Bradley Barth, M.D., M.P.H.

Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
Advanced Endoscopy
Gastroenterology

Biography

Bradley Barth, M.D., M.P.H., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and serves as the Division Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Dr. Barth graduated from UT Austin and UT Medical School in San Antonio. He completed his internship and residency at the Floating Hospital for Children and Tufts University in 2001, and completed his fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard University in 2004.

His clinical and research interests include therapeutic endoscopy, ERCP, recurrent and chronic pancreatitis, and endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding and complex esophageal strictures. He has won the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Endoscopy Prize multiple times and is a Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Dr. Barth has been named a Best Pediatric Specialist in Dallas by D Magazine every year since 2010.

Education & Training

Medical School - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1994-1998)
Internship - Tufts Medical Center (1998-1999), Pediatrics
Residency - Tufts Medical Center (1999-2001), Pediatrics
Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Boston (2001-2004), Pediatric Gi/nutrition

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2002)
American Gastroenterology Association (2001)
North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (2001)

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist 2010-2022
Endoscopy Prize, NASPGHAN (2006, 2013)
Fellow, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) 2012

Books & Publications

Books
- Small Intestinal Bleeding in Pohl J, Jolley C, Gelfond D, eds. Pediatric Gastroenterology: A Color Handbook.
  Troendle D, Barth BA. (2014), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
- Capsule Endoscopy and Small Bowel Enteroscopy in Wyllie R, Hyams JS, Kay M, eds. Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 5th ed.
  Barth B, Troendle D. (2016), Philadelphia: Elsevier; 740-747.
- Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Pancreas in Feldman M, Friedman L, Brandt L, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed.
  Barth BA, Burdick S. (2010), Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
Publications
- Review article: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in infants and children.
  Fröhlich T, Richter M, Carbon R, Barth B, Köhler H Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2010 Apr 31 8 788-801
- Direct Costs of Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis in Children in the INSPPIRE Registry.
  Ting J, Wilson L, Schwarzenberg SJ, Himes R, Barth B, Bellin MD, Durie PR, Fishman DS, Freedman SD, Gariepy CE, Giefer MJ, Gonska T, Husain SZ, Kumar S, Morinville VD, Lowe ME, Ooi CY, Pohl JF, Troendle D, Usatin D, Werlin SL, Wilschanski M, Heyman MB, Uc A Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2016 Mar 62 3 443-9
- Wireless capsule endoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding due to intestinal vascular anomalies
  Barth BA,, Fishman SJ., Fox VL., Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology Nutrition 2003 37 (3) 331-32
- GI endoscopes.
  Varadarajulu S, Banerjee S, Barth BA, Desilets DJ, Kaul V, Kethu SR, Pedrosa MC, Pfau PR, Tokar JL, Wang A, Wong Kee Song LM, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2011 Jul 74 1 1-6.e6
- Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Pediatric Patients With Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis: Data From the INSPPIRE (INternational Study group of Pediatric Pancreatitis: In search for a cuRE) Study.
  Troendle DM, Fishman DS, Barth BA, Giefer MJ, Lin TK, Liu QY, Abu-El-Haija M, Bellin MD, Durie PR, Freedman SD, Gariepy C, Gonska T, Heyman MB, Himes R, Husain SZ, Kumar S, Lowe ME, Morinville VD, Ooi CY, Palermo J, Pohl JF, Schwarzenberg SJ, Werlin S, Wilschanski M, Zimmerman MB, Uc A Pancreas 2017 Jul 46 6 764-769
- Over the Scope Clips for Treatment of Acute Non-Variceal Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Children is Safe and Effective.
  Tran P, Carroll J, Barth BA, Channabasappa N, Troendle DM Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2018 Jun
- Recommendations for Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Pancreatitis in Childhood: Consensus from INSPPIRE.
  Scheers I, Palermo JJ, Freedman S, Wilschanski M, Shah U, Abu-El-Haija M, Barth B, Fishman DS, Gariepy C, Giefer MJ, Heyman MB, Himes RW, Husain SZ, Lin TK, Liu Q, Lowe M, Mascarenhas M, Morinville V, Ooi CY, Perito ER, Piccoli DA, Pohl JF, Schwarzenberg SJ, Troendle D, Werlin S, Zimmerman B, Uc A, Gonska T Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2018 May
- In-Hospital Pediatric ERCP is Associated with Shorter Hospitalization for Children with Choledocholithiasis.
  Bonasso PC, Gurien LA, Staszak J, Gowen ME, Troendle DM, Odiase E, Lazar L, Ruan W, Barth BA, Williams RF, Dassinger MS Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2018 Jul
- Problems in physician's classification and reporting of congenital syphilis.
  Yetman RJ, Risser WL, Barth BA, Risser JM, Hwang LY International journal of STD & AIDS 1998 Dec 9 12 765-8
- Enteral stents.
  Varadarajulu S, Banerjee S, Barth B, Desilets D, Kaul V, Kethu S, Pedrosa M, Pfau P, Tokar J, Wang A, Wong Kee Song LM, Rodriguez S Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2011 Jul 455-64
- ERCP can be safely and effectively performed by a pediatric gastroenterologist for choledocholithiasis in a pediatric facility.
  Troendle DM, Barth BA Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2013 Nov 57 5 655-8
- Pediatric chronic pancreatitis is associated with genetic risk factors and substantial disease burden.
  Schwarzenberg SJ, Bellin M, Husain SZ, Ahuja M, Barth B, Davis H, Durie PR, Fishman DS, Freedman SD, Gariepy CE, Giefer MJ, Gonska T, Heyman MB, Himes R, Kumar S, Morinville VD, Lowe ME, Nuehring NE, Ooi CY, Pohl JF, Troendle D, Werlin SL, Wilschanski M, Yen E, Uc A The Journal of pediatrics 2015 Apr 166 4 890-6.e1
- Specialized Imaging and Procedures in Pediatric Pancreatology: A NASPGHAN Clinical Report.
  Lin TK, Troendle DM, Wallihan DB, Barth B, Fox VL, Fishman DS, Morinville VD Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2016 Aug
- The Causal Evaluation of Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis in Children: Consensus From the INSPPIRE Group.
  Gariepy CE, Heyman MB, Lowe ME, Pohl JF, Werlin SL, Wilschanski M, Barth B, Fishman DS, Freedman SD, Giefer MJ, Gonska T, Himes R, Husain SZ, Morinville VD, Ooi CY, Schwarzenberg SJ, Troendle DM, Yen E, Uc A Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2016 Oct
- The Management of Acute Pancreatitis in the Pediatric Population: A Clinical Report from the NASPGHAN Pancreas Committee.
  Abu-El-Haija M, Kumar S, Quiros JA, Balakrishnan K, Barth B, Bitton S, Eisses JF, Foglio EJ, Fox V, Francis D, Freeman AJ, Gonska T, Grover AS, Husain SZ, Kumar R, Lapsia S, Lin T, Liu QY, Maqbool A, Sellers ZM, Szabo F, Uc A, Werlin SL, Morinville VD Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2017 Aug
- Specialized Imaging and Procedures in Pediatric Pancreatology: A North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Clinical Report.
  Lin TK, Troendle DM, Wallihan DB, Barth B, Fox VL, Fishman DS, Morinville VD Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2017 Mar 64 3 472-484
- Early-Onset Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis Is Associated with PRSS1 or CTRC Gene Mutations.
  Giefer MJ, Lowe ME, Werlin SL, Zimmerman B, Wilschanski M, Troendle D, Schwarzenberg SJ, Pohl JF, Palermo J, Ooi CY, Morinville VD, Lin TK, Husain SZ, Himes R, Heyman MB, Gonska T, Gariepy CE, Freedman SD, Fishman DS, Bellin MD, Barth B, Abu-El-Haija M, Uc A The Journal of pediatrics 2017 May
- Impact of Obesity on Pediatric Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis.
  Uc A, Zimmerman MB, Wilschanski M, Werlin SL, Troendle D, Shah U, Schwarzenberg SJ, Rhee S, Pohl JF, Perito ER, Palermo JJ, Ooi CY, Liu Q, Lin TK, Morinville VD, McFerron BA, Husain SZ, Himes R, Heyman MB, Gonska T, Giefer MJ, Gariepy CE, Freedman SD, Fishman DS, Bellin MD, Barth B, Abu-El-Haija M, Lowe ME Pancreas 2018 Jul
- Single Balloon-assisted Colonoscopy for Placement of Colonic Manometry Catheters: Initial Experience in Children.
  Sanghavi RM, Medina-Centeno R, Barth B Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2018 Mar
- INternational Study Group of Pediatric Pancreatitis: In Search for a CuRE Cohort Study: Design and Rationale for INSPPIRE 2 From the Consortium for the Study of Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes, and Pancreatic Cancer.
  Uc A, Perito ER, Pohl JF, Shah U, Abu-El-Haija M, Barth B, Bellin MD, Ellery KM, Fishman DS, Gariepy CE, Giefer MJ, Gonska T, Heyman MB, Himes RW, Husain SZ, Maqbool A, Mascarenhas MR, McFerron BA, Morinville VD, Lin TK, Liu QY, Nathan JD, Rhee SJ, Ooi CY, Sellers ZM, Schwarzenberg SJ, Serrano J, Troendle DM, Werlin SL, Wilschanski M, Zheng Y, Yuan Y, Lowe ME Pancreas 2018 Nov/Dec 47 10 1222-1228
- Chronic Pancreatitis: Pediatric and Adult Cohorts Show Similarities in Disease Progress Despite Different Risk Factors.
  Schwarzenberg SJ, Uc A, Zimmerman B, Wilschanski M, Wilcox CM, Whitcomb DC, Werlin SL, Troendle D, Tang G, Slivka A, Singh VK, Sherman S, Shah U, Sandhu BS, Romagnuolo J, Rhee S, Pohl JF, Perito ER, Ooi CY, Nathan JD, Muniraj T, Morinville VD, McFerron B, Mascarenhas M, Maqbool A, Liu Q, Lin TK, Lewis M, Husain SZ, Himes R, Heyman MB, Guda N, Gonska T, Giefer MJ, Gelrud A, Gariepy CE, Gardner TB, Freedman SD, Forsmark CE, Fishman DS, Cote GA, Conwell D, Brand RE, Bellin M, Barth B, Banks PA, Anderson MA, Amann ST, Alkaade S, Abu-El-Haija M, Abberbock JN, Lowe ME, Yadav D, Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2019 Apr 68 4 566-573
- Risk Factors for Rapid Progression From Acute Recurrent to Chronic Pancreatitis in Children: Report From INSPPIRE.
  Liu QY, Abu-El-Haija M, Husain SZ, Barth B, Bellin M, Fishman DS, Freedman SD, Gariepy CE, Giefer MJ, Gonska T, Heyman MB, Himes R, Lin TK, Maqbool A, Mascarenhas M, McFerron BA, Morinville VD, Nathan JD, Ooi CY, Perito ER, Pohl JF, Rhee S, Schwarzenberg SJ, Shah U, Troendle D, Werlin SL, Wilschanski M, Zimmerman MB, Lowe ME, Uc A, Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2019 May
- Diabetes Mellitus in Children with Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis: Data From the INternational Study Group of Pediatric Pancreatitis: In Search for a CuRE Cohort.
  Bellin MD, Lowe M, Zimmerman MB, Wilschanski M, Werlin S, Troendle DM, Shah U, Schwarzenberg SJ, Pohl JF, Perito E, Ooi CY, Nathan JD, Morinville VD, McFerron BA, Mascarenhas MR, Maqbool A, Liu Q, Lin TK, Husain SZ, Himes R, Heyman MB, Gonska T, Giefer MJ, Gariepy CE, Freedman SD, Fishman DS, Barth B, Abu-El-Haija M, Uc A, Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2019 Nov 69 5 599-606
- IV Ibuprofen for Prevention of Post-Ercp Pancreatitis in Children: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Feasibility Study.
  Troendle DM, Gurram B, Huang R, Barth BA, Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2019 Oct
- More Is Less: The Advantages of Performing Concurrent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Pediatric Choledocholithiasis.
  Gee KM, Jones RE, Casson C, Barth B, Troendle D, Beres AL, Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A 2019 Sep
- Endoscopic placement of the capsule endoscope in children.
  Barth BA, Donovan K, Fox VL Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2004 Nov 60 5 818-21
- Anatomy, Histology, Embryology and Developmental Anomalies of the Pancreas
  Barth BA, Burdick S Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, Eighth Edition 2010 909-919
- Trends in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Children within the United States from 2000 to 2009.
  Pant C, Sferra TJ, Barth BA, Deshpande A, Minocha A, Qureshi WA, Olyaee M, Anderson MP Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2014 Feb
- Endoscopic button gastrostomy: Comparing a sutured endoscopic approach to the current techniques.
  Gonzalez-Hernandez J, Daoud Y, Fischer AC, Barth B, Piper HG Journal of pediatric surgery 2015 Oct
- Factors associated with post-ERCP pancreatitis and the effect of pancreatic duct stenting in a pediatric population.
  Troendle DM, Abraham O, Huang R, Barth BA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2015 Feb
- Sphincter of Oddi manometry.
  Pfau PR, Banerjee S, Barth BA, Desilets DJ, Kaul V, Kethu SR, Pedrosa MC, Pleskow DK, Tokar J, Varadarajulu S, Wang A, Song LM, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2011 Dec 74 6 1175-80
- Enteroscopy in children.
  Barth BA Current opinion in pediatrics 2011 Oct 23 5 530-4
- New devices and techniques for management of pancreatic fluid collections.
  Desilets DJ, Banerjee S, Barth BA, Bhat YM, Gottlieb KT, Maple JT, Pfau PR, Pleskow DK, Siddiqui UD, Tokar JL, Wang A, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013 Apr
- Electrosurgical generators.
  Tokar JL, Barth BA, Banerjee S, Chauhan SS, Gottlieb KT, Konda V, Maple JT, Murad FM, Pfau PR, Pleskow DK, Siddiqui UD, Wang A, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013 Aug 78 2 197-208
- Methods of luminal distention for colonoscopy.
  Maple JT, Banerjee S, Barth BA, Bhat YM, Desilets DJ, Gottlieb KT, Pfau PR, Pleskow DK, Siddiqui UD, Tokar JL, Wang A, Song LM, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013 Feb
- Pediatric Considerations in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography.
  Troendle DM, Barth BA Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America 2016 Jan 26 1 119-36
- Drug-eluting/biodegradable stents.
  Tokar JL, Banerjee S, Barth BA, Desilets DJ, Kaul V, Kethi SR, Pedrosa MC, Pfau PR, Pleskow DK, Varadarajulu S, Wang A, Song LM, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2011 Nov 74 5 954-8
- Single-balloon enteroscopy in children: initial experience at a pediatric center.
  Barth BA, Channabasappa N Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2010 Nov 51 5 680-4
- Tissue adhesives: cyanoacrylate glue and fibrin sealant.
  Bhat YM, Banerjee S, Barth BA, Chauhan SS, Gottlieb KT, Konda V, Maple JT, Murad FM, Pfau PR, Pleskow DK, Siddiqui UD, Tokar JL, Wang A, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013 Aug 78 2 209-15
- Wireless capsule endoscopy.
  Wang A, Banerjee S, Barth BA, Bhat YM, Chauhan S, Gottlieb KT, Konda V, Maple JT, Murad F, Pfau PR, Pleskow DK, Siddiqui UD, Tokar JL, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013 Dec 78 6 805-15
- Monitoring equipment for endoscopy.
  Gottlieb KT, Banerjee S, Barth BA, Bhat YM, Desilets DJ, Maple JT, Pfau PR, Pleskow DK, Siddiqui UD, Tokar JL, Wang A, Song LM, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013 Feb 77 2 175-80
- Image management systems.
  Murad FM, Banerjee S, Barth BA, Bhat YM, Chauhan SS, Gottlieb KT, Konda V, Maple JT, Pfau P, Pleskow D, Siddiqui UD, Tokar JL, Wang A, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013 Nov
- Devices for the endoscopic treatment of hemorrhoids.
  Siddiqui UD, Barth BA, Banerjee S, Bhat YM, Chauhan SS, Gottlieb KT, Konda V, Maple JT, Murad FM, Pfau P, Pleskow D, Tokar JL, Wang A, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013 Nov
- Management of Acute Pancreatitis in the Pediatric Population: A Clinical Report From the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Pancreas Committee.
  Abu-El-Haija M, Kumar S, Quiros JA, Balakrishnan K, Barth B, Bitton S, Eisses JF, Foglio EJ, Fox V, Francis D, Freeman AJ, Gonska T, Grover AS, Husain SZ, Kumar R, Lapsia S, Lin T, Liu QY, Maqbool A, Sellers ZM, Szabo F, Uc A, Werlin SL, Morinville VD Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2018 Jan 66 1 159-176
- Digital Evaluation of the Biliopancreatic Tree: Cases From the Pediatric ERCP Database Initiative Consortium.
  Fishman DS, Giefer MJ, Barth B, Troendle DM Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2017 Feb
- NASPGHAN Guideline for Training in Endoscopy and Related Procedures
  Kay M, Piccoli DA, Barth B, et al. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 2013 56 In Press
- Pancreatic and biliary stents.
  Pfau PR, Pleskow DK, Banerjee S, Barth BA, Bhat YM, Desilets DJ, Gottlieb KT, Maple JT, Siddiqui UD, Tokar JL, Wang A, Song LM, Rodriguez SA Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013 Mar 77 3 319-27
- Design and Implementation of INSPPIRE.
  Morinville VD, Lowe ME, Ahuja M, Barth B, Bellin MD, Davis H, Durie PR, Finley B, Fishman DS, Freedman SD, Gariepy CE, Giefer MJ, Gonska T, Heyman MB, Himes R, Husain S, Kumar S, Ooi CY, Pohl JF, Schwarzenberg SJ, Troendle D, Werlin SL, Wilschanski M, Yen E, Uc A Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2014 Sep 59 3 360-4
- Risk Factors Associated With Pediatric Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis: Lessons From INSPPIRE.
  Kumar S, Ooi CY, Werlin S, Abu-El-Haija M, Barth B, Bellin MD, Durie PR, Fishman DS, Freedman SD, Gariepy C, Giefer MJ, Gonska T, Heyman MB, Himes R, Husain SZ, Lin TK, Lowe ME, Morinville V, Palermo JJ, Pohl JF, Schwarzenberg SJ, Troendle D, Wilschanski M, Zimmerman MB, Uc A JAMA pediatrics 2016 Apr
- Autoimmune Pancreatitis in Children: Characteristic Features, Diagnosis, and Management.
  Scheers I, Palermo JJ, Freedman S, Wilschanski M, Shah U, Abu-El-Haija M, Barth B, Fishman DS, Gariepy C, Giefer MJ, Heyman MB, Himes RW, Husain SZ, Lin TK, Liu Q, Lowe M, Mascarenhas M, Morinville V, Ooi CY, Perito ER, Piccoli DA, Pohl JF, Schwarzenberg SJ, Troendle D, Werlin S, Zimmerman B, Uc A, Gonska T The American journal of gastroenterology 2017 Apr
- Challenges in pediatric gastroenterology, 2018.
  Barth BA Current opinion in pediatrics 2018 Jul
- Efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts in a pediatric population.
  Jazrawi SF, Barth BA, Sreenarasimhaiah J Digestive diseases and sciences 2011 Mar 56 3 902-8

Research

Therapeutic Interventions for Complex Childhood Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders
Therapeutic Endoscopy in Children
Enteroscopy in Children
Acute, Chronic and Recurrent Pancreatitis in Children