Ali Andre Mencin, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology
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Dr. Ali Andre Mencin, a general pediatric gastroenterologist, is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at NewYork-Presbyterian & Columbia University Irving Medical Center as well as the Director of the Pediatric Fatty Liver Clinic and Pediatric Endoscopy at Columbia. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia, and is recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor and a New York Super Doctor. Dr. Mencin sees children with a range of digestive diseases including fatty liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, reflux, abdominal pain, constipation, cyclic vomiting syndrome, feeding difficulties, and polyposis syndromes.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Celiac Disease
  • Clostridioides Difficile (C. diff) Colitis
  • Congenital Anorectal Malformation
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases (EGID)
  • Esophageal Disorders
  • Feeding Tubes
  • Gastrointestinal Motility
  • General Gastroenterology
  • High Cholesterol
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Intestinal Atresia
  • Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  • Nutrition
  • Short Bowel Syndrome

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC

Administrative Titles

  • Director, Pediatric Fatty Liver Clinic
  • Director, Pediatric Endoscopy
  • Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

Gender

  • Male

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(212) 305-5903

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Location(s)

CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
3959 Broadway
Suite 702
New York, NY 10032
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Phone:
(212) 305-5903
Fax:
(212) 342-5756
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • NY Signature
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Student Health

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Amida Care

  • Special Needs

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO

Emblem/GHI

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Emblem/HIP

  • ConnectiCare
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Fidelis Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)

  • Medicare Managed Care

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care

RiverSpring

  • Special Needs

UnitedHealthcare

  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs

WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

*Before your appointment, please contact the doctor’s office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Icahn)
  • Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Pediatrics

Research

Research Interests

  • Endoscopy and Capsule Endoscopy
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Liver Fibrosis
  • Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Clinical Trials

  • NCT02093663 A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind Study to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of MMX Mesalamine/Mesalazine in Pediatric Subjects With Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis, in Both Acute and Maintenance Phases
  • NCT02819323 A Safety and Efficacy Study of a Bowel Cleansing Preparation (BLI800) in Pediatric Subjects Undergoing Colonoscopy

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Research Publications

  1. Fernandes DM, Pantangi V, Azam M, Salomao M, Iuga AC, Lefkowitch JH, Gill J, Morotti R, Lavine JE, Mencin AA*. Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in New York City: An Autopsy Study. J Pediatr. 2018 Sep;200:174-180. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.04.047. Epub 2018 Jun 11. PMID: 29903531
  2. Picoraro JA, Pierog A, Reilly NR, Mencin AA*. Gastrojejunal tube placement through an established gastrostomy via an endoscopic transgastric approach in a pediatric population. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Jul 28. PMID 26232359. Author Interview: http://www.giejournal.org/content/video_interviews 12/2015
  3. Pierog A, Martinez M, Mencin A*. Outpatient endoscopic closure of persistent gastrocutaneous fistula with hemoclips in pediatric patients. Gastrointest Endosc. 2014 Dec;80(6):1190-3. PMID 25281501
  4. Pierog A. Aspelund G, Farkouh-Karoleski C, Wu M, Kriger J, Wynn J, Krishnan U, Mencin A*. Predictors of low weight and tube feedings in children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia at one year of age. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Oct;59(4):527-30. PMID: 24918983
  5. Pierog A, Mencin A, Rizkalla-Reilly N. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Children with Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Nov;33(11):1198-20. PMID: 24853539
  6. Pierog A, Reilly N, Mencin A*. A Novel Method of GJ tube placement in Children. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Oct;78(4):664-7. PMID: 23810325
  7. Dapito DH, Mencin A (joint first author), Gwak GY, Pradere JP, Schwabe RF. Promotion of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by the Intestinal Microbiota and TLR4. Cancer Cell. 2012 Apr 17;21(4):504-16. PMID: 22516259
  8. Kluwe J, Pradere J, Gwak G, Mencin A, De Minicis S, Osterreicher C, Colmenero J, Bataller R, Schwabe RF. Modulation of Hepatic Fibrosis by c-Jun-N-terminal Kinase Inhibition. Gastroenterology. 2010 Jan;138(1):347-59. PMID: 19782079
  9. Kikuchi I, Uchinami H, Nanjo H, Hashimoto M, Nakajima A, Kume M, Mencin A, Yamamoto Y. Clinical and Prognostic Significance of Urinary Trypsin Inhibitor in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Hepatectomy. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2009 Oct;16(10):2805-17. PMID: 19636634
  10. Mencin A, Seki E, Osawa Y, Brenner D. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Z protein (PiZ) increases hepatic fibrosis in a murine model of cholestasis. Hepatology. 2007 Nov;46(5):1443-52. PMID: 17668872

Review Articles

  1. Huang YY, Li L, Monteleone M, Ferrari L, States LJ, Riviello JJ, Kernie SG, Mencin AA, Gupta S, Sun LS. Use of Anesthesia for Imaging Studies and Interventional Procedures in Children. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2016. Epub ahead of print. PMID 27564559
  2. Mencin AA, Loomba R, Lavine JE. Caring for children with NAFLD and navigating their care into adulthood. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Nov;12(11):617-28. PMID 26323878
  3. Mencin AA, Lavine JE. Advances in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2011 Dec;58(6):1375-92. PMID: 22093857
  4. Mencin AA, Lavine JE. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2011 Mar;14(2):151-7. PMID: 21178608
  5. Pradere JP, Troeger JS, Dapito DH, Mencin AA, Schwabe RF. Toll Like Receptor 4 and Hepatic Fibrogenesis. Semin Liver Dis. 2010 Aug;30(3):232-44. PMID: 20665376
  6. Mencin A, Kluwe J, Schwabe R. Toll Like Receptors as Targets to Treat Chronic Liver Diseases. Gut. 2009 May;58(5):704-20. PMID: 19359436
  7. Kluwe, J, Mencin A, Schwabe RF. Toll-like receptor, inflammation and carcinogenesis. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 2009 Feb;87(2):125-38. PMID: 19089397
  8. Braganza SF, Galvez MP, Mencin A, Ozuah PP. Weighting the appropriate uses of supplemental zinc. Contemporary Pediatrics. 2006 Jul: Published online
  9. Mencin A., Adam H. Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing. Pediatrics in Review. 2004; 25: 110-111.

Case Reports

  1. Pierog, A. Mencin A*. A Childhood Case of Eosinophilic Gastritis and Protein Losing Enteropathy. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Mar;53(3):289-92s. 2013 PMID: 24351503
  2. Weitz N, Patel V, Tlougan B, Mencin A. et al. Metastatic Cutaneous Involvement of Granulomatous Colitis in Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome. Pediatr Dermatol. 2013 Nov-Dec;30(6):e278-80. PMID: 22471786
  3. Mencin A, DeFelice A, Marcowitz D, et al. An Unusual Cause of Severe Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Case Report and Review of the Pediatric Literature on Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa of the Biliary Tract. Clinical Pediatrics. 2006 Sep;45(7):683-7. PMID: 16928850

Book Chapters

  1. Mencin A, Lavine JE. "Chapter 22: Many of my obese patients have elevated liver chemistries-what should my approach be to this finding?" Curbside Consultation in Pediatric GI. Ed. Joel Rosh.MD. Thorofare: Slack Inc., 2013. 107-110.

For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov

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