Elizabeth M Sinclair, MD

  • Medical Director, Feeding and Swallowing Center, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Co-Medical director, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases Center, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Elizabeth Sinclair, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist and is certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is the medical director of the Feeding and Swallowing Clinic (FASC) and co-medical director of the Center for Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases (EGID Center). She is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Sinclair received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Oregon Health & Sciences University/Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, followed by her fellowship at Emory University/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. Sinclair’s clinical and research interests include eosinophilic esophagitis, feeding disorders, foreign body ingestions, and advocacy. She has published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. Dr. Sinclair lives in the city with her husband, son, and cat and enjoys gardening and attending city events and festivals.

Education & Training

  • BS, Brandeis University, 2010
  • MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2015

Selected Publications

Sinclair E, McCleery E, Koepsell L, Zuckerman K, Stevenson EB. Shared reading practices and early literacy promotion in the first year of life. J. Dev. Behav. Pediatr. 2019 May. 40(7):538-546. doi: 10.1097DBP.0000000000000690

Sinclair E, McCleery E, Koepsell L, Zuckerman K, Stevenson EB. Home Literacy environments and shared reading in the newborn period. J. Dev. Behav. Pediatr. 2018 Jan;39(1):66-71.

Sinclair EM, Richer E, Riedesel EL. A Charged Topic: Button Battery Ingestions. Georgia Pediatrician. Winter 2020 Issue.

Riedesel EL, Richer EJ, Sinclair EM, Sauer CG, Santore MT, Simoneaux SF, Alazraki AL. Serial MRI Findings After Endoscopic Removal of Button Battery From the Esophagus. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Nov;215(5):1238-1246. doi: 10.2214/AJR.19.22427. Epub 2020 Sep 22. PMID: 32960667.

Sinclair EM, Stevens JP, McElhanon B, Meisel JA, Santore MT, Chahine AA, Riedesel EL. Development and repair of aorto-esophageal fistula following esophageal button battery impaction. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2021 Jan; 66(101782). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2021.101782.

Cioffi CE, Castillo-Leon E, Farris AB, Caltharp SA, Cleeton RL, Sinclair EM, Shevell DE, Karsdal MA, Nielson M, Lemming DJ, Vos MB.PRO-C3, a serological marker of fibrosis, in children and correlations with advanced fibrosis in pediatric NAFLD. Hepatology Communications 2021. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1766

Sinclair EM, Santore MT, Agarwal M, Kitzman J, Sauer CG, Riedesel EL Evolving clinical care in esophageal button batteries: impact of expert-opinion guideline adoption and continued gaps in care. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Oct 28. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003346. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34724451.

Sinclair EM, Agarwal M, Santore MT, Sauer CG, Riedesel EL. Single-Center Retrospective Review of the Presentation and Initial Care of Esophageal Button Battery Impactions 2007-2020. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Mar 29. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002690. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35353766.

Atlas N, Sinclair EM, Simon HK, Riedesel EL, Figueroa J, Kamat PP, Santore MT. Management of esophageal button battery ingestions: resource utilization and outcomes. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Mar;38(3):473-478. doi: 10.1007/s00383-021-05058-y. Epub 2022 Jan 28. PMID: 35088154.

Middelberg LK, Leonard JC, Shi J, Aranda A, Brown JC, Cochran CL, Eastep K, Gonzalez R, Haasz M, Herskovitz S, Hoffmann JA, Koral A, Lamoshi A, Levitte S, Lo YHJ, Montminy T, Novak I, Ng K, Novotny NM, Parrado RH, Ruan W, Shapiro J, Sinclair EM, Stewart AM, Talathi S, Tavarez MM, Townsend P, Zaytsev J, Rudolph B. High-Powered Magnet Exposures in Children: A Multi-Center Cohort Study. Pediatrics. 2022 Mar 1;149(3):e2021054543. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-054543. PMID: 35112127.

Academic and Research Interests

  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Feeding Disorders
  • Gastroenterology
  • Foreign body ingestion