Nahir Cortes Santiago, MD, PhD
Pediatric Pathology
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine
Languages: English
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Personal Statement
As a pediatric pathologist, Dr. Cortes Santiago is dedicated to the highest level of patient care, with the goal of providing accurate and timely diagnoses so that patients can receive the care they need. She is also committed to advancing the field of pathology through her research and contributions to medical literature.
Clinical Interests:
Pediatric lung pathology
Pathology of solid organ and bone marrow transplantation
Research Interests:
Pathology of pediatric pulmonary hypertension
Pathology of lung disease after lung and bone marrow transplantation
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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Cortes-Santiago N, Leung DH, Castro E, Finegold M, Wu H, Patel K. (2019) Hepatic Steatosis is Prevalent following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Children with Cystic Fibrosis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 1; 96-103.
Cortes-Santiago N, Schady DA. (2017) Kappa restricted Russell body gastroenteritis in two pediatric patients. Human Pathology Case Reports 11, 65-67.
Cortes-Santiago, N., Hossain, M.B., Gabrusiewicz, K, Fan, X., Gumin, J., Marini, F., Alonso, M., Lang, F., Yung, W.K., Fueyo, J., Gomez-Manzano, C. (2016) Soluble Tie2 overrides the heightened invasion induced by anti-angiogenesis therapies in gliomas. Oncotarget 7; 16146-16157. Pubmed URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=cortes-santiago.