Madhura Y Phadke, MD

  • Director, Pancreas Disorders Program
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Dr. Phadke is a pediatric gastroenterologist in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. She serves as Director of the Pancreas Disorders Program in the Division. In addition, she is a recipient of the DIGEST award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which promotes specialty training for managing GI complications of cystic fibrosis. Dr. Phadke is originally from Western PA and is very happy to be caring for the community where she grew up.

Professional and Scientific Society Memerships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017 - Present
  • North American Society for Pediatrics Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, 2014 - Present
    • Diversity Subgroup, 2019 - Present
    • Pancreas Committee, 2021 - Present

Education & Training

  • BS, Syracuse University, 2005
  • MD, St. George's University School of Medicine, 2010

Selected Publications

Phadke MY, Sellers ZM. Current clinical opinion on CFTR dysfunction and patient risk of pancreatitis.Current clinical opinion on CFTR dysfunction and patient risk of pancreatitis: Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. May 2022. DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2022.2084072  

Singh P, Garcia R, Phadke MY. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder manifested by persistent hiccups and severe esophagitis in an adolescent patient. JPGN Reports. 2021: 2 (4): e117. 

Phadke M, Wang M, Packard D, Yadhav D, Gorelick FS. Zinc: Roles in pancreatic physiology and disease. Pancreatology. 2020: 20 (7):1413-20

Academic and Research Interests

  • Pancreas
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Pancreatits
  • CFTR
  • Abdominal pain
  • Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

Research Grants

Phadke19GEO
PI: Phadke
Granting agency: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
“Developing Innovative GastroEnterology Specialty Training Program” in Cystic Fibrosis 
Funding term: 07/2019 – 06/2022