Dania Brigham, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition


Professional Titles

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Fellowship Program Director
  • Digestive Health Institute Education Director

Recognitions

  • Children's Hospital Colorado Award Winning Inpatient Provider, Children's Hospital Colorado (2023)
  • 5280 Denver Top Doctor in Pediatric Transplant Hepatology, 5280 Magazine Awards (2021)

Publications

  • Bednarek J, Traxinger B, Brigham D, Roach J, Orlicky D, Wang D, Pelanda R, Mack CL. Cytokine-Producing B Cells Promote Immune-Mediated Bile Duct Injury in Murine Biliary Atresia. Hepatology. 2018 Nov;68(5):1890-1904. PubMed PMID: 29679373
  • Di Maria MV, Barrett C, Rafferty C, Wolfe K, Kelly SL, Liptzin DR, Brigham D, Younoszai A. Initiating a Fontan multidisciplinary clinic: Decreasing care variability, improving surveillance, and subsequent treatment of Fontan survivors. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Jul;14(4):590-599. PubMed PMID: 30957968
  • Roberts RO 3rd, Di Maria MV, Brigham D, Hsu S. Evidence of Systemic Absorption of Enteral Budesonide in Patients with Fontan-Associated Protein-Losing Enteropathy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31707491
  • Roberts RO 3rd, Di Maria MV, Brigham D, Hsu S. Evidence of Systemic Absorption of Enteral Budesonide in Patients with Fontan-Associated Protein-Losing Enteropathy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Feb;41(2):241-250. PubMed PMID: 31707491
  • Luo Y, Brigham D, Bednarek J, Torres R, Wang D, Ahmad S, Mack CL. Unique cholangiocyte-targeted IgM autoantibodies correlate with poor outcome in biliary atresia. Hepatology. 2020 Aug 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32767570
  • Kemme S, Stahl M, Brigham D, Lovell MA, Nakano T, Feldman AG, Mack C. Outcomes of Severe Seronegative Hepatitis-Associated Aplastic Anemia: A Pediatric Case Series. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32925550
  • Wolfe KR, Liptzin DR, Brigham D, Kelly SL, Rafferty C, Albertz M, Younoszai AK, Di Maria MV. Relationships between Physiologic and Neuropsychologic Functioning after Fontan. J Pediatr. 2020 Dec;227:239-246. PubMed PMID: 32687915
  • Wolfe K, Kelly S, Liptzin D, Brigham D, Rafferty C, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Patient and Family Experience in a Multidisciplinary Clinic for Children with Single-Ventricle Heart Disease. Journal of Patient Experience. March 2020.
  • Brigham D and Porto A. Liver Section. Children’s Hospital Colorado Residency Handbook. 2020.
  • Kemme S, Brigham D, Feldman A, Stahl M, Nakano T, Mack C. Immunosuppressive Therapy and Outcomes of Severe Seronegative Immune-Mediated Hepatitis and Aplastic Anemia. Poster presentation at the Clinical Translational Research Center and Children’s Hospital Colorado Annual Pediatrics Winter Poster Session. Aurora, CO; January 2020.
  • Reingold S, Brigham D, Cordell J, Lovell M. Cough, Cough: A Rare Case of Co-Existing Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Autoimmune Hepatitis in a Pediatric Patient. Poster presentation at the American Association of Pediatrics Virtual National Conference & Exhibition. October 2020.
  • Kemme S, Stahl M, Brigham D, Lovell MA, Nakano T, Feldman AG, Mack C. Outcomes of Severe Seronegative Hepatitis-associated Aplastic Anemia: A Pediatric Case Series. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Feb 1;72(2):194-201. PubMed PMID: 32925550
  • Luo Y, Brigham D, Bednarek J, Torres R, Wang D, Ahmad S, Mack CL. Unique Cholangiocyte-Targeted IgM Autoantibodies Correlate With Poor Outcome in Biliary Atresia. Hepatology. 2021 May;73(5):1855-1867. PubMed PMID: 32767570
  • Jassal YR, Kelly S, DiMaria M, Jacobsen R, Brigham D, Hawkins S, Rafferty C, Wolfe KR. Implications of attention and executive functioning weaknesses in youth with Fontan circulation. Child Neuropsychol. 2022 Sep 9;:1-20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36082702
  • Blanchette E, Pahlavan S, Yoeli D, Brigham D, Sater A, Wachs M, Bock M, Adams M. Successful use of intra-operative continuous renal replacement therapy in pediatric liver transplant recipients: Single center case series. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Dec;26(8):e14377. PubMed PMID: 35959784
  • Yoeli D, Nguyen T, Wilder M, Huang J, Pahlavan S, Brigham D, Sundaram SS, Wachs ME, Adams MA. Immediate extubation following pediatric liver transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Dec;26(8):e14352. PubMed PMID: 35844082
  • Brigham D, Narkewicz MR. Profile of Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir Combination in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in Children and Adolescents: Current Evidence. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2024 Jan 11;20:1-7. PMID: 38230373.

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Board Certification
  • Pediatric Transplant Hepatology, Board Certification
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests include pediatric liver disease and pediatric liver transplant. I have additional interests in Fontan associated liver disease.

Care Philosophy
I partner with patients and their families to provide the best care possible and strive to find the leading approaches to meet their needs while forming life-long relationships.