Biography
Dr. Emily R. Perito is an professor at UCSF who specializes in pediatric liver and pancreatic disease, pediatric liver transplant, and pediatric gastroenterology. She is jointly appointed in the Departments of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and affiliated faculty with the Institute for Health Policy Studies. She is board-certified in pediatrics, pediatric gastroenterology, and pediatric transplant hepatology.
Dr. Perito treats all types of pediatric liver, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal diseases, in all ages from newborns through young adults. Her clinical care and research focus on optimizing long-term outcomes for children with liver and pancreatic diseases.
She is Medical Director of UCSF's Pediatric Liver Center and Associate Medical Director of UCSF's multi-disciplinary Pediatric Liver Transplant team with expertise in the care of children with pediatric liver disease before and in the long-term after transplant. Dr. Perito leads epidemiologic research focused on improving access to transplant, organ allocation, and waitlist outcomes for children awaiting liver transplant. She is Co-Chair the Starzl Network for Excellence in Pediatric Transplantation and helps lead their efforts to improve the efficacy and reduce the burden of immunosuppression for children after liver transplant. She also advocates for children nationally as Chair of UNOS' Pediatric Transplantation Committee (2022-2024), Chair of the Society for Pediatric Liver Transplant's Advocacy Committee (2020-2023), and a member of AASLD's Pediatric Special Interest Group.
She is also co-director of UCSF's Pediatric Pancreas Program. She lead's UCSF's work in NIH-sponsored multi-center trials including the INSPPIRE study on acute recurrent and chronic pancreatitis in children and adolescents. Her work in chronic pancreatitis includes research on chronic pain management, opioid use, and outcomes after TPIAT.
Before coming to UCSF, Dr. Perito did her pediatrics training and medical school at Columbia University in New York City.
Dr. Perito treats all types of pediatric liver, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal diseases, in all ages from newborns through young adults. Her clinical care and research focus on optimizing long-term outcomes for children with liver and pancreatic diseases.
She is Medical Director of UCSF's Pediatric Liver Center and Associate Medical Director of UCSF's multi-disciplinary Pediatric Liver Transplant team with expertise in the care of children with pediatric liver disease before and in the long-term after transplant. Dr. Perito leads epidemiologic research focused on improving access to transplant, organ allocation, and waitlist outcomes for children awaiting liver transplant. She is Co-Chair the Starzl Network for Excellence in Pediatric Transplantation and helps lead their efforts to improve the efficacy and reduce the burden of immunosuppression for children after liver transplant. She also advocates for children nationally as Chair of UNOS' Pediatric Transplantation Committee (2022-2024), Chair of the Society for Pediatric Liver Transplant's Advocacy Committee (2020-2023), and a member of AASLD's Pediatric Special Interest Group.
She is also co-director of UCSF's Pediatric Pancreas Program. She lead's UCSF's work in NIH-sponsored multi-center trials including the INSPPIRE study on acute recurrent and chronic pancreatitis in children and adolescents. Her work in chronic pancreatitis includes research on chronic pain management, opioid use, and outcomes after TPIAT.
Before coming to UCSF, Dr. Perito did her pediatrics training and medical school at Columbia University in New York City.
Education
| Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Francisco | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 10/2020 | |
| University of California, San Francisco | M.A.S. in Clinical Research | Graduate Division (Advance Training in Clinical Research) | 2012 |
| Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons | M.D. | Medicine | 2006 |
| Harvard University | B.A. | History and Science | 2001 |
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology Subspecialty
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Subspecialty
Awards & Honors
| Award | Conferred By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fellow's Leadership and Advocacy Group Faculty Mentor Award | UCSF | 2015 |
| AGA Emmet B. Keeffe Award in Translational or Clinical Research in Liver Disease | UCSF | 2013/2014 |
| UCSF CTSI-SOS Early Career Investigators Pilot Award | UCSF | 2013/2014 |
| UCSF Liver Center Pilot/Feasibility Award | UCSF | 2013/2014 |
Clinical Expertise
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Pediatric)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Intestinal Failure
Short Bowel Syndrome
Liver Transplant (Pediatric)
Chronic Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Insufficiency
Metabolic Liver Disease
Fatty Liver Disease (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis)
Clinical Trials
- Biospecimen Collection to Identify Gene Mutations for High Risk Pancreatic Cancer in Pediatric Patients, INSPPIRE 2 Study (NCT06651580)Related Conditions: Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Neoplasms| Start Date: | End Date:
Program Affiliations
Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Program
Liver Transplant Program
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Program
In the News
December, 28, 2012 | UCSF Transplant Surgery
Grants and Funding
- PARTNER ADVance: Patient-Centered Research in Pediatric Transplant, Engaging Families and Recipients - Young Adult and Adolescent Advisors | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute | 2024-03-01 - 2026-02-28 | Role: Co-Project Lead
- INSPPIRE: A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Pediatric Chronic Pancreatitis to Predict Clinical Course and Identify Disease Modifiers | NIH | 2015-09-28 - 2025-06-30 | Role: Co-Investigator
- SNEPT and SPLIT implementation of a QoL measure in pediatric transplant recipients | NIH | 2021-08-01 - 2024-07-31 | Role: Co-Investigator
- Improving Medication Adherence in adolescents who had a Liver Transplant: iMALT | NIH | 2018-09-20 - 2023-08-31 | Role: Co-Investigator
- PARTNER: Patient-Centered Research in Pediatric Transplant: Engaging Families and Recipients | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute | 2020-02-01 - 2023-05-01 | Role: Co-Project Lead
- Metabolic Syndrome after Pediatric Liver Transplant: Causes and Consequences | NIH | 2014-09-15 - 2019-06-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
- Improving Medication Adherence in children who had a Liver Transplant: iMALT | NIH | 2016-09-14 - 2018-06-30 | Role: Co-Investigator
- Prevalence & correlates of post-traumatic stress in adolescent solid organ transplant recipients | NIH/Clinical Trial in Organ Transplantation | 2016-03-01 - 2018-02-28 | Role: Site PI
- Non-standard exception requests and their impact in pediatric liver transplant: A mixed-methods analysis of United Network for Organ Sharing data, 2009-2014 | UCSF Department of Pediatrics | 2016-07-01 - 2017-07-01 | Role: Principal Investigator
Research Narrative
Dr. Perito is a clinical and translational researcher whose interests focus on long-term outcomes for children with liver and pancreatic diseases. She is currently leading an NIH-sponsored study about post-transplant metabolic syndrome in pediatric liver transplant recipients. She is also active in epidemiologic research about organ allocation for children awaiting research. She is an investigator in the INSPPIRE consortium, which studies chronic pancreatitis in children and adolescents, as well as multi-center studies on liver transplant outcomes.
Research Interests
Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Long-Term Outcomes After Liver Transplantation
Chronic Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Insufficiency
Metabolic Liver Disease
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Epidemiology
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 134
- Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Pancreatitis, and Cystic Fibrosis.| | PubMed
- Antibody response to three SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in adolescent solid organ transplant recipients.| | PubMed
- Graft Fibrosis Over 10 to 15 Years in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: Multicenter Study of Paired, Longitudinal Surveillance Biopsies.| | PubMed
- Interobserver Agreement for CT and MRI Findings of Chronic Pancreatitis in Children: A Multicenter Ancillary Study Under the INSPPIRE Consortium.| | PubMed
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Acute Recurrent or Chronic Pancreatitis: Association With Biopsychosocial Risk Factors.| | PubMed
- Outpatient Pain Management in Children With Chronic Pancreatitis: A Scoping Systematic Review.| | PubMed
- We Asked the Experts: Toward Personalized Immunosuppression for Liver Transplant Recipients.| | PubMed
- Not everything that counts can be counted: Tracking long-term outcomes in pediatric liver transplant recipients.| | PubMed
- 271: Loss of control, shifts in illness identity, and perceived vulnerability underlie traumatic illness–related experiences in patients with cystic fibrosis.| | UCSF Research Profile
- Baby Steps: Understanding Allograft Fibrosis in Pediatric Liver Transplantation.| | PubMed