Sameer Lapsia, MD

Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital

Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital

Bio:

Dr. Lapsia graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University with a dual degree in biology and psychology. He was then accepted into Boston University’s Modular Medical Integrated Curriculum and as an undergrad at BU was able to take medical school classes at Boston University’s School of Medicine. While serving his pediatric residency at Stony Brook University in Long Island, NY, he fell in love with pediatric gastroenterology. He subsequently started fellowship training there and was involved in several research projects and helped introduce fecal transplants into the hospital. Dr. Lapsia recently began partaking in a multi-center collaborative under the ImproveCareNow Network that provides quality improvement techniques and tools that enable participating care providers to achieve the model inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care practices. It is supported by the American Board of Pediatrics, the Alliance for Pediatric Quality, the Centers for Education and Research in Therapeutics, the US Agency for Health Care Quality and Research, the National Institutes of Health, and participating institutions. He has presented his research in national meetings and strives to provide excellent care to all his patients.

Clinical Interests:

• Celiac disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Eosinophilic esophagitis
• Constipation
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Endoscopy and colonoscopy
• Fecal transplant

CHKD Clinical Trials Involving Dr. Sameer Lapsia

Research:

• Fecal microbial transplantation in patients with medication refractory clostridium difficile and/or ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis
• Effect of immunosuppressive therapy on Epstein-Barr virus lytic activation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
• Incidence of Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity in pediatric migraine patients

Honors and Awards:

• Coastal Virginia Magazine “Top Doc” 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Stony Brook (NY) Pediatric Residents Fellow Teaching Award 2012-2014
• Stony Brook (NY) Pediatric Residents Senior Resident Teaching Award 2011
• Citizenship and Collegiality Award from Stony Brook (NY) Department of Pediatrics 2009-2011

Publications:

Lapsia S, Meyer R, Abazari A, Usmani K, Gathungu G. Bilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a patient with Ulcerative Colitis and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition 2013; (Epub ahead of print). Lapsia S, Neill K, Morganstern J. Eosinophilic Esophagitis in a Boy with Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome: Is there a link? Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition 2013; 57:e37. Lapsia S, Khlevner J, Morganstern J, Chawla A. Rectal Lipoma in a Pediatric Patient With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition 2013; 56:e36-37. Sobota A, Neufeld EJ, Lapsia S, Bennett CM. Response to mercaptopurine for refractory autoimmune cytopenias in children. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2009; 52:80-84 Pinto JT, Lapsia S, Shah A, Santiago H, Kim G. Antiproliferative effects of garlic-derived and other allium related compounds. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2001; 492:83-106.

Community Involvement and Memberships:

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Contact Info:

(757) 668-7240