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    Katja Karrento, MD

    Associate Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Medical College of Wisconsin , Wisconsin, United States

    Katja Karrento is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Research, GI Motility and Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome programs for the past 10 years at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is a clinical investigator funded by the NIH. Her research is focused on pediatric disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) and non-invasive neuromodulation therapies. Her work on auricular neuromodulation was published in The Lancet and resulted in the first FDA-approval for a treatment for pediatric irritable bowel syndrome. She received the 2017 North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Prize for Excellence in Research and the 2018 International Foundation for Functional GI Disorders Pediatric Scientist award, the 2024 NASPGHAN cyclic vomiting syndrome award among many others. Dr. Karrento chairs the NASPGHAN cyclic vomiting syndrome management guidelines task force. She also serves on the International Rome V diagnostic criteria committee for pediatric DGBI.

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