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Amber Antonopoulos

Critical Care
Heart and lung transplant

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Kaitlyn Attiga

Surgical Oncology
Obstetrics

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Emily Brumsted

Critical care
General surgery

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Angie Fong

Preventive Cardiology

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Cait Richards

Clinical Nutrition Manager

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Chloe Sasakado

Liver,kidney,pancreas and auto islet cell transplant

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Liz Sullivan

Clinical nutrition manager
Dietetic internship director
Adult Behavioral health

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Rene Wah

General medicine

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Shannon Lee

Neurosciences
Critical care

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Siya Luo

General medicine

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Cathy Lee

General Medicine

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Isabelle Wlodkowski

Oncology

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Julius Navarro

Dialysis

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Greg Chin

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Julia Borelli

Adult acute and critical care

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Julia Sutton

Heart and Lung Transplant

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Megan Cooper

General Medicine

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Rene Wah

General medicine

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Zainab Khalid

Adult acute and critical care

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Shannon Burke

Neonatology
Pediatric Surgery

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Maria Hetherton

Neonatology
Pediatric critical care

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Cat Marks

Pediatric cardiology

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Beth Saunders

Adolescent health
Eating disorders

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Tara Trakin

Pediatric Critical Care

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Micaela Bellés

General pediatrics

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Mina Ghaninejadesfahani

Pediatric Acute and Critical Care

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Kristi Cheng

Nephrology
Kidney transplant
Cystic fibrosis

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Mary Ellen DiPaola

Pre-kidney transplant
Bariatric surgery
Women's health

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Talya Kurzion

Diabetes
Weight management
Hyperlipidemia

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Neha Shah

Inflamatory bowel disease
Ostomy
Short bowel syndrome

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Publications and Presentations (47)

Limketkai, B. N., Godoy-Brewer, G., Parian, A. M., Noorian, S., Krishna, M., Shah, N. D., ... & Mullin, G. E. (2022). Dietary interventions for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Gastroen
Zanley, E.,* Shah, N. D.,* Craig, C., Lau, J. N., Rivas, H., & McLaughlin, T. (2020). Guidelines for gastrostomy tube placement and enteral nutrition in patients with severe, refractory hypoglycemia after gastric bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Di
Farooqui, M. T., Khan, M. A., Cholankeril, G., Khan, Z., Abdul, M. K. M., Li, A. A., Shah, N., Wu, L., Haq, K., Solanki, S., Kim, D., Ahmed, A. (2019). Marijuana is not associated with progression of hepatic fibrosis in liver disease: a systematic review
Limketkai, B. N., Sepulveda, R., Hing, T., Shah, N. D., Choe, M., Limsui, D., & Shah, S. (2017). Prevalence and factors associated with gluten sensitivity in inflammatory bowel disease. Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 1-5.
Fansiwala, K., Shah, N.D., McNulty, K., Kwaan, M., Limketkai, B.N. (2023). Use of Oral Diet and Nutrition Support in Management of Stricturing and Fistulizing Crohn's Disease Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 1-14.
Roberts, K., Shah, N. D., Parrish, C. R., & Wall, E. (2023). Navigating nutrition and hydration care in the adult patient with short bowel syndrome. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 38, S59-S75.
Aswani-Omprakash, T., Shah, N. D. (2022). Sociocultural Considerations for Food-Related Quality of Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology Clinics, 51(4), 885-895.
Shah, N. D., Krupinski, E. A., Bernard, J., & Moyer, M. F. (2021). The evolution and utilization of telehealth in ambulatory nutrition practice. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 36(4), 739-749.
Limketkai, B. N., LeBrett, W., Lin, L., & Shah, N. D. (2020). Nutritional approaches for gastroparesis. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 5(11), 1017-1026.
Weber, A. T., Shah, N. D., Sauk, J., & Limketkai, B. N. (2019). Popular Diet Trends for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Claims and Evidence. Current treatment options in gastroenterology, 17(4), 564-576.
Limketkai, B. N., Shah, N. D., Sheikh, G. N., & Allen, K. (2019). Classifying enteral nutrition: tailored for clinical practice. Current gastroenterology reports, 21(9), 1-7.
Choe, M., Shah, N. D., Regalia, K., Limketkai, B.N. (2019). Intestinal Dysmotility Mimicking Obstruction in Patients with Prior Bowel Resection Surgery. Gastroenterology Nursing, 42 (1): 95-100.
Limketkai, B.N., Choe, M., Patel, S, Shah, N. D., Medici, V (2017). Nutritional Risk Factors in the Pathogenesis of Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Liver Disease. Current Nutrition Reports 6 (3): 281-290.
Shah, N. D., & Limketkai, B.N. (2017). Medium Chain Triglycerides in Gastrointestinal Disorders. Practical Gastroenterology, 41(2), 20-28.
Limketkai, B. N., Parian, A. M., Shah, N. D., & Colombel, J. F. (2015). Short Bowel Syndrome and Intestinal Failure in Crohn's Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 22(5), 1209-1218.
Shah, N. D., & Limketkai, B.N. (2015). Low residue vs. low fiber diets in inflammatory bowel disease: Evidence to support vs. habit? Practical Gastroenterology, 39(7), 48–57.
Shah, N. D., Parian, A.M., Mullin, G.E., & Limketkai, B.N. (2015). Oral diets and nutrition support for inflammatory bowel disease: What is the evidence? Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 30(4), 462 –473.
Shah N. D., AlChoufete, T. Popular Diets in Gastroenterology. Outpatient Nutrition Care and Home Nutrition Support (in press).
Shah N. D., Limketkai, B.N., Nutrition Management for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Outpatient Nutrition Care and Home Nutrition Support (in press).
Shah N. D., Stroebe, M. (2018). Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition: Considerations for the Intestinal and Multi-Visceral Transplant Patient. Sher Y., Maldonado, J. The Psychosocial Care of the End-Stage Disease and Transplant Patients. Springer.
Practical Applications for the Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet (Updates in IBD with UCSF Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Center) 11/2023
Cultural Competence in Diet and IBD (Cedars-Sinai Advanced DIET IBD Program) 9/2023
Optimizing Care for South Asians with IBD in the Mainland and Beyond (South Asian IBD Alliance Symposium at Digestive Disease Week) 5/2023
Nutrition Management for NAFLD (Northern CA Society for Clinical Gastroenterology) 4/2023
Cultural Perspectives for Diet in IBD (Crohn’s and Colitis Congress with the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation and the American Gastroenterological Association) 1/2023
Nutrition Management of Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease (American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Virginia Chapter) 10/2022
Nutrition Management of Ostomies (Food: The Main Course via Michigan Medicine) 9/2022
Diet and Nutrition for IBD (Northern CA Society for Clinical Gastroenterology Symposium) 6/2022
A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Nutrition in Difficult GI Cases (Nutrition Science and Practice Conference with American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) 3/2022
Tips for the Indian Diet in IBD (IBD Update with South Asian IBD Alliance/Yashoda Hospitals) 3/2022
Nutrition: Soup to Nuts (Crohn’s and Colitis Congress with Crohn's and Colitis Foundation and American Gastroenterological Association) 1/2022
Practical Applications to Diet and Nutrition for IBD (Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation) 1/2022
Approaches to Treatment and Management for NAFLD and IFALD (Digestive Disease Nutrition Series with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) 11/2020
Practical Approaches to SBS Management (Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) 10/2019
Deas, J., Shah, N. D., Konijeti, G. G., Lundin, A., Lanser, O., Magavi, P., & Ali, S. (2024). Dietary therapies for adult and pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parentera
Field, J., Shah, N.D., Memel, Z. et al. Exclusive Yet Effective: The Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet as Treatment for Medication-Refractory Disease. Dig Dis Sci (2024).
Limketkai, B. N., Godoy-Brewer, G., Shah, N. D., Maas, L., White, J., Parian, A. M., & Mullin, G. E. (2024). Prebiotics for Induction and Maintenance of Remission in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Inflammatory Bowel Disea
Aswani-Omprakash, T., Sharma, V., Bishu, S., Balasubramaniam, M., Bhatia, S., Nandi, N., Shah, N.D., Deepak, P., & Sebastian, S. (2021). Addressing unmet needs from a new frontier of IBD: the South Asian IBD Alliance. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hep
Parian, A.M., Limketkai, B.N., Shah, N. D., Mullin, G.E. (2015). Nutraceutical supplements for inflammatory bowel disease. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 30(40), 551–558.
Presentation: Evolving Role of Fiber in Management of IBD (Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation IBD Pro Symposium) (9/2024)
Presentation: Multidisciplinary Approach to Weight-Inclusive Care (American Gastroenterological Association/Digestive Disease Week)(5/2024)
Presentation: Precision Nutrition in IBD (American Gastroenterological Association/Digestive Disease Week)(5/2024)
Abstract: Sepulveda, R., Hing, T., Shah, N., Parian, A. M., Limsui, D., Shah, S., & Limketkai, B. N. (2016). Su1848 Prevalence and Predictors of Gluten and Lactose Sensitivity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology, 4(150), S569.
Abstract: Hing, T., Sepulveda, R., Shah, N., Parian, A. M., Limsui, D., Shah, S., & Limketkai, B. N. (2016). Tu2008 Effects of FODMAP Consumption on Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology, 4(150), S1004.
Abstract: Limketkai, B. N., Ebriani, J., Amundson, A., Raj, F. P., Grover, C., Canlian, N., ... & Shah, N. (2021). Fr620 Convolutional Neural Network for Assessment of Dietary Intake. Gastroenterology, 160(6), S-379.
Abstract: Memel, Z. N., Berschback, M., Wood, N. I., Wang, M., Shah, N. D., Corey, K. E., ... & Kathpalia, P. (2024). Mo1937 Provider Comfort Level and Barriers to Nutrition Education and Counseling in the Outpatient Gastroenterology Setting: a Multi-Cent
Limketkai, B.N., Shah, N. D., & Palmer, L.B. (2025). Short Bowel Syndrome. ASPEN Core Curriculum, 4th Edition, 823-844.