chief resident for a year.
Dr. Rodríguez-Báez completed his fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Stanford University Medical Center and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Rodríguez-Báez’s research interests include viral hepatitis, acute liver failure and fatty liver disease. He has authored and co-authored several papers exploring childhood liver diseases and is actively involved in studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (1994)
- Residency
- University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine - GME (1998), Pediatrics
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine - GME (1997), Pediatrics - Fellowship
- St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (2001), Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology
Conditions
- Abdominal Migraines
- Achalasia
- Alagille Syndrome
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (A1AT)
- Ascites
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Abdominal Pain (Stomach Ache)
- Cirrhosis
- Colic
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
- Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS)
- Diarrhea
- Dubin-Johnson Syndrome
- Dysphagia (Swallowing Disorder)
- Encopresis
- Esophageal Strictures
- Failure to Thrive (FTT)
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Fecal (Bowel) Incontinence
- Feeding Disorder
- Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome (FAPS)
- GI Bleeding
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GER GERD
- Gilbert's Disease
- Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) Infection
- Hemochromatosis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- Intrahepatic Cholestasis Liver Diseases
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Lactose Intolerance
- Liver (Hepatic) Tumors
- Liver Failure
- Malabsorption
- Metabolic Liver Disease
- Microscopic Colitis (Lymphocytic Colitis or Collagenous Colitis)
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Peptic Ulcer
- Rumination Syndrome
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting and Nausea
- Wilson's Disease
Treatments
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Liver Failure
- Medical Education
- Medical Education
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Viral Hepatitis
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Publications
- Adenovirus Ascending Cholangiohepatitis, Brundler, MA., Rodriguez-Baez, N., Jaffe, R., Weinberg, AG., Rogers, B., Pediatric and Developmental Pathology October 2003 6 (5) 417-425
- Management of Esophageal Strictures in Children, Rodriguez-Baez,N.,Andersen, JM., Current Treatment options in Gastroenterology March 2003 6, (2) 156-9
- Astrovirus, Adenovirus, and Rotavirus in Hospitalized Children: Prevalence and Association With Gastroenteritis, Rodriguez, N., O’Brien, R., Qiu, SQ., Bass, DM., Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition July 2002 35 (1) 64-8
- Growth and Development in Chronic Liver Disease, Rodriguez-Baez, N., Wayman, K., Cox, K., NeoReviews September 2001 2 (9) e211-4
- Mortality Rate Correlated With Number of Pediatric Liver Transplant Performed, Cox, K., Rodriguez-Baez, N., Esquivel, C., Transplant Proceedings February 2001 33 (1-2) 1512-3
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Professional Activities
- North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
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Awards and Honors
- Outstanding Faculty Award - Awarded by the Pediatric housestaff to the most outstanding faculty in teaching and patient care (2004)
- Outstanding Faculty Award - Awarded by the Pediatric housestaff to the most outstanding faculty in teaching and patient care (2003)
- Outstanding Fellow Award - Awarded by the Department of Pediatrics to the most outstanding fellow in teaching to pediatric housestaff at Stanford University (2000)