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Dr. Uma Phatak is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) at Yale School of Medicine. She specializes in treating pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and performs video capsule endoscopies. Her roles include Director of the Pediatric Clerkship and Director of the Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Fellowship Program.
- Education: Medical degree from India; residency at Goryeb Children’s Hospital, NJ; fellowship at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital.
- Research Interests: Immune mechanisms in IBD, medical education, global health, and health equity.
- Awards: Friends of Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Research Award, Yale School of Medicine Award.
Her research spans clinical care innovation (e.g., pediatric critical care nursing in Ghana) and educational equity (e.g., assessing bias in recommendation letters). She leads initiatives to improve feedback culture in academic training programs and mentors fellows in gastroenterology.
Dr. Phatak’s clinical practice focuses on multidisciplinary IBD care at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, emphasizing resilience in patients and family-centered care.
