Faculty
Heidi E. Karpen, M.D.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics—Neonatology
Clinical Titles
- Attending Neonatologist, Texas Children's Hospital
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Professional History
- M.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway NJ, 1994
- Pediatric Intern and Pediatric Resident, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT, 1994–1997
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT, 1997–2000
Academic Interests
- Embryonic development
- Transcriptional regulation
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Bowel rehabilitation
Recent Publications
- Guan X, Karpen HE, Stephens J, Bukowski JT, Niu S, Zhang G, Stoll B, Finegold MJ, Holst JJ, Hadsell DL, Nichols BL, Burrin DG. Glp-2 receptor localizes to enteric neurons and endocrine cells expressing vasoactive peptides and mediates increased blood flow. Gastroenterology 2006; 130(1):150–164.
