Positions
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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Pediatrics-Gastroenterology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Attending Physician
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Texas Children's Hospital - The Woodlands
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital - The Woodlands (Clinic)
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Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
17580 Interstate-45 South, 4th Floor
The Woodlands, TX 77384
United States
Phone: (936) 267-7555
Education
- AB from Princeton University
- 06/1999 - Princeton, New Jersey United States
- MD from Baylor College of Medicine
- 05/2004 - Houston, Texas United States
- Residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- 06/2007 - Cincinnati, Ohio United States
- Fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- 06/2010 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
- Research Fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- 06/2011 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
- Graduate Certificate at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- 05/2000 - Deerfield, IL United States
Certifications
- Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- American Board of Pediatrics
Honors & Awards
- Liver Scholar Award
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases/Alpha-1 Foundation (07/2013)
- Alexander M. White, III Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award
- American Liver Foundation (07/2009)
- Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP) Fellowship
- NIH/NICHD (07/2008)
- Outstanding Resident Award
- Cincinnati Pediatric Society (08/2006)
- Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine
- Baylor College of Medicine (05/2019)
- Shining Star Award
- Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands (02/2018)
- Top Doctors 2020
- Houstonia Magazine (09/2020)
- Top Doctors 2021
- Houstonia Magazine (09/2021)
Professional Interests
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
Websites
Selected Publications
- Chu A, Friedman JR "A role for microRNA in cystic liver and kidney diseases.." J Clin Invest. 2008;118:3585-7. Pubmed PMID: 18949060
- Chu A, Diaz R, Hui JJ, Yanger K, Zong Y, Alpini G, Stanger BZ, Wells RG "Lineage tracing demonstrates no evidence of cholangiocyte epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in murine models of hepatic fibrosis." Hepatology. 2011;53:1685-95. Pubmed PMID: 21520179
- Shin S, Walton G, Aoki R, Brondell K, Schug J, Fox A, Smirnova O, Dorrell C, Erker L, Chu A, Wells RG, Grompe M, Greenbaum LE, Kaestner KH "Foxl1-Cre-marked adult hepatic progenitors have clonogenic and bi-lineage differentiation potential." Genes and Development. 2011;25:1185-92. Pubmed PMID: 21632825
- Chu A, Russo PA, Wells RG "Cholangiocyte cilia are abnormal in syndromic and non-syndromic biliary atresia." Modern Pathology. 2011;25:751-7. Pubmed PMID: 22301700
- Ghouse R, Chu A, Wang Y, Perlmutter DH "Mysteries of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: emerging therapies for a challenging disease." Disease Models and Mechanisms. 2014;7:411-19. Pubmed PMID: 24719116
- Chu A, Perlmutter DH, Wang Y "Capitalizing on the autophagic response for treatment of liver disease caused by alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency and other genetic diseases." BioMed Research International. 2014;2014:1-8. Pubmed PMID: 25025052
- Perlmutter D, Chopra K, Chu A "Two new considerations for improving the diagnosis of α-1-antitrypsin deficiency-associated liver disease." Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2015;60:1511-13. Pubmed PMID: 25634676
- Chu A, Chopra KB, Perlmutter DH "Is severe progressive liver disease caused by alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency more common in children or adults?." Liver Transplantation. 2016;22:886-94. Pubmed PMID: 26946192
- Chu A and Liacouras C "Chapter 329.5: Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (Wilkie Syndrome, Cast Syndrome, Arteriomesenteric Duodenal Compression Syndrome)." Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed.. 2015;
- Chu A and Liacouras C "Chapter 330.1: Ileus." Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed.. 2015;
- Chu A and Liacouras C "Chapter 330.2: Adhesions." Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed.. 2015;
- Chu A and Liacouras C "Chapter 330.4: Closed-Loop Obstructions." Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed.. 2015;
- Mukherjee A, Chakraborty S, Wang Y, Chu A, Perlmutter D "Liver disease in α1-antitrypsin deficiency." Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: Role in Healt. 2016;
- Moffett BS, Schmees L, Zinser K, Erikson C, Chu A, Strobel N "Evaluation of Intravenous Ranitidine on Gastric pH in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients." J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 31719812
Memberships
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastronenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- American Gastroenterological Association
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