Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assoc Dean for Student Affairs, UT Southwestern Med School | Associate Dean for Student Affairs Professor Schools Medical School Departments Associate Dean for Student Affairs | Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Norberto Rodríguez-Báez, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in the care of pediatric patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Dr. Rodríguez-Báez earned his medical degree at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, where he also performed his residency in pediatrics, serving an additional year as Chief Resident. He received advanced training in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition through a fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics, pediatric gastroenterology, and transplant hepatology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2001. Dr. Rodríguez-Báez’s clinical and research interests focus on viral hepatitis, acute liver failure, fatty liver, and chronic liver disease. He is currently participating in several National Institutes of Health-funded clinical research projects in liver disease. He has published original research articles, case reports, and book chapters, and he is a reviewer for multiple medical journals, including the Journal of Pediatrics, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Transplantation, and Pediatrics. Dr. Rodríguez-Báez is considered a national and international expert in pediatric liver disease and medical education. He has been an invited speaker at several national meetings and has delivered presentations in Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Ecuador, among other countries. In 2022, he was recognized with the NASPGHAN Education Excellence Award given by the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) to recognize individuals who have made a significant and sustained contribution to the field of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition through education scholarship on a national or international basis. He has received other awards for his outstanding performance as an educator, and he has frequently been named a D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist. At UT Southwestern, he served for 20 years as Director of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Program and Director of pediatric gastroenterology resident and medical student education. In 2022, he was named Associate Dean for Student Affairs. He is a member of several professional medical organizations, including the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), for which he has held multiple leadership roles over the past decade, Secretary-Treasurer (2020-2023). Education Medical School University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (1994) Residency University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (1997), Pediatrics Residency University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (1998), Pediatrics Fellowship Stanford University (2001), Pediatric Gastroenterology Research Interest Liver Failure Steatohepatitis Viral Hepatitis Publications Paediatric steatotic liver disease has unique characteristics: A multisociety statement endorsing the new nomenclature Author Collaboration ES, Author Collaboration EA, Author Collaboration NA, Author Collaboration LS, Author Collaboration AP, Author Collaboration PA, Author Collaboration CA, Author Collaboration Fo, Baumann U, Koot BG, Fitzpatrick E, Mann J, Vajro P, Krag A, Newsome PN, Shawcross D, Francque S, Böttler T, Gold BD, Lightdale JR, Mouzaki M, Rodriguez-Baez N, Kohli R, Ng VL, D'Agostino D, Porta G, Spolidoro J, Klünder-Klünder M, Vázquez-Frias R, Sibal A, Ko JS, Kim KM, Treepongkaruna S, Ni YH, El-Guindi M, Mohan N, Verduci E, Memon I, Bozo M, Godoy M, Orsi M, Aw M, Bandsma R, Ibrahim S, Xanthakos S, Treepongkaruna S, Mitsinikos T Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2024 May 78 1190-1196 Change in Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth with Chronic Hepatitis B Living in North America: A 5-Year Cohort Study Schwarzenberg SJ, King WC, Ling SC, Murray KF, Mogul D, Rosenthal P, Rodriguez-Baez N, Teckman J, Schwarz KB, Li H, Anders R, Imteyaz H, Lee P, Oshima K, Kafka K, Islam N, Swim SR, Nagy RA, Cerkoski J, Hau A, Yuan C, Swan R, O'Connor C, Rodgers-Augustyniak LA, Montanye S, Feier N, Feier J, Fleck S, Langlois C, Cooper KL, Hoofnagle JH, Sherker AH, Doo E, Torrance RJ, Hall SR, Averbach F, Haller T, Kelley S, Lalama CM, Lawlor S, Lin HH, Lombardero M, Pelesko A, Stoliker D, Weiner M, Zadorozny E Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2023 Dec 77 713-719 Immunostaining for hepatitis B viral antigens in liver: Association with clinical, biochemical, and virologic features of disease Author Collaboration ft, Kleiner DE, Lisker-Melman M, Wahed AS, Bhan AK, Nalesnik MA, Choi EY, Leonard KK, Ghany MG, Chung RT, Di Bisceglie AM, Lau DT, Roberts LR, Hassan MA, Schwarzenberg SJ, Teckman J, Janssen HL, Wong DK, Juan J, Feld J, Yim C, Patel K, Ling SC, Lee WM, Murakami CS, Perrillo R, Do S, Rodriguez-Baez N, Han SH, Tran TT, Terrault NA, Khalili M, Cooper SL, Rosenthal P, Lok AS, Fontana RJ, Tsai N, Younoszai B, Fried MW, Muir A, Evon D, Darling JM, Carithers RC, Shuhart M, Kowdley KV, Wang CC, Murray KF, Sterling RK, Luketic VA, Schwarz KB, Liang TJ Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia) 2023 Jun 38 989-998 Safety and yield of percutaneous liver biopsy in adults and children with chronic hepatitis B: Results from a prospective, multicenter study Author Collaboration tH, Ghany MG, Belle SH, Kleiner DE, Smith C, Kelley SS, Rosenthal P, Fontana RJ, Lau DT, Chung RT, Roberts LR, Hassan MA, Schwarzenberg SJ, Di Bisceglie AM, Lisker-Melman M, Teckman J, Janssen HL, Wong DK, Juan J, Feld J, Yim C, Patel K, Ling SC, Lee WM, Murakami CS, Perrillo R, Do S, Rodriguez-Baez N, Han SH, Tran TT, Terrault NA, Khalili M, Cooper SL, Suk-Fong Lok A, Tsai N, Younoszai B, Fried MW, Evon D, Muir A, Darling JM, Carithers RC, Shuhart M, Kowdley KV, Wang CC, Murray KF, Sterling RK, Luketic VA, Schwarz KB, Jake Liang T, Hoofnagle JH, Doo E Hepatology Communications 2023 Jun 7 Changes in serum hepatitis B surface and e antigen, interferon-inducible protein 10, and aminotransferase levels during combination therapy of immune-tolerant chronic hepatitis B Author Collaboration ft, Perrillo R, Lin HH, Schwarz KB, Rosenthal P, Lisker-Melman M, Chung RT, Prokunina-Olsson L, Coherty G, Feld J, Lau DT, Roberts LR, Hassan MA, Schwarzenberg SJ, Di Bisceglie AM, Teckman J, Janssen HL, Wong DK, Juan J, Yim C, Patel K, Ling SC, Lee WM, Murakami CS, Do S, Rodriguez-Baez N, Han SH, Tran TT, Terrault NA, Khalili M, Cooper SL, Suk-Fong Lok A, Fontana RJ, Tsai N, Younoszai B, Fried MW, Muir A, Evon D, Darling JM, Carithers RC, Shuhart M, Kowdley KV, Wang CC, Murray KF, Sterling RK, Luketic VA, Ghany MG, Jake Liang T, Doo E, Hoofnagle JH, Chang KM Hepatology 2022 Sep 76 775-787 The Epidemiology of Biliary Atresia: Exploring the Role of Developmental Factors on Birth Prevalence Cavallo L, Kovar EM, Aqul A, McLoughlin L, Mittal NK, Rodriguez-Baez N, Shneider BL, Zwiener RJ, Chambers TM, Langlois PH, Canfield MA, Agopian AJ, Lupo PJ, Harpavat S Journal of Pediatrics 2022 Jul 246 89-94.e2 Lessons Learned From Children Enrolled Into the Hepatitis B Virus Research Network Multi-Center Prospective Study Schwarzenberg SJ, Ling SC, Rosenthal P, Murray KF, Teckman J, Mogul D, Rodriguez-Baez N, Schwarz K Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2022 Apr 74 431-433 The Inflammatory Cytokine Profile Associated With Liver Damage Is Broader and Stronger in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Compared to Patients With Acute Hepatitis B Johnson Valiente A, Liem KS, Schwarz KB, Rosenthal P, Murray KF, Mogul D, Teckman J, Rodriguez-Baez N, Schwarzenberg SJ, Feld JJ, Wong DK, Lewis-Ximenez LL, Lauer G, Hansen BE, Ling SC, Janssen HL, Gehring AJ Journal of Infectious Diseases 2022 Feb 225 470-475 Hepatitis B e antigen loss in adults and children with chronic hepatitis B living in North America: A prospective cohort study Author Collaboration ft, Lee WM, King WC, Janssen HL, Ghany MG, Fontana RJ, Fried M, Sterling RK, Feld JJ, Wang J, Mogul DB, Cooper SL, Bisceglie AM, Lau DT, Chung RT, Roberts LR, Hassan MA, Schwarzenberg SJ, Lisker-Melman M, Teckman J, Wong DK, Juan J, Yim C, Patel K, Ling SC, Perrillo R, Do S, Rodriguez-Baez N, Han SH, Tran TT, Terrault NA, Khalili M, Rosenthal P, Lok AS, Tsai N, Younoszai B, Muir A, Evon D, Darling JM, Carithers RC, Shuhart M, Kowdley KV, Wang CC, Murray KF, Luketic VA, Schwarz KB, Jake Liang T, Hoofnagle JH, Doo E, Chang KM, Park JJ Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2021 Nov 28 1526-1538 Chronic Hepatitis Is Common and Often Untreated Among Children with Hepatitis B Infection in the United States and Canada Author Collaboration HB, Ling SC, Lin HH, Murray KF, Rosenthal P, Mogul D, Rodriguez-Baez N, Schwarzenberg SJ, Teckman J, Schwarz KB, Li H, Anders R, Imteyaz H, Lee P, Oshima K, Kafka K, Islam N, Riggs SM, Nagy RA, Cerkoski J, Hau A, Cui D, Rodgers-Augustyniak LA, Montanye S, Feier N, Feier J, Langlois C, Cooper KL, Hoofnagle JH, Sherker AH, Doo E, Torrance RJ, Hall SR, Averbach F, Haller T, Hardison R, Kelley S, Lalama CM, Lawlor S, Lombardero M, Pelesko A, Stoliker D, Weiner M, Zadorozny E, Zhao Q Journal of Pediatrics 2021 Oct 237 24-33.e12 Results 1-10 of 36 1 2 3 4 Next Last Books Featured Books Elevated Aminotransferases. In The NASPGHAN Fellows Concise Review of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Rojas I, Rodriguez-Baez N (2011). New York, Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing, Ltd Wilson Disease. In The NASPGHAN Fellows Concise Review of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Rojas I, Rodriguez-Baez N (2011). New York, Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing, Ltd Viral Hepatitis. In The NASPGHAN Fellows Concise Review of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Blondet N, Rodriguez-Baez N (2016). New York, Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing, Ltd Bacterial, Parasitic and Fungal Infection of the Liver. In The NASPGHAN Fellows Concise Review of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Blondet N, Rodriguez-Baez N (2016). New York, Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing, Ltd Congenital Hepatic Infections. In The NASPGHAN Fellows Concise Review of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Blondet N, Rodriguez-Baez N (2016). New York, Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing, Ltd Honors & Awards Graduation Marshal of Class of 2024Selected by the UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2024 (2024) 13th Juhling McClung Lecture Visiting ProfessorSelected as the invited speaker for the annual Pediatric Grand Rounds at Nationwide Childrens Hospital / The Ohio State College of Medicine (2023) Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (2023) Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)Selected by the UT Southwestern Medical School GHHS Class of 2024 due to excellence in patient care, compassionate leadership, and demonstration of humanism in medicine (2023) The John M. Andersen Excellence in Teaching AwardGiven by the Pediatric Gastroenterology Division of UT Southwestern Medical Center to the most distinguished pediatric gastroenterology faculty member in teaching and medical education (2022) The NASPGHAN Master Educator AwardGiven by the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition to recognize those who made significant, sustained contribution to this field through education on a national or international basis (2022) America's Most Honored DoctorsAmerican Registry (2021-2024) Castle Connolly Regional Top DoctorNominated and selected by peers (2021-2024) Outstanding Faculty AwardAwarded by the Pediatric housestaff to the most outstanding faculty in teaching and patient care (2003-2004) Outstanding Fellow AwardAwarded by the Department of Pediatrics to the most outstanding fellow in teaching to pediatric housestaff at Stanford University (2000) Best Pediatric Specialists/Doctors in DallasNominated and selected by peers, D Magazine (2007) (2010) (2013-2024) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Board of Pediatrics (1997) American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Gastroenterology (2003) NASPGHAN, Clinical Practice Committee (2013-2016) NASPGHAN, Councilor and Executive Committee Member (2013-2016) NASPGHAN, Hepatology Committee (2013-2016) North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (2000)
