Nathalie Nguyen, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Professional Titles

• Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Recognition & Awards

• APFED Outstanding Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases Abstract Award, American Partnership for Eosinophilic Diseases (2016)
• Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Fellowship Grant, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (2015)
• Resident Research Award, UT Southwestern/ Children's Medical Center (2014)
• Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Fellowship Grant, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (2014)
• American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Research Grant, American Academy of Pediatrics (2013)

Research Interests

Publications

• Sowa LE, Stillwell PC, Houin PR, Nguyen N, Prager JD, Wine T, Teynor NJ, Meier M, Hanson RB, Francom C, Gitomer SA. Prophylactic inhaled corticosteroids for the management of recurrent croup. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Jul;170:111600. PubMed PMID: 37201337
• Venkatesh RD, Leinwand K, Nguyen N. Pediatric Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2023 Apr;33(2):309-321. PubMed PMID: 36948748
• Bauer M, Atkins D, Nguyen N. A case of food and aeroallergen sublingual immunotherapy inducing eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob. 2023 Aug;2(3):100125. PubMed PMID: 37779515
• Nguyen N, Burger C, Skirka S, White S, Smith M, Menard-Katcher C, Furuta GT, Mehta P. One Year Into Dupilumab: Physician and Patient Experiences in Initiating Dupilumab for Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Oct 1;77(4):536-539. PubMed PMID: 37491718
• Joseph M, Nguyen N, Wiersch J, Mark JA. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Removal of an Unusual Paraesophageal Foreign Body Through the Esophageal Wall. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37815207
• Bauer M, Nguyen N, Liacouras C. Clinical Evaluation of the Child with Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Immunology & Allergy Clinics. Accepted October 2023.
• Friedlander J, Leinwand K, Bhardwaj V, Nguyen N. A Guide on Trasnasal Endoscopy: Setting up a Pediatric Unsedated Endoscopy Program. Front Pediatr. December 2023.
• Joseph M, Corrado M, Odiase E, Friedlander JA, Smith C, Nguyen N. Sedation-Free Transnasal Esophagoscopy to Evaluate and Monitor Esophageal Diseases in Children with Esophageal Atresia-Tracheoesophageal Fistula. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr Reports. December 2023.
• Burger C, Nguyen N. Chapter 43: Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis. In McNally, P ed. Gastrointestinal / Liver Secrets. 6th Edition. Elsevier. 2023.
• Bailey D, Nguyen N, Mukkada V. Allergic Gastroenteropathies and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases. In: Rudolph’s Pediatrics. 24e Ed. Mark W. Kline. McGraw-Hill. 2023.
• Nguyen N. Eosinophilic Esophagitis. In: Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, 27e Eds. Maya Bunik, et al. MgGraw Hill. Accepted for publication 2023.
• Quinn L, Furuta GT, Nguyen N. Chapter 16: Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders. In: Essential Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition. 2e Eds. Stefano Guandalini, Ankur Chugh. McGraw Hill. 2023.
• Friedlander JA, Smith C, Nguyen N, Mark J, Prager J, DeBoer E, Deterding R, Belkind-Gerson J. Functional Endoscopic Esophageal Evaluation of Swallowing (FEEES) using Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. December 2023.
• Nguyen N, Mark J, Furuta GT. Emerging Role of Transnasal Endoscopy in Children and Adults. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Mar;20(3):501-504. PubMed PMID: 34921762
• Nguyen N, Mark J, Furuta GT. Reply: Seeing is Believing. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Apr 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35378294
• Burger C, Nguyen N. Chapter 43: Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis. In McNally, P ed. Gastrointestinal / Liver Secrets. 6th Edition. Elsevier. 2022.
• Venkatesh R, Leinwand, Nguyen N. Pediatric Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics. 2022.
• Bailey D, Nguyen N, Mukkada V. Allergic Gastroenteropathies and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases. In: Kline MW, ed. Rudolph’s Pediatrics. 24th Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2022.
• Nistel M, Nguyen N, Atkins D, Miyazawa H, Burger C, Furuta GT, Menard-Katcher C. Ciclesonide Impacts Clinicopathological Features of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Jul 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34293498
• Friedlander JA, Fleischer DM, Black JO, Levy M, Rothenberg ME, Smith C, Nguyen N, Pan Z, Furuta GT. Unsedated transnasal esophagoscopy with virtual reality distraction enables earlier monitoring of dietary therapy in eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Sep;9(9):3494-3496. PubMed PMID: 34224927
• Nguyen N, Kramer RE, Menard-Katcher C. Endoscopy in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Front Pediatr. 2021;9:713027. PubMed PMID: 34504816
• Howell S, Buchanan C, Davis SM, Miyazawa H, Furuta GT, Tartaglia NR, Nguyen N. Eosinophilic esophagitis in individuals with sex chromosome aneuploidies: Clinical presentations and management implications. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2021 Nov 5;:e1833. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34738344
• Nguyen N, Mark J, Furuta GT. Here and Now: Emerging Role of Transnasal Endoscopy in Children and Adults. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Accepted for publication. November 2021.
• Howell S, Buchanan C, Davis SM, Miyazawa H, Furuta GT, Tartaglia NR, Nguyen N. Eosinophilic esophagitis in individuals with sex chromosome aneuploidies: Clinical presentations and management implications. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2021 Dec;9(12):e1833. PubMed PMID: 34738344
• Nguyen N, Hayes K, Fenton L, Furuta GT, Menard-Katcher C. Case Series: Role of Pill Esophagram to Identify Pediatric Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Amenable to Therapeutic Dilation. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 Oct;71(4):530-532. PubMed PMID: 32960542
• Masterson JC, Biette KA, Hammer JA, Nguyen N, Capocelli KE, Saeedi BJ, Harris RF, Fernando SD, Hosford LB, Kelly CJ, Campbell EL, Ehrentraut SF, Ahmed FN, Nakagawa H, Lee JJ, McNamee EN, Glover LE, Colgan SP, Furuta GT. Epithelial HIF-1a/claudin-1 axis regulates barrier dysfunction in eosinophilic esophagitis. J Clin Invest. 2019 Jul 2;129(8):3224-3235. PubMed PMID: 31264974
• Nguyen N, Lavery WJ, Capocelli KE, Smith C, DeBoer EM, Deterding R, Prager JD, Leinwand K, Kobak GE, Kramer RE, Menard-Katcher C, Furuta GT, Atkins D, Fleischer D, Greenhawt M, Friedlander JA. Transnasal Endoscopy in Unsedated Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Using Virtual Reality Video Goggles. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Nov;17(12):2455-2462. PubMed PMID: 30708107
• Nguyen N, Baumgarten A, Wright BL, Capocelli KE, Pan Z, Lee JJ, Furuta GT, Masterson JC. Histologic similarities in children with eosinophilic esophagitis and proton pump inhibitor-responsive esophageal eosinophilia. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Mar;143(3):1237-1240.e2. PubMed PMID: 30445056
• Kim DY, Furuta GT, Nguyen N, Inage E, Masterson JC. Epithelial Claudin Proteins and Their Role in Gastrointestinal Diseases. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 May;68(5):611-614. PubMed PMID: 30724794
• Smith C, Prager J, Deterding, DeBoer E, Nguyen N, Menard-Katcher C, Furuta GT, Kramer R, Zhaoxing P, Friedlander J. Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy in Children: Improving Efficiency. Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Chicago, IL. October 2019.
• Lee K, Furuta GT, Nguyen N. Eosinophilic Esophagitis Is an Underlying Cause for Gastrointestinal Concerns in Children. Front Pediatr. 2018;6:113. PubMed PMID: 29780792
• Wright BL, Nguyen N, Shim KP, Masterson JC, Jacobsen EA, Ochkur SI, Lee JJ, Furuta GT. Increased GATA-3 and T-bet expression in eosinophilic esophagitis versus gastroesophageal reflux disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 May;141(5):1919-1921.e5. PubMed PMID: 29374572
• Nguyen N, Kramer RE, Friedlander JA. Videocapsule Endoscopy Identifies Small Bowel Lesions in Patients With Eosinophilic Enteritis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Jun;16(6):e64-e65. PubMed PMID: 28870663
• Mark JA, Nguyen N, Rosenwald K, Brumbaugh DE, Kramer RE. Retrieval of 28 Rare Earth Magnets From the Small Bowel With Antegrade Single Balloon Enteroscopy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Nov;67(5):e105. PubMed PMID: 30063583
• Nguyen N, Baumgarten A, Wright BL, Capocelli KE, Pan Z, Lee JJ, Furuta GT, Masterson JC. Histologic similarities in children with eosinophilic esophagitis and proton pump inhibitor-responsive esophageal eosinophilia. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30445056
• Hall CHT, Nguyen N, Furuta GT, Prager J, Deboer E, Deterding R, Menard-Katcher C, Capocelli KE, Kramer RE, Friedlander JA. Unsedated In-office Transgastrostomy Esophagoscopy to Monitor Therapy in Pediatric Esophageal Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Jan;66(1):33-36. PubMed PMID: 28505050
• Nguyen N, Kramer RE, Friedlander JA. Videocapsule Endoscopy Identifies Small Bowel Lesions in Patients With Eosinophilic Enteritis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28870663
• Nguyen N, Fernando SD, Biette KA, Hammer JA, Capocelli KE, Kitzenberg DA, Glover LE, Colgan SP, Furuta GT, Masterson JC. TGF-ß1 alters esophageal epithelial barrier function by attenuation of claudin-7 in eosinophilic esophagitis. Mucosal Immunol. 2017 Aug 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28832026
• Hall CHT, Nguyen N, Furuta GT, Prager J, Deboer E, Deterding R, Menard-Katcher C, Capocelli KE, Kramer RE, Friedlander JA. Unsedated in Office Transgastrostomy Esophagoscopy (TGE) to Monitor Therapy in Pediatric Esophageal Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 May 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28505050

Professional Memberships

• North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Member
• American Gastroenterological Association, Member
• International Eosinophil Society, Member
• American Parternship for Eosinophilic Disorders, Member