Joseph A. Picoraro, MD

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Gastroenterology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatrics

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Overview

I am a pediatric gastroenterologist who strives to provide comprehensive care for children in the context of their families. I specialize in conditions that affect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis—and eosinophilic esophagitis and eosinophilic GI diseases.
As associate director of the Pediatric IBD Center at Columbia and director of Pediatric GI Inpatient Services at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, I collaborate with a team of experts who regularly tackle the most unique and complex challenges in medicine. If your child is experiencing a routine condition, we will treat it as the most important condition your family has faced. If it is rare, we are prepared to take it on. We combine advanced techniques of diagnosis—in the lab and through state-of-the-art endoscopy and comprehensive imaging—with targeted treatment that includes both medication and advanced procedures.
I am naturally an educator, of children and families and also of medical students, residents, and fellows. As associate course director of Foundations in Clinical Medicine – Tutorials course at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, I help train future doctors.
I also enjoy serving as a leader in local and national efforts to improve the care of gastrointestinal diseases. I am the co-chair of the greater New York chapter Medical Advisory Committee of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and the vice chair of the Clinical Care and Quality Committee of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. In these roles I collaborate with colleagues across many institutions to make fundamental improvements in medicine across the country.
Finally, I am committed to advancing pediatric medicine and facilitating innovation. My research focuses on improving the ways in which we deliver care, spanning techniques of endoscopy to targeted treatments in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

Diarrhea
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Pediatric Crohn's Disease
Pediatric Gastrointestinal (GI) Endoscopy
Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Ulcerative Colitis in Children

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Hospital Affiliations

NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

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Male

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CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
3959 Broadway

New York, NY 10032

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Internship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship: Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian

Board Certifications

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatrics

Research

Pediatric medicine extends the entire lifespan, and discovery in children informs our understanding of fundamental mechanisms of human disease. I am driven to accelerate clinical innovations, utilizing insights from molecular underpinnings of disease and applying novel therapeutic techniques.
My research focuses on the precision of diagnosis and treatment of children with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, incorporating systems improvement, care delivery optimization and processes of inclusive decision-making.

Research Interests

Clinical decision-making
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis)
Medical systems improvement

Clinical Trials

A PHASE 2, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, DOSE-RANGING STUDY TO DETERMINE THE PHARMACOKINETICS, SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF VEDOLIZUMAB IV IN PEDIATRIC SUBJECTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS OR CROHN''S DISEASE
NCT03138655; Project Dates: Jan 11 2018 to Jan 11 2023
A PHASE 2B, EXTENSION STUDY TO DETERMINE THE LONG-TERM SAFETY OF VEDOLIZUMAB IV IN PEDIATRIC SUBJECTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS OR CROHN''S DISEASE LONG-TERM SAFETY WITH VEDOLIZUMAB IV IN PEDIATRIC SUBJECTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS OR CROHN''S DISEASE
NCT03196427; Project Dates: Jan 11 2018 to Jan 11 2023

Selected Publications

Moses J, Sandberg K, Winberry G, Riera D, DeLozier S, Gupta SK, Reilly N, Park K, Picoraro JA. Clinical Practice Survey of Repeat Endoscopy in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in North America. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 24 Feb 2021.
Picoraro JA, Lee D, Heller CA, Weaver A, Hyams JS, Conklin LS, Otley A, Ziring D, Kugathasan S, Rosh JR, Mulberg A, Denson LA, Kappelman M, Grossman A, Bousvaros A, Park KT. PediatricInflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Innovations Meeting of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: Charting the Future of Pediatric IBD. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2019 Jan 1;25(1):27-32.
Gluchowski NL, Chitraju C, Picoraro JA, Mejhert N, Pinto S, Xin W, Kamin DS, Winter HS, Chung WK, Walther TC, Farese RV Jr. Identification and Characterization of a Novel DGAT1 Missense Mutation Associated with Congenital Diarrhea. J Lipid Res.2017 Jun;58(6):1230-1237.
Picoraro J, Winberry G, Siegel CA, El-Matary W, Moses J, Grossman A, Park KT. Premedication Use Before Infliximab Administration: A Cross-sectional Analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2017 Jan;23(1):174-180.
Picoraro JA, Pierog A, Reilly NR, Mencin AA. Gastrojejunal Tube Placement Through an Established Gastrostomy via an Endoscopic Transgastric Approach in a Pediatric Population. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Dec;82(6):1025-30.
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