Christopher P. Gayer, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

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Overview

I am interested in bile acid metabolism and how specific bile acid receptors, such as FXR, influence the intestinal epithelial barrier in injury models

Publications

  • Differences in Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Levels in Infants with Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation versus Necrotizing Enterocolitis with Perforation. Neonatology. 2020; 117(3):349-357.. View in PubMed
  • The value of prophylactic chest tubes in tracheoesophageal fistula repair. Pediatr Surg Int. 2020 Jun; 36(6):687-696.. View in PubMed
  • Serum bile acids profiling by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and its application on pediatric liver and intestinal diseases. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2020 04 28; 58(5):787-797.. View in PubMed
  • Effects of artificially introduced Enterococcus faecalis strains in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis. PLoS One. 2019; 14(11):e0216762.. View in PubMed
  • Screening for blunt cerebrovascular injuries in pediatric trauma patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Sep; 54(9):1861-1865.. View in PubMed
  • Variability in perioperative evaluation and resource utilization in pediatric patients with suspected biliary dyskinesia: A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54(6):1118-1122.. View in PubMed
  • Pilot Study of the Effect of Plant-Based Enteral Nutrition on the Gut Microbiota in Chronically Ill Tube-Fed Children. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2019 09; 43(7):899-911.. View in PubMed
  • Closing gastroschisis: The good, the bad, and the not-so ugly. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54(1):60-64.. View in PubMed
  • Lactobacillus murinus HF12 colonizes neonatal gut and protects rats from necrotizing enterocolitis. PLoS One. 2018; 13(6):e0196710.. View in PubMed
  • Ursodeoxycholic acid protects against intestinal barrier breakdown by promoting enterocyte migration via EGFR- and COX-2-dependent mechanisms. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2018 08 01; 315(2):G259-G271.. View in PubMed