Email

rshulman@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Pediatrics-Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

Fellowship at Baylor College Of Medicine

Houston, Texas United States

Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology, 1981

Residency at University Of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan United States

Pediatrics, 1979

Internship at University Of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan United States

Pediatrics, 1977

MD from Chicago Medical School

05/1976 - Chicago, Illinois United States

BA from Emory University

05/1972 - Atlanta, Georgia United States

German

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

1980

Gastroenterology Sub-Board

American Board of Pediatrics

2014

Honors & Awards

Excellence in Teaching and Mentorship in the Pursuit of Clinical and Translational Research

2013

Baylor College of Medicine

Outstanding Pediatric Gastroenterologist Faculty Award

2012

Baylor College of Medicine

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Special Recognition Award

2003

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Professional Interests

• Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children
• Gastrointestinal Development
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Websites

Selected Publications

• Wolfson S, Wilhelm Z, Opekun AR, Orth R, Shulman RJ, Chumpitazi BP "Clinical Characterization of Pediatric Gastroparesis Using a Four-hour Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy Standard." J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.. 2021 June 1; 72 (6): 848-853. Pubmed PMID: 33605658
• Hollier JM, Czyzewski DI, Self MM, Liu Y, Weidler EM, van Tilburg MAL, Varni JW, Shulman RJ "Associations of Abdominal Pain and Psychosocial Distress Measures With Health-Related Quality-of-Life in Pediatric Healthy Controls and Irritable Bowel Syndrome." J Clin Gastroenterol. 2021 May ; 55 (5): 422-428. Pubmed PMID: 32554991
• Chumpitazi BP, Palermo TM, Hollier JM, Self MM, Czyzewski D, Weidler EM, Heitkemper M, Shulman RJ. "Multisite Pain is Highly Prevalent in Children with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders and is Associated with Increased Morbidity.." J Pediatr.. 2021 April 30; : Pubmed PMID: 33940018
• Varni JW, Shulman RJ, Self MM, Febo-Rodriguez L, Charron H, Williams K, Nurko S, Chumpitazi BP "PedsQL™ Gastroparesis Symptoms Module Domain and Item Development: Qualitative Methods.." J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.. 2021 April 5; : Pubmed PMID: 33853112

Memberships

American Gastroenterological Association

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Pediatric Society

American Society for Nutrition

American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society

Funding

PATHWAYS TO NEW BIOMARKERS IN RECURRENT ABDOMINAL PAIN IN CHILDREN - #R01 NR013497

Grant funding from NIH

RESEARCH TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY - #T32 DK007664

Grant funding from NIH

Advancing Clinical Science in Pediatric Gastroparesis - #U01 DK112194

Grant funding from NIH

Peppermint Oil Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics and Novel Biological Signatures in Children with Functional Abdominal Pain - #AT009101

Grant funding from NIH

Languages

German