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Last published 2026
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Travis Ayers

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2019–2026); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2022–2024); North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (2022)

5 h-index 12 pubs 119 cited

  • Adolescent
  • Colitis, Ulcerative
  • Humans
  • Crohn Disease
  • Child
  • Female
  • Male
  • Piperidines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrroles
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Colectomy

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Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Travis Ayers' research focuses on pediatric gastrointestinal and allergic diseases, with a specific emphasis on inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). He has investigated treatment responses and clinical presentations in young patients, including studies on Tofacitinib for pediatric ulcerative colitis and the impact of atopic status on EoE. Ayers has also explored dietary interventions for IBD, such as N-of-1 diet trials for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. His work includes characterizing eosinophilic colitis in a pediatric cohort and evaluating food elimination as a treatment. Ayers collaborates with Stacie M. Jones, Christina Tootle, Robbie Pesek, and Dieu Doan at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 12
  • Citations: 119

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Selected Publications

  • Dupilumab Failures in Pediatric and Adolescent Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2026)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of Atopic Status on Clinical Presentation and Treatment Response in Pediatric Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis (2024)
    The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Tofacitinib in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Multicenter Experience (2024)
    Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Oral Vancomycin as an Adjuvant Treatment in IBD (2019)
    Crohn s & Colitis 360 8 citations DOI OpenAlex

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