Selected Publications

Berera S, Ioannou SC, Morillo D, Mantero AMA, Pignac-Kobinger J, Colina N, Santander AM, Fernandez I, Quintero MA, Rodriguez J, Kerman DH, Damas OM, Czul F, Sussman DA, Abreu MT, Deshpande AR: Combining pentoxifylline with vedolizumab for Crohn's disease: results of a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study. J Crohns Colitis 16 (11): 1687-1695.,2022.

Berera S, Lichtenstein GR: Novel therapies for inflammatory bowel disease Curr Treat Options Gastro 20 : 1-20,2022.

Berera S (speaker), Ioannou SC, Morillo D, Mantero AMA, Pignac-Kobinger J, Colina N, Santander AM, Fernandez I, Rodriguez J, Kerman DH, Damas OM, Czul F, Sussman DA, Abreu MT, Deshpande AR: Combining pentoxifylline with vedolizumab to improve response in patients with Crohn’s disease: results of a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study. Poster Presentation Abstract of Distinction, Digestive Diseases Week, virtual; Gastroenterology 160 (6): S353-354,2021.

Paladhi UR, Harba AH, Daniel SG, Dawwas GK, Schnellinger E, Wollack C, Aberra FN, Bewtra M, Green JA, Klapproth JM, Lichtenstein GR, Berera S, Saxena A, Buchner A, Methta S, Osterman MT, Rashid F, Tomov V, Caldera F, Sumona S, Mahadevan U, Roy A, Nessel L, Wu GD, Bittinger K, Lewis JD: The impact of patients using a computer to report inflammatory bowel disease symptoms on clinic visit length, patient and provider satisfaction, and the environment microbiome Inflamm Bowel Dis 27 (5): 746-750,2021.

Saxena A, Dalal RS, Berera S, Lichtenstein GR: The peripartum risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in women with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based cohort analysis ACG Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX; Am J Gastroenterol 114 : S395-S396,2019.

Berera S, Saxena AP, Dalal RS, Lichtenstein GR: Predictors of ectopic pregnancy among women with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based cohort analysis ACG Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX; Am J Gastroenterol 114 : S418-S419,2019.

Saxena AP, Dalal RS, Berera S, Lewis JD, Lichtenstein GR: The risk of ectopic pregnancy in adult women with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based cohort analysis Digestive Diseases Week, San Diego, CA; Gastroenterology 156 (6): S867,2019.

Berera S (speaker), Ioannou SC, Rodriguez J, Czul F, Abreu MT, Sussman DA, Kerman D, Damas OM, Deshpande AR: Synergistic effect of vedolizumab and pentoxifylline in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease Advanced IBD Fellows Research Meeting at the Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.

Estes DJ, Berera S, Deshpande AR, Sussman DA: Re-visiting metoclopramide to optimize visualization with gastrointestinal bleeding- mobilizing existing data Clinical Endoscopy 52 (5): 516-517,2019.

Rodriguez J, Berera S, Sussman DA.: A rare case of Chilaiditi’s sign associated with cervical neuropathy ACG Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA; Am J Gastroenterol 113 : S860,2018.

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