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Karla Vaz

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2005
Gastrointestinal motility and disordersCongenital gastrointestinal and neural anomaliesPelvic floor disorders treatmentsChild Nutrition and Feeding IssuesGastroesophageal reflux and treatments

Publications

67

Citations

458

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Karla Vaz's research focuses on pediatric gastrointestinal disorders, including motility problems, fecal incontinence, cyclic vomiting syndrome, and functional abdominal pain in children and adolescents. This work involves both diagnostic tools (such as anorectal manometry testing) and treatment approaches, including studies on placebo-based interventions for functional gastrointestinal conditions.

Pediatric gastrointestinal disordersAnorectal and bowel motility testingFunctional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndromeFecal incontinence and pelvic floor issuesPlacebo and behavioral treatment approaches

Publication output rose sharply from 2017 to a peak around 2019-2022, then declined and has been more variable in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 11 publications192020: 13 publications13202021: 10 publications212022: 13 publications13222023: 2 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Gastroenterology×30
  • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition×17
  • Neurogastroenterology & Motility×6
  • Journal of Pediatric Surgery×3
  • Pediatric Drugs×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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