Ricardo Castillo
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Pediatric Gastroenterology 730 Welch Rd, 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 721-2250 Fax (650) 498-5608Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-5070Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Gastroenterology/Nutrition/Hepatology, Pediatric
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
Administrative Appointments
- DIRECTOR, PROGRAM IN INTESTINAL REHABILITATION, PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, STANFORD UNIVERSITY (2005 - present)
- MEDICAL DIRECTOR, INTESTINAL TRANSPLANTATION, PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, STANFORD UNIVERSITY (1999 - present)
- ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, LIVER TRANSPLANTATION, PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, STANFORD UNIVERSITY (1985 - present)
Honors and Awards
- WILLIAM M. HUME FACULTY SCHOLAR, STANFORD UNIVERSITY (1987)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | UCSF Medical Center CA (1982) |
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1981) |
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1978) |
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Gastroenterology, American Board of Pediatrics (1995) |
| Internship: | UCSF Medical Center CA (1976) |
| Medical Education: | UCSD School of Medicine CA (1975) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Study of the interaction and role of nutrients and intestinal growth factors in enhancing intestinal adaptation and allograft viability using animal models for short bowel syndrome and orthtopic intestinal transplantation.
Study of immunosuppression regimens and induction of immune tolerance in intestinal transplantation.
Publications
- Analysis of clinical variables associated with tolerance in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2010; (8): 976-9
- Toll-like receptor 4 contributes to small intestine allograft rejection. Transplantation. 2010; (12): 1272-7
- Outcomes of transplantation in children with primary hepatic malignancy. Pediatr Transplant. 2007; (6): 655-60
- Pediatric intestinal transplantation at Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford University Medical Center: report of a four-year experience. Transplant Proc. 2006 Jul-Aug; (6): 1716-7
- The role of growth hormone in adaptation to massive small intestinal resection in rats. Pediatr Res. 2001; (2): 189-96
- Paediatric liver transplantation: indications, timing and medical complications. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1999: S61-6
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