Maisam Abu-El-Haija

Dr. Abu-El-Haija is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati, A Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The Medical Director of the Pancreas Care Center , the Medical Director of the Islet Isolation Center at Cincinnati Children's, the Medical Director of the Ohio/ Kentucky Chapter- National Pancreas Foundation (NPF), Co-Chair of the NPF annual Fellows’ Symposium meeting, member of the Board of Directors- NPF, Section Member of the Pancreas Committee (AGA), the immediate past president the Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic Education and Research (CAPER), these highlight examples of national leadership positions that she serves in currently. Cincinnati Children's multi- disciplinary Pancreas Care Center is dedicated to treating and improving the quality of life of pediatric pancreas patients. As the first Pediatric NPF accredited Center of Excellence in the nation, the center has served over 1000 children with pancreatic disease from national and international destinations. Dr. Haija current research focus is on pediatric pancreatitis. As the PI on Pancreas Gene Panel: a high- throughput sequencing panel in precision medicine application in the field of pancreatitis to understand mechanisms and progression of the disease. The PI on the NIH funded acute pancreatitis observational study, to improve prediction of pancreatitis adverse outcomes, including severe pancreatitis and diabetes, and to eventually develop platforms for targeted therapies. She is a co-investigator on currently funded NIH awards for radiological studies for pancreatic function, and the site investigator for INSPPIRE under the pancreatitis CPDPC U01 consortium.