Rinarani Sanghavi, M.D., M.B.A Titles and Appointments Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Download Curriculum Vitae Dr. Rinarani Sanghavi is among the top pediatric neurogastoenterologists in the county. She trained in medicine in India; and completed a pediatrics residency in New York with a pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at UT Southwestern. She has gained experience in motility disorders by working with prominent experts in the field across the country. Her center treats children with motility issues; severe constipation, anorectal malformations and bowel management programs. Her team performs the entire spectrum of motility testing such as esophageal, antroduodenal, colonic/anorectal manometry testing, some in high resolution and 3D, and impedance testing. Dr. Sanghavi is part of the multi-disciplinary chronic abdominal pain clinic and the aerodigestive clinic, one of the few centers in the country with the ability to diagnose and treat the full range of GI motility issues in children. She is also involved in one of only a handful of pediatric motility labs on the registry of labs by the ANMS. She started the Aerodigestive clinic( MPAC) , chronic abdominal pain clinic and the colorectal disroders program at UTSW/Childrens Health. She is a well known expert in bowel management and is an invited speaker nationally and internationally. She has an MBA in healthcare administration and leadership, and is the chair of the Pediatric business strategy group. She is also the director of Faculty engagement and development . Additionally, she has served as president of the medical dental staff. She is an expert in managing the business of medicine along with physician wellbeing and a well known expert in faculty development and faculty affairs. Being a mother herself, she understands the impact a disease takes on a child, and employs a holistic approach to caring for her patients. Education Internship Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital (1999), Pediatrics Medical School Seth G.S. Medical College (2000) Residency SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2004), Pediatrics Fellowship UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2007), Pediatric Gastroenterology Research Interest Bowel management Chronic abdominal pain Constipation Gender equity in medicine Pediatric anorectal malformations Pediatric GI motility disorders Wellbeing and burnout in medicine Publications Electrogastrography-Derived Mean Power Ratio as an Exploratory Objective Measure of Feeding Intolerance in Preterm Infants Norasteh S, Roblyer L, Sanghavi R, Liu H, Ortigoza EB Bioengineering 2026 Mar 13 Physiology of gastroesophageal reflux in the neonate Pottorff A, Ortigoza EB, Sanghavi R, Llanos-Chea A Seminars in Perinatology 2026 Mar 50 A post hoc analysis of linaclotide in pediatric patients with functional constipation and neurodevelopmental disorders Person H, Hyams JS, Sanghavi RM, Shakhnovich V, Kosch K, Li M, D'Achino D, Khlevner J, Chumpitazi BP, Saps M Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2026 Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: The Past and the Future Ratnasamy K, Sanghavi R Gastroenterology Clinics of North America 2025 Sep 54 589-595 ESPGHAN/NASPGHAN guidelines for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and functional abdominal pain-not otherwise specified in children aged 4–18 years Groen J, Gordon M, Chogle A, Benninga M, Borlack R, Borrelli O, Darbari A, Dolinsek J, Khlevner J, Di Lorenzo C, Person H, Sanghavi R, Snyder J, Thapar N, Vlieger A, Sinopoulou V, Tabbers M, Saps M Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2025 Aug 81 442-471 Ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion in recognition and awards at NASPGHAN Chien KA, Cole CR, Rosen R, Sanghavi RM Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2024 Sep 79 457-459 Antibiotic duration and gastric dysmotility in preterm neonates Sadder LS, Brown LS, Roblyer L, Sanghavi R, Ortigoza EB Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2024 Sep 79 533-540 Award Recipients for Pediatric Gastroenterology: A Descriptive Analysis of Gender Distribution Sanghavi RM, Nurko S, Silver JK, Rosen R Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2023 Dec 77 E99-E103 Trends in physician Medicare payments by gender and specialty He L, Arvisais-Anhalt S, Araj E, Yin H, Reimold SC, Sanghavi R, Park JY American Journal of the Medical Sciences 2023 Jul 366 79-81 Effects of the electronic health record on job satisfaction of academic pediatric faculty Kissel AM, Maddox K, Francis JK, Diaz MI, Sanghavi R, Rao D, Menzies C, Lehmann CU International Journal of Medical Informatics 2022 Dec 168 Results 1-10 of 24 1 2 3 Next Last Books Featured Books State of the Art of the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. In Ulualp S, ed. Synopsis of Current General Pediatrics Practice. Medina-Centeno R, Sanghavi R. (2017). Bentham Science; 217-230. Pediatric Nausea- a review of current management. In Pediatric gastroenterology- Current Treatment Options in Rheumatology Sadder L,Sanghavi R (2022). Pediatric Dysphagia. In Esophageal Dysphagia Sanghavi,R, Rosen R (2018). Springer Esophageal Functional Dysphagia. In : Faure, C., Thapar, N., Di Lorenzo, C. (eds) Pediatric Neurogastroenterology Rosen R, Sanghavi R (2022). Springer Esophageal Dysphagia. In Dysphagia Llanos Chea A, Sanghavi R (). Esophageal Dysphagia. In Pediatric Dysphagia; Challenges and Controversies, Ongkasuwan J, Chiou EH, eds. Sanghavi R, Rosen R (2018). Springer International Publishing; 215-238 Honors & Awards Breaking the Glass Ceiling AwardScrubs and Heels (2024) Clinical Excellence Award- UTSWInstitutional Servuce Award (2023) Most Influential Women in Neurogastroenterology, TexasGlobal Health and Pharma (2017-2017) Mom Approved DoctorDFW/North Texas Child Magazine (2016-2024) Best Doctors in DallasDFW/North Texas Child Magazine (2012-2024) Takeda travel Grant awardAward to further knowledge in motility (2008) Takeda Travel Award for Motility Training (2007) Outstanding resident awardBest resident from a class of 30+, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (2004) Professional Associations/Affiliations Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (F.A.A.P.) (2001) MBA Member, American Medical Association (2006-2011) Member, American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society (2006-2024) Member, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (2004-2024) Member, Texas Medical Association (2012) NASPGHAN-F
