Nissa Erickson, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
East Building, 6th Floor
2450 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone: 612-624-1133
Fax: 612-626-0639

INTERESTS

Pediatric liver transplantation, pediatric liver disease.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1995
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

2000
M.D., University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

2003
Pediatric Residency Training, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin

2006
Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

CLINICAL

Clinics

Pediatric Speciality Clinic, University of Minnesota Physicians, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota Gastroenterology, 2200 University Avenue West, St. Paul, Minnesota

Staff Privileges

University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Medical Licensure

State of Minnesota
State of Wisconsin

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Subboard of Pediatric Gastroenterology

ACADEMIC

Positions

2006-2009
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin

2009-present
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Current Committees

2009
OPTN/UNOS Pediatric Transplantation Committee - Region Seven Representative

Professional Activities

Memberships:
American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Young Physicians
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (pending)
Studies in Pediatric Liver Transplantation; UM Principal Investigator
International Pediatric Transplant Association

Research

ICTR Type I Translational grant "Oxygen regulation of intrapulmonary shunts in Hepatopulmonary Syndrome"

Study of MR-Tac160 in pediatric liver transplantation patients (closed): center participant UW Dept of Surgery, Division of Transplantation; 2006-2009

"Chronic Hepatitis in Children of Wisconsin": collaborative epidemiologic study, Madison area principal investigator.  Statewide data collection to characterize the incidence and natural course of chronic liver disease in children

Publications

Erickson N, Levitt M.  What Health Care When?: Low-Caste Women's Health Care Decision-Making in Siraha, Nepal.  National research publications of Save the Children.  Fall 1996

Erickson N, Ellis R.  Neonatal Rash due to Herpes Gestationis.  The New England Journal of Medicine Vol 347, No. 9 August 29, 2002

Erickson N, Balistreri WF.  "Sclerosing Cholangitis" in Liver Disease in Children, 3rd Edition.  Suchy, Sokol, and Balistreri, eds.  Cambridge University Press: 2007

Erickson N, Mohanty SK, Shivakumar P, Sabla G, Chakraborty R, Bezerra JA.  Temporal-spatial activation of apoptosis and epithelial injury in murine experimental biliary atresia.  Hepatology, 2008 May; 47(5): 1567-77