- Yale Pediatric Gastroenterology747 Belden AvenueNorwalk, CT 06850
- Yale Pediatric Specialty Center/Pediatric GastroenterologyYale New Haven Children's Hospital1 Park Street, Ste 2nd Floor, West PavilionNew Haven, CT 06504
Uma Phatak, MD, MHS
Biography
Uma Phatak, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist whose focus is on treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease. She says that her patients are a constant source of inspiration.
“They teach me the importance of resilience,” Dr. Phatak says. “I love seeing them get better and thrive, and I hope to assure them that we are in this together.”
Dr. Phatak treats inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, weight loss, growth issues, constipation, and gastroesophageal reflux are common symptoms among her patients.
She also performs video capsule endoscopies in children. She sees her patients at the multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital in New Haven.
Dr. Phatak is the director of the medical student clerkship for the department of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine.
Titles
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Director, Pediatric Clerkship, Pediatrics
- Fellowship program director, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Education & Training
- MHSYale University (2021)
- FellowYale University (2010)
- ResidentGoryeb Children's Hospital, Atlantic Health, Morristown NJ (2006)
- MBBSTopiwala National Medical College (2001)
Languages Spoken
- English
- हिन्दी (Hindi)
- मराठी (Marathi)
Additional Information
Biography
Uma Phatak, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist whose focus is on treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease. She says that her patients are a constant source of inspiration.
“They teach me the importance of resilience,” Dr. Phatak says. “I love seeing them get better and thrive, and I hope to assure them that we are in this together.”
Dr. Phatak treats inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, weight loss, growth issues, constipation, and gastroesophageal reflux are common symptoms among her patients.
She also performs video capsule endoscopies in children. She sees her patients at the multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital in New Haven.
Dr. Phatak is the director of the medical student clerkship for the department of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine.
Titles
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Director, Pediatric Clerkship, Pediatrics
- Fellowship program director, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Education & Training
- MHSYale University (2021)
- FellowYale University (2010)
- ResidentGoryeb Children's Hospital, Atlantic Health, Morristown NJ (2006)
- MBBSTopiwala National Medical College (2001)
Languages Spoken
- English
- हिन्दी (Hindi)
- मराठी (Marathi)
Additional Information
- Yale Pediatric Gastroenterology747 Belden AvenueNorwalk, CT 06850
- Yale Pediatric Specialty Center/Pediatric GastroenterologyYale New Haven Children's Hospital1 Park Street, Ste 2nd Floor, West PavilionNew Haven, CT 06504