Lusine Ambartsumyan, MD
 
            
        Specialties
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Motility Program
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research
- Aerodigestive Program
- Mitochondrial Medicine and Metabolism Clinic
- Children's Title: Interim Director, Endoscopy
- Academic Title: Associate Professor, Pediatrics
- Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research
- On Staff Since: August 2013
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                    BiographyBoard Certification(s)Pediatrics 
 Pediatric Gastroenterology
 EducationDrexel University, Philadelphia, PA ResidencySt. Christophers Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA FellowshipBoston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA Clinical InterestsMechanisms of fecal continence and defecation abnormalities in children with anorectal malformations, spinal cord dysraphism, intractable constipation, and post surgical Hirschsprung's Disease. Diagnosis and management of gastroparesis, pseudo-obstruction, achalasia, and aerodigestive disorders. Research DescriptionDr. Ambartsumyan investigates the pathophysiology and management of defecation disorders in children. Her primary research involves the study of mechanisms of functional and organic fecal incontinence, spinal cord modulation of anorectal function, and the physiological relationship between the anorectum and the bladder in children with and without spinal cord malformations. 
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