Wenjing Zong, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Schools: Medical School
Departments: Pediatrics

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Education

Medical Education: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (2014)
Residency: University of Chicago/Comer Children's Hospital (2017), Pediatrics
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2020), Pediatric Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2021), Pediatric Advanced Clinical Nutrition

Publications

Reevaluating the rule of two's: Age and epidemiological variations in Meckel's diverticulum: Polachek A, Mehta MS, Shalaby A, Vadsariya A, Zong W, Troendle DM Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2026 Oct 83 658-664
The clinical utility and safety of rectal suction biopsy in children, a single center report: Daves G, Polachek A, Norris N, Zong W, Troendle DM Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2025 Sep 81 753-756
Term infant formula macronutrient composition: An update for clinicians: Larson-Nath C, Bashir A, Herdes RE, Kiernan B, Lai J, Martin N, Misner N, Pandey A, Puri K, Zong W, Duro D Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2025 May 80 751-759
Protracted Diarrhea: Albenberg L, Terry NA, Boyer BE, Zong W 2025 Jan 367-378.e5
Blenderized tube feeding in pediatrics - Current evidence, guidelines, and considerations: Allen L, Min J, Zong W Current opinion in pediatrics 2024 Oct 36 519-523
From the kitchen to the medicine cabinet: Examples of food products and supplements used for therapeutic intent: Gura KM, Chan A, Zong W, Pai N, Duro D Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2024 Sep 79 460-472
Neutrophil-mediated hypoxia drives pathogenic CD8⁺ T cell responses in cutaneous leishmaniasis: Fowler EA, Amorim CF, Mostacada K, Yan A, Sacramento LA, Stanco RA, Hales ED, Varkey A, Zong W, Wu GD, de Oliveira CI, Collins PL, Novais FO Journal of Clinical Investigation 2024 Jul 134
Disruption of intestinal oxygen balance in acute colitis alters the gut microbiome: Zong W, Friedman ES, Allu SR, Firrman J, Tu V, Daniel SG, Bittinger K, Liu LS, Vinogradov SA, Wu GD Gut Microbes 2024 16
Whole Foods Introduction Associated with Symptomatic Anastomotic Ulceration in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: Zong W, Salich J, Kastl A, Kirsch J, Albenberg L, Bales C Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2023 Dec 77 788-795
Clinical and lifestyle patterns in Asian children with inflammatory bowel disease in the U.S.: Zong W, Patel A, Chang V, Mitchel EB, Stoner N, Baldassano RN, Albenberg L PloS one 2023 Mar 18