Ariel Feldstein, M.D.
| Appointed: |
2004 |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Languages: |
English
Spanish |
Cell Biology
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Section Head, Pediatric Research
Biographical Sketch
Ariel Feldstein, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and an Associate Staff Physician in the Department of Cell Biology at the Lerner Research Institute of Cleveland Clinic. He is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.
He earned his medical degree with honors from the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was also a post-doctorate Fellow in the Department of Physiology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., where he did his residency. He was a Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Mayo Clinic as well as a Research Trainee in the Gastroenterology Research Unit at Mayo Graduate School.
He is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is the recipient of many awards and honors, including the Young Investigator Award, American Society of Hypertension, Fifteenth; Scientific Meeting, May 2000, New York; Mayo Research Scholar Award; American Gastroenterology Association Fellowship/Faculty Transition Award; Fellow Travel Award, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Gastroenterology & Hepatology Course; Young Investigator Award, Second World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition; Research Excellence in Gastroenterology and Liver (REGAL) Award and the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Research Scholar Award.
Dr. Feldstein has also been very active at medical meetings and has served in the following roles:
- Co-Chair, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (Clinical and Experimental oral session), Digestive Disease Week (DDW), 2005
- Moderator, AASLD Research Workshop “Pathogenesis of NASH,” 2006
- Organizer and Chair, NAFLD Update Symposium. DDW, 2007
- Moderator, AASLD Research Workshop “Non-invasive diagnosis of NASH,” 2007
- Faculty Member AASLD Postgraduate Course, 2007
- Organizer and Chair, Pediatric NAFLD Symposium. DDW, 2008
- Moderator, AGA Focused Research Roundtable, Update on Research on NASH and ASH, DDW, 2008
Professional Highlights
- American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Fellowship/Faculty Transition Award, 2003
- Young Investigator Award, Second World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Paris, France, July, 2004
- Research Excellence in Gastroenterology and Liver (REGAL) Award, 2004
- American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Research Scholar Award, 2005
- Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award, 2006
Education & Fellowships
| Medical School: | University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Internship: | Mayo Clinic, Pediatrics, Rochester, MN |
| Residency: | Mayo Clinic, Pediatrics, Rochester, MN |
| Fellowship: | Mayo Clinic, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Rochester, MN |
Additional Training
- Research Trainee, Gastroenterology Research Unit, Mayo Graduate School (G.J. Gores, M.D., Research Director), Rochester, Minn., 2002-2004
Certifications
Specialty Interests
Lipotoxicity, metabolic complications of obesity, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric liver diseases.
Innovations & Patents
Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award: Non-invasive diagnostic blood test for patients with suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, 2006
Awards & Honors
- American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Fellowship/Faculty Transition Award, 2003
- Young Investigator Award, Second World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Paris, France, July 2004
- Research Excellence in Gastroenterology and Liver (REGAL) Award, 2004
- American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Research Scholar Award, 2005
- Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award, 2006
- Research grant: RO1 DK076852-01 (PI, Feldstein)
- Research grant: NIH/NIDDK 12/1/06-12/31/11 The lysosomal-mitochondrial pathway in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Research grant: AGA/Research Scholar Award (PI, Feldstein)
- Research grant: American Gastroenterological Association 7/1/05-7/1/08
- Research grant: Death signals and apoptosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Research grant: U-DK 61732 (PI, McCullough)
- Research grant: NIH/NIDDK 7/1/04-7/1/09
- Co-investigator: Clinical Research Network in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Co-investigator: ACG/Clinical Research Award (PI, Elgouhari)
- Responsible Investigator: American College of Gastroenterology 7/1/07-7/1/08
Professional Memberships
- North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2002
- American Gastroenterology Association, 2002
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 2002
- Society for Pediatric Research, 2005
- American Physiological Society, 2005
Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
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Industry Relationships
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