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Mercedes Martinez, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology
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Specialties
Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology,

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iconAbout Mercedes Martinez, MD

Mercedes Martinez, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, the Medical Director of the Intestinal Transplant Program at the Center for Liver Disease and Abdominal Organ Transplantation, and the Medical Director, Pediatric Abdominal Organ Transplantation Transplant at NewYork-Presbyterian. She provides state-of-the-art care for children with a multitude of liver and intestinal issues, including children with liver and intestinal failure that require transplantation and for those with intestinal failure associated liver disease. Dr. Martinez is nationally and internationally recognized for her expertise in treating liver tumors and autoimmune liver disorders. Her research interests include liver biomarkers of operational tolerance and personalized immunosuppression, liver tumors in children, autoimmune liver diseases, metabolic disorders, nutritional deficiencies associated with liver diseases, and intestinal failure. In addition, she has been part of multi-center collaborative efforts to study the impact of autoimmune liver disorders in children and clinical trials of immunosuppression withdrawal.

Visit The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at columbiasurgery.org/liver

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
  • Pediatrics

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  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Internship: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Bronx, NY
  • Medical School: Higher Institute of Medical Sciences, Santiago De Cuba
  • Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Bronx, NY

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  • Spanish

iconTitles & Positions

  • Clinical Director, Human Studies Core, Columbia Center for Translation Immunology
  • Medical Director, Adult and Pediatric Intestinal/Multivisceral Transplant Program, Center for Liver Disease and Abdominal Organ Transplantation, NYP
  • Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at CUMC

iconHospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center