Email

chumpita@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Pediatrics
Gastroenterology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Faculty Senator

Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic)

6621 Fannin St
Clinical Care Center Suite 1100
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3131

Education

Graduate Certificate at Baylor College of Medicine

07/2010 - Houston, Texas United States

Clinical Scientist Training Program, Certificate of Added Qualification

Research Fellowship at Children's Hospital, Boston and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

06/2007 - Boston, Massachusetts United States

Harvard Combined Program in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

06/2004 - New York, New York United States

Pediatrics

Internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

06/2002 - New York, New York United States

Pediatrics

MPH from Tufts University School Of Medicine

05/2001 - Boston, Massachusetts United States

M.D. from Tufts University School Of Medicine

01/2001 - Boston, MA United States

BS from University of Michigan

05/1997 - Ann Arbor, Michigan United States

Biochemistry

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatrics, 2004-2014

American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2008-present

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)

2001-2012

#M6570

Texas Medical Board Licensure

2007-present

American Board of Pediatrics Sub-board in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

2008-present

Honors & Awards

Young Investigator Award

2015

10th Annual NIH Pain Symposium

NASPGHAN Nutrition Prize

2014

NASPGHAN Nutrition University Travel Scholarship

2014

Clinical Research Award

2013

Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine

Top Doctor, Pediatric Gastroenterology

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Houstonia Magazine

Fulbright and Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation

2012

American Gastroenterological Association Academy of Educators

2012

Fellow

American College of Gastroenterology (07/2012)

Websites

Selected Publications

• Chumpitazi, BP "The gut microbiome as a predictor of low fermentable oligosaccharides disaccharides monosaccharides and polyols diet efficacy in functional bowel disorders." 2020 Mar;36:147-154. Pubmed PMID: 31850930
• Chumpitazi BP, Palermo TM, Hollier JM, Self MM, Czyzewski D, Weidler EM, Heitkemper M, Shulman RJ "Multisite Pain is Highly Prevalent in Children with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders and is Associated with Increased Morbidity." 2021; Pubmed PMID: 33940018
• Chumpitazi BP, Hoffman KL, Smith DP, McMeans AR, Musaad S, Versalovic J, Petrosino JF, Shulman RJ "Fructan-sensitive children with irritable bowel syndrome have distinct gut microbiome signatures." 2021 Feb;53:499-509. Pubmed PMID: 33314183
• Chumpitazi BP, Lewis J, Cooper D, D'Amato M, Lim J, Gupta S, Miranda A, Terry N, Mehta D, Scheimann A, O'Gorman M, Tipnis N, Davies Y, Friedlander J, Smith H, Punati J, Khlevner J, Setty M, Di Lorenzo C "Hypomorphic SI genetic variants are associated with childhood chronic loose stools." 2020 May;15:e0231891. Pubmed PMID: 32433684

Memberships

American College of Gastroenterology

Member

Harris County Medical Society

Member

American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society

Member

American Gastroenterological Association

Member

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)

Member

American Academy of Pediatrics

Member

Funding

Intestinal Microbiome Fructan Metabolism and Symptom Generation in Childhood IBS - #K23DK101688-01

$159,173.00 (04/07/2014 - 04/06/2019)

Grant funding from National Institutes of Health NIDDK

Principal Investigator

Advancing Nutritional Science for Children with Functional Dyspepsia

$150,000.00 (11/30/2018 - 12/01/2021)

Grant funding from NASPGHAN Foundation

Languages

Spanish