Dr. Melvin B. Heyman M.D.
Pediatrician
500 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA, 94143Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Heyman is the Anita Ow Wing Endowed Chair and a professor of pediatrics, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Director of the Training Program in Pediatric ...
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, Los Angeles, Ucla Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1976
University of California 1976
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Gastroenterology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The use of cisapride in children. The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.
- The Shwachman Award of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition presentation.
- Secretin: cure or snake oil for autism in the new millennium?
- Effects of red blood cell transfusion on resting energy expenditure in adolescents with sickle cell anemia.
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura with severe jejunitis and minimal skin lesions.
- Micronutrient shortfalls in young children's diets: common, and owing to inadequate intakes both at home and at child care centers.
- Dietary composition and obesity: do we need to look beyond dietary fat?
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in children. Subcommittee on Endoscopy and Procedures of the Patient Care Committee of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.
- An updated medical position statement of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.
- Orthotopic liver transplantation for autoimmune hepatitis and cryptogenic chronic hepatitis in children.
- Effects of intravenous secretin on language and behavior of children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms: a single-blinded, open-label pilot study.
- The impact of liver disease on growth and nutrition.
- Research agenda for pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition: nutrition and obesity. Report of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition for the Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundatio
- What are the dietary energy needs of elderly adults?
- What safety data are needed for a medication to treat gastroesophageal reflux in premature infants? In children younger than 1 year of age? How to design a long-term safety registry for children?
Clinical Trials
- Study of the Effect of SHP647 as Maintenance Treatment in Participants With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis Who Achieved Clinical Response in Induction Studies
- A Safety Extension Study of SHP647 in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease (AIDA)
- A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Efficacy and Safety Study of SHP647 as Induction Therapy in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis (FIGARO UC 302)
- An Induction Study of Mirikizumab in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (LUCENT 1)
Awards
- 2012 San Francisco Super Doctors
Treatments
- Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Gastrointestinal Problems (stomach & Intestines) And More
- Crohn's Disease
- Constipation
- Gastroenteritis
- Pain
Fellowships
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Nutrition 1981
- UCLA Medical Center Pediatric Gastroenterology
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