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Ernest G. Seidman

Ernest G. Seidman

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Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
22712
World Ranking
15720
National Ranking
657

Overview

Ernest G. Seidman was affiliated with McGill University in Canada and contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology throughout their career. Their research mainly focused on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), microscopic colitis, gut microbiota and health, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, eosinophilic esophagitis, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, and colorectal cancer screening and detection.

Their work covered numerous subfields, including genetics, surgery, epidemiology, molecular biology, and oncology.

Seidman published frequently in the following venues:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • BMC Medical Genetics
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Notable recent papers from Seidman's record include:

  • Increased Intestinal Permeability Is Associated With Later Development of Crohn's Disease, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Novel Fecal Biomarkers That Precede Clinical Diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Gut Microbiome Composition Is Associated With Future Onset of Crohn's Disease in Healthy First-Degree Relatives, 2023, Gastroenterology
  • Mediterranean-Like Dietary Pattern Associations With Gut Microbiome Composition and Subclinical Gastrointestinal Inflammation, 2022, Gastroenterology
  • Anti-Integrin αvβ6 Autoantibodies Are a Novel Biomarker That Antedate Ulcerative Colitis, 2023, Gastroenterology

Their research collaborations included frequent coauthors such as Anne M. Griffiths, Kevan Jacobson, Kenneth Croitoru, Alain Bitton, and Guy Aumais, with whom they published numerous studies.

Throughout their career, Seidman focused primarily on advancing the understanding of inflammatory bowel diseases and associated gastrointestinal conditions using molecular biology and epidemiological methods. Their work contributed to identifying new biomarkers and elucidating links between gut microbiota changes and disease onset.

Best Publications

  • Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease in children: recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

    Ivor D. Hill;Martha H. Dirks;Gregory S. Liptak;Richard B. Colletti

  • Pharmacogenomics and metabolite measurement for 6-mercaptopurine therapy in inflammatory bowel disease

    Marla C. Dubinsky;Stéphanie Lamothe;Hui Ying Yang;Stephan R. Targan

  • 6-MP metabolite profiles provide a biochemical explanation for 6-MP resistance in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

    Marla C. Dubinsky;Huiying Yang;Philip V. Hassard;Ernest G. Seidman

  • Diagnostic accuracy of serological assays in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

    Frank M. Ruemmele;Stephan R. Targan;Galith Levy;Maria Dubinsky

  • Association of host genome with intestinal microbial composition in a large healthy cohort

    Williams Turpin;Osvaldo Espin-Garcia;Wei Xu;Mark S Silverberg;Mark S Silverberg;Mark S Silverberg

  • Development of a capsule endoscopy scoring index for small bowel mucosal inflammatory change

    I. M. Gralnek;R. Defranchis;E. Seidman;J. A. Leighton

  • Direct and Indirect Induction by 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 of the NOD2/CARD15-Defensin β2 Innate Immune Pathway Defective in Crohn Disease

    Tian-Tian Wang;Basel Dabbas;David Laperriere;Ari J. Bitton

  • Imbalances in Dietary Consumption of Fatty Acids, Vegetables, and Fruits Are Associated With Risk for Crohn's Disease in Children

    Devendra K Amre;Savio D'Souza;Kenneth Morgan;Gillian Seidman

  • Role of small-bowel endoscopy in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an international OMED–ECCO consensus

    A. Bourreille;A. Ignjatovic;L. Aabakken;E. V. Loftus

  • Chronic intermittent elemental diet improves growth failure in children with Crohn's disease

    D.C. Belli;E. Seidman;L. Bouthillier;A.M. Weber

  • The three-gene paraoxonase family: Physiologic roles, actions and regulation

    Louis Philippe Précourt;Devendra Amre;Marie Claude Denis;Jean Claude Lavoie

  • Doppler US in patients with crohn disease: vessel density in the diseased bowel reflects disease activity.

    Johannes Spalinger;Heidi Patriquin;Marie-Claude Miron;George Marx

  • Pathogenesis of Shiga toxin-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome.

    François Proulx;Ernest G Seidman;Diana Karpman

  • Literature review and recommendations for clinical application of small-bowel capsule endoscopy, based on a panel discussion by international experts. Consensus statements for small-bowel capsule endoscopy, 2006/2007.

    Mergener K;Ponchon T;Gralnek I;Pennazio M

  • Literature review and recommendations for clinical application of small-bowel capsule endoscopy, based on a panel discussion by international experts

    K. Mergener;T. Ponchon;I. Gralnek;M. Pennazio

  • Combined budesonide and antibiotic therapy for active Crohn's disease: A randomized controlled trial*

    A.Hillary Steinhart;Brian G. Feagan;Cindy J. Wong;Margaret Vandervoort

  • Butyrate induced Caco-2 cell apoptosis is mediated via the mitochondrial pathway

    F M Ruemmele;S Schwartz;E G Seidman;S Dionne

  • Association Between Ustekinumab Trough Concentrations and Clinical, Biomarker, and Endoscopic Outcomes in Patients With Crohn's Disease

    Robert Battat;Robert Battat;Uri Kopylov;Talat Bessissow;Alain Bitton

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with tacrolimus in paediatric transplant patients

    P. Atkison;G. Joubert;A. Barron;D. Grant

  • Caco-2 cells as a model for intestinal lipoprotein synthesis and secretion.

    Emile Levy;Mariam Mehran;Ernest Seidman

Frequent Co-Authors

Emile Levy
Emile Levy University of Montreal
Peter L. Lakatos
Peter L. Lakatos McGill University
David R. Mack
David R. Mack University of Ottawa
Daniel Sinnett
Daniel Sinnett University of Montreal
Jean-François Beaulieu
Jean-François Beaulieu Université de Sherbrooke
Kenneth Morgan
Kenneth Morgan McGill University
Anne M. Griffiths
Anne M. Griffiths University of Toronto
Marla Dubinsky
Marla Dubinsky Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Frank M. Ruemmele
Frank M. Ruemmele Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Stephan R. Targan
Stephan R. Targan Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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