Danny Salah Rafati M.D., PH.D.
Gastroenterologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Gastroenterology
1500 COOPER ST FORT WORTH TX, 76104About
Dr. Danny Rafati is a pediatric gastroenterologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Rafati specializes in digestive system, liver or nutritional problems in children from the newborn period to their teens. Conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, chronic constipation or obesity can all be treated by a pediatric gastroenterologist.
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PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Redistribution of annexin in gravistimulated pea plumules.
- Nuclear factor-kappaB decoy amelioration of spinal cord injury-induced inflammation and behavior outcomes.
- Perianal papillomatous Crohn's disease in a male adolescent.
- Mucosal permeability testing: should interpretation change or stay the same?
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