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Jay Allan Perman, M.D. President
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Contact Information
CURRENT APPOINTMENT President, University of Maryland, Baltimore
BUSINESS ADDRESS University of Maryland, Baltimore
220 N. Arch Street, 14th Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
BUSINESS PHONE 410-706-7002
BUSINESS FAX 410-706-0500
E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected]
Education
1964‒1968 Northwestern University B.A.
Evanston, Illinois
1968‒1972 Northwestern University M.D. with Distinction
Chicago, Illinois
Post-Graduate Education and Training
1972‒1975 Resident in Pediatrics,
Northwestern University
Children’s Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Illinois
1975‒1977 Research Fellow in Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
1975‒1977 Research Fellow in Medicine (Pediatric Gastroenterology)
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
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Licensure and Certification
Licensure Maryland and Kentucky
Specialty Certification 1978 Pediatrics
1990 Pediatric Gastroenterology
2004 Recertification in Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology
Professional Experience
1977‒1982 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of California, San Francisco
1982‒1984 Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of California, San Francisco
1984‒1992 Associate Professor of Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1984‒1996 Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1991‒1996 Director, Lactation Support Service
Departments of Pediatrics and Gynecology/Obstetrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1992‒1996 Tenured Professor of Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1992‒1994 Associate Chairman for Home Care
Department of Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1992‒1996 President
Johns Hopkins Pediatrics at Home, Inc.
1994‒1996 Vice Chairman for Clinical Affairs
Department of Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1995‒1996 Director, Division of Network Development and Community Services
Department of Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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1996‒1999 Jessie Ball duPont Professor and Chairman
Department of Pediatrics
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia
Medical Director
Children’s Medical Center
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
1999‒2004 Professor and Chairman
Department of Pediatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine
2001–2004 Director, Feeding Disorders Program
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
2004‒2010 Dean and Vice President for Clinical Affairs
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Charles T. Wethington, Jr. Chair in Health Sciences
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
2010‒ President
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2010‒ Tenured Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
The following appointments were held in conjunction with Dr. Perman's
primary appointments at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine:
1987‒1992 Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
1987‒1992 Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
1989‒1996 Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition
Kennedy-Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland
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1993‒1996 Consultant Staff, Department of Pediatrics
Harbor Hospital Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Honors and Awards
1968‒1972 Ploner Scholar, Northwestern University Medical School
1978 Teaching Award, University of California Pediatric Housestaff
1979‒1984 Research Career Development Award, NICHD
1994‒ Listed in The Best Doctors in America
2000‒ Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America
2002‒2003 AAMC Council of Deans Fellowship Program
2003 Listed in Consumers’ Guide to Top Doctors (Nationwide)
2003 Named in Baltimore Magazine’s Top 25 Pediatricians
2008 President’s Awards for Diversity, University of Kentucky
2008 NASPGHAN Murray Davidson Award—Lifetime Achievement Award in Pediatric
Gastroenterology
2009 Bell Alcohol and Addictions Chair Award—Associated with securing an endowed
chair for the College of Medicine, University of Kentucky
2012 Annual Health Services Leadership Award, Boy Scouts of America
2013 Top Doctor in Baltimore, International Association of Health Care Professionals
2013 Maryland’s Most Admired CEOs, The Daily Record
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Professional Affiliations
1967 Phi Beta Kappa
1971 Alpha Omega Alpha
1977 American Gastroenterological Association
1977 North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (NASPGN)
1983‒1992 Member of the Executive Council
1984‒1988 Representative to Digestive Diseases National Coalition
1984‒1988 Representative to National Digestive Diseases
Clearinghouse
1988‒1990 President
1991‒1992 Past President
1977 American Academy of Pediatrics
1981 Western Society for Pediatric Research
1982 Society for Pediatric Research
1987‒1990 Member of the Council
1982 American Federation for Clinical Research
1982 Gastroenterology Research Group
1988 American Institute of Nutrition
1988 American Society for Clinical Nutrition
1988 Maryland Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1989‒1991 American Board of Pediatrics
Member, Sub-Board of Pediatric Gastroenterology
1989 National Foundation for Ileitis & Colitis
1996 Richmond Medical Society
1996 Medical Society of Virginia
1998 American Pediatric Society
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2002 Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)
2004 Kentucky Institute of Medicine (KIOM)
2004 Lexington Medical Society
2004 American Medical Association (AMA)
2004 Kentucky Medical Association
2004 Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
2009 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
2010 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2013 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
National and State Committees
1984‒1988 NASPGN Representative to Digestive Diseases National Coalition
1984‒1988 NASPGN Representative to National Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse
1985‒1988 American Gastroenterological Association Public Policy Committee
1985‒1990 Ad hoc Reviewer for NIH Study Sections
1990‒ American Gastroenterological Association Nominating Committee
1990‒1993 Committee on Clinical Practice Issues in Health and Disease,
American Society for Clinical Nutrition
1991‒2005 Clinical Fellowship Grants Review Committee, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
1991 American Academy of Pediatrics, Subcommittee on Gastroenteritis,
Task Force on Quality Assurance
1993‒1997 Chair, Section of Growth Development and Nutrition,
American Gastroenterological Association
1994‒2004 Executive Committee, Section on Home Care, American Academy of Pediatrics
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1995 Shwachman Award Committee, NASPGN
1995 Editorship Committee Chair, NASPGN
1996‒1999 Executive Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, Virginia Chapter
1997‒1999 Executive Committee, Robert Wood Johnson, Generalist Initiative, Virginia Program
1997‒1999 Advisory Board, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
1998‒1999 Public Health Committee, Virginia Medical Society
1998‒1999 Steering Committee, Children for Special Health Care Needs, Virginia Department of
Health
1998 Chair, Nominating Committee, AGA Section on Growth, Development and Nutrition
1999‒2004 Baltimore City Medical Society and MedChi
1999‒2004 Board Member, The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc.
1999‒2004 National Conference and Exhibition Planning Group, American Academy of
Pediatrics
1999‒2004 Baltimore City Medical Society
2004‒2010 Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
2004‒2010 Kentucky Medical Association
Committee on State Legislative Activities
Committee on Physician Workforce
2004‒2010 Lexington Medical Society
2004‒2010 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Council of Deans
2008‒2010 AAMC Council of Deans Administrative Board
One-year term (elected 2008)
Three-year term (elected 2009)
Dean’s Liaison to Group on Student Affairs Steering Committee
2010‒2013 AAMC Advisory Panel on Medical Education
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2010‒ Member, Executive Board, Maryland‒DC Campus Compact
2012 Vice Chair, Executive Board
2011‒ AAMC Medical Center Leaders Caucus
2011‒2012 Mentor, Donald Palm (Florida A&M University), American Council on Education
(ACE) Fellow
2012 Panel Member, Washington Higher Education Secretariat Fall Retreat
2012‒ Member, AAMC Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
2012 External Reviewer, Chancellor Michael Collins’s Review Committee, University of
Massachusetts
2013‒ Member, External Advisory Committee, West Virginia University Center for
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
2013‒2014 Chair, Site Visit Team, Thomas Jefferson University, on behalf of the Middle
States Commission on Higher Education
2013‒2014 Mentor, Julia Ross (UMBC), American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow
2014‒ Member, External Advisory Committee to Executive Vice President for Health
Affairs, University of Connecticut
External Board Membership
2011‒ Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board (LSAB)
2010‒ Downtown Partnership/Downtown Management Authority Board
2013 Chair
2010‒ Greater Baltimore Committee, Board of Directors
2010‒ Hippodrome Founding Board of Trustees
2010‒ Westside Strategic Committee, Co-Chair with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake
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Editorial Appointments
1985‒1990 Gastroenterology, Editorial Board
1987 Associate Editor, Section on the Gastrointestinal Tract. In Pediatrics.
18th Edition. AM Rudolph (ed.) Norwalk, CT. Appleton & Lange, 899‒958, 1987.
1989‒1996 Progress in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Associate Editor
2000‒2010 Editorial Board of the Pediatric Journal of Sao Paulo
2006 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Infrastructure Initiative
Ad Hoc Referee
1. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2. American Journal of Diseases of Childhood
3. American Journal of Gastroenterology
4. American Journal of Physiology
5. American Journal of Perinatology
6. Clinical Pediatrics
7. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
8. Digestive Diseases and Sciences
9. Gastroenterology
10. Gut
11. Journal of Clinical Investigation
12. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
13. Journal of Pediatrics
14. Journal of American College of Nutrition
15. Medicine
16. New England Journal of Medicine
17. Pediatric Research
18. Wellcome Trust
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Selected Invited Lectures and Symposia
July 2‒3, 1987 International Congress on Food Intolerance and the Small Intestine
Rome, Italy
“Food Intolerance Associated with Small Bowel Injury in Infancy and Childhood”
July 5, 1987 University of Naples
Naples, Italy
“Carbohydrate Digestion in Cystic Fibrosis”
Feb. 10‒12, 1988 Department of Pediatrics, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Denver, CO
Visiting Professor in Pediatric Gastroenterology
Topics: Carbohydrate Absorption; Recurrent Abdominal Pain; Approach to
Jaundice in Infancy
April 8‒9, 1988 Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston‒Salem, NC
Guest Speaker, Annual Pediatric Postgraduate
Topics: Gastroesophageal Reflux; Recurrent Abdominal Pain
June 29, 1988 North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY
Fifth Annual Mervin Silverberg Honorary Visiting Professorship
Topic: Disorders of Carbohydrate Absorption in Infancy and Childhood
Feb. 16‒17, 1989 University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, VA
Visiting Professor
Topic: Diagnosis and Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Feb. 22‒25, 1989 Eighth Ross Seminar on Pediatric Gastroenterology
Scottsdale, AZ
Faculty Member
Topic: Breath Analysis for the Investigation of Gastrointestinal Function
May 31‒June 6, 1989 University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Mead Johnson Visiting Professor
Topics: Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Childhood; Pitfalls in Breath
Hydrogen Analysis
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June 12, 1989 National Digestive Disease Information
Clearinghouse Advisors Group
Bethesda, MD
Topic: Lactose malabsorption
June 19‒21, 1989 University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Symposium Faculty, Starch in Human Nutrition
“Clinical Application of Breath Hydrogen Measurements”
June 22, 1989 University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada, Visiting Professor
Topic: Disorders of Carbohydrate Digestion in Infancy and Childhood
Oct. 29, 1989 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Forum Participant
Chicago, IL
Topic: Diagnosis and Treatment of CF Liver Disease
Nov. 3‒4, 1989 University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA, Visiting Professor
Pediatric Postgraduate
Course Topics: Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Diarrhea;
Approach to Infants with Obstructive Jaundice; Gastroesophageal Reflux in
Infancy
Feb. 26, 1990 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Tysons Corner, VA
Forum Participant: Use of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
March 7, 1990 Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL
Visiting Professor
Topic: Breath Analysis for the Investigation of Gastrointestinal Function
Research Conference: Carbohydrate Absorption in Cystic Fibrosis
March 8‒9, 1990 Vail Pediatric Postgraduate Conference
Vail, CO
Topics: Recurrent Abdominal Pain; Disorders of Carbohydrate Digestion in
Clinical Practice; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Jaundice in Infancy
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Oct. 28, 1990 American College of Gastroenterology
San Francisco, CA
Invited Speaker—Postgraduate Course
Topic: Breath Analysis for the Investigation of Gastrointestinal Disorders
March 4‒8, 1991 Vail Pediatric Postgraduate Conference
Vail, CO
Topics: Systematic Approach to Infant Formulas; Chronic Diarrhea in the Infant
and Toddler; Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy; Chronic Constipation
April 9‒10, 1991 University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, TX
Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds
June 3‒4, 1991 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Falls Church, VA
Invited Participant
Consensus Conference on Gastrointestinal Complications in Cystic Fibrosis
Oct. 18‒19, 1991 Baylor University/University of Texas
Nutritional Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Nov. 11‒12, 1991 Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital
Orlando, FL
Topics in Pediatric Gastroenterology
Feb. 29‒Mar. 6, 1992 Vail Pediatric Postgraduate Conference
Vail, CO
Topics: Gastroesophageal Reflux; Recurrent Abdominal Pain; Helicobacter Pylori
Infections; Yogurt and Cultured Milk Products
May 1992 American Gastroenterological Association
June 1992 University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds
March 1‒3, 1993 Vail Pediatric Postgraduate Conference
Vail, CO
Chairman
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April 1, 1993 Pediatric Nursing Conference
Baltimore, MD
Presented: Pediatric Home Care
May 17‒19, 1993 American Gastroenterological Association
Boston, MA
Oct. 2, 1993 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
The University of Massachusetts Medical School
Boston, MA
Topic: Nutrition in IBD
Nov. 7‒11, 1993 31st Congress of the Latin American Society for Pediatric Investigation (SLAIP)
Itapema‒Santa Catarina, Brazil
Invited North American Speaker
Topic: Breath Analysis Investigation of Gastrointestinal Function
Feb. 27‒Mar. 4, 1994 Vail Pediatric Conference, Chairman
Vail, CO
June 17‒18, 1994 American Academy of Pediatrics, Georgia Chapter
Sea Island, GA
Invited Speaker: Disorders of carbohydrate digestion
June 22, 1994 Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Maryland Chapter
Teen & Parent Education Meeting
“Treating IBD & Possible Complications in Adolescents”
Sept. 29, 1994 University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
“Disorders of Carbohydrate Absorption in Clinical Practice”
Nov. 9, 1994 Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital
Orlando, FL
Topics in Pediatric Gastroenterology
April 11, 1995 American Academy of Pediatrics
Philadelphia, PA
“Current Status and Prospects for Pediatrics Home Care”
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June 14, 1995 Loyola University School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Pediatric Home Care
Sept. 1996 International Symposium on Clinical Trials in Infant Nutrition
Washington, DC
Conference Director
Oct. 31, 1996 University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Visiting Professor
Development of Home Care in an Academic Medical Center
Nov. 7, 1996 University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds Speaker
Topic: Disorders of Carbohydrate Absorption
Dec. 6, 1996 Stanford University Department of Pediatrics
Palo Alto, CA
Grand Rounds
Speaker: Pediatric Home Care
Aug. 21, 1997 Coastal Crohn’s & Colitis Society
Savannah, GA
Speaker: Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Sept. 24‒26, 1997 107th Ross Conference on Pediatric Research
Physiologic/Immunologic Responses to Dietary Nutrients
Speaker: Gut Flora—Effect of Prebiotics/Probiotics
Nov. 1, 1997 American Academy of Pediatric Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA
Speaker: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
May 20, 1998 American Gastroenterological Association Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA
Speaker: Focused Clinical Update on Pediatric GI Disease
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Nov. 5‒7, 1998 American Academy of Pediatrics
Hamilton, Bermuda
Practical Pediatrics CME Course
Faculty
Jan. 13‒16, 2000 American Academy of Pediatrics
Breckenridge, CO
Practical Pediatrics CME Course
Faculty
June 6, 2000 Second International Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Presented for Dr. Perman – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Workshop IV: Pediatric feeding disorders (“Why Children Don’t Eat and What to
Do About It”)
March 13, 2001 University of Maryland Hospital for Children
Millersville, MD
Outreach CME Program
Speaker: “The ‘Hard Poop’ on Constipation”
April 17, 2001 8th Annual Governor’s Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Baltimore, MD
Speaker: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy
May 18‒20, 2001 American Academy of Pediatrics
Monterey, CA
Practical Pediatrics CME Course
Faculty
June 13, 2001 North Arundel Hospital
Glen Burnie, MD
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Speaker: “Belly Aches and Vomiting: Reflux or Allergy?”
June 21, 2001 Upper Chesapeake Medical Center CME Program
Bel Air, Maryland
Speaker: “Belly Aches and Vomiting: Reflux or Allergy?”
Nov. 9, 2001 UMB Community Issues Forum 2001
Baltimore, MD
Speaker: In Harm’s Way: Breaking the Cycle of Drugs and Violence Against
Children and Families
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Nov. 30, 2001 Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Speaker: “Pediatric Issues: 2001‒2002”
Jan. 25‒31, 2002 Miami Children’s Hospital
Miami Beach, FL
37th Annual Postgraduate Course “Perspectives in Pediatrics”
Topics: Belly Aches & Vomiting: Reflux or Allergy; Disorders of Sugar Digestion;
My Child Won’t Eat: Disorders of Feeding in Early Childhood; Munchausen
Syndrome by Proxy
March 13, 2002 University of Maryland Medicine
Pikesville, MD
CME Outreach Program
Speaker: “Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux”
April 24‒27, 2002 Pediatric Infectious Disease Seminar
Hilton Head Island, SC
Topics: Gastroesophageal Reflux: Who Needs Evaluation?; The “Hard Poop” on
Constipation; Milk-Related Gastrointestinal Disorders
Nov. 20‒22, 2002 The Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
Topics: GERD Through Infancy and Childhood; Failure to Thrive-GI Perspective;
Why Johnny Can’t Poop; “My Child Won’t Eat”; Special Workshop: Essential
Gastroenterology
Sept. 4, 2002 St. Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD
Speaker: “Chronic Constipation: ‘Hard Poop’ on Hard Poop”
2004‒2008 Numerous engagements for University of Kentucky
June 12, 2009 AMA Section on Medical Schools 2009 Annual Meeting
Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care—Implications for
Medical Schools and GME
Nov. 9, 2009 Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting
Boston, MA
Invited Speaker
Continuing Medical Education
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Jan. 18, 2010 16th Annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast
Lexington, KY
Invited Speaker
Topic: Dr. King’s Views on Civil Rights
June 17, 2011 The Harold D. Rosenbaum, MD, Lectureship
Lexington, KY
Invited Speaker
2011 Radiology Residency Program Graduation Ceremony
Topic: Leadership as a Professional; Career Development/“Can We Talk?”
2011 Mansdorfer Lectureship in Pediatrics
Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
2014 Dr. Robert Parker Memorial Lecture
MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Research Support
1978‒1982 March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Starter
Research Grant #5-206.
Principal Investigator (10% effort)
1978‒1982 NIH ‒ HO-12449 Carbohydrate Absorption in Neonates:
Breath Analysis.
Principal Investigator (75% effort)
1980‒1982 USDA Agreement #58-9AH2-1-596 Effect of Dry Bean Diets on the Human
Intestinal Tract.
Principal Investigator (10% effort)
1982‒1987 NIH T32 AM07179 Graduate Research Training Program in
Pediatric Gastroenterology.
Trainer (15% effort)
1983‒1984 Glaxo Pharmaceuticals Ranitidine therapy in patients with cystic
fibrosis and pancreatic insufficiency.
Principal Investigator (10% effort)
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1984‒1987 NIH AM35091 Sugar and Glycoprotein Digestion in Cystic
Fibrosis.
Principal Investigator (30% effort)
1988‒1990 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation A022 96-2 Carbohydrate Absorption in Cystic Fibrosis.
Principal Investigator (15% effort)
1989‒1990 National Yogurt Association Effect of Yogurt on Lactose Intolerant Children.
Principal Investigator (10% effort)
1988‒1991 NIH RO1 DK40540 Pathogenesis of Intestinal Dysfunction in AIDS.
Co-Principal Investigator (10% effort)
1990‒1991 National Dairy Research Foundation Effect of Milk Containing Lactobacillus
Acidophilus in Lactose Intolerant Individuals.
Principal Investigator (10% effort)
1991‒1992 Carnation/Nestle USA, Incorporated Efficacy of a milk based formula containing
B.Bifidus and S.Therophilus for the prevention
of diarrheal disease in young children.
Principal Investigator (10% effort)
1992‒1995 NIH RO1 DK40540 Pathogenesis of Intestinal Dysfunction in AIDS.
Co-Principal Investigator (10% effort)
1993‒1996 NIH # MCJ-240632-01 Lactase activity in pregnant women.
Co-Principal Investigator (10% effort)
1996‒ NIH Institutional Child Health Research Center
Grant, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Principal Investigator
1997‒1998 Welch’s Grape Juice Effect of Fruit Juice on
Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Day Care
Populations.
Principal Investigator
1999‒2000 Ryan White Title II & IV Services for Women
Children & Their Families.
Principal Investigator
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2004‒2008 NIH 5M01RR002602 General Clinical Research Center, University of
Kentucky.
Principal Investigator
2008-2010 NIH 1RO3HD058850-01 Academic-Community Coalition for a School-
Based Obesity Prevention/Treatment Program.
Principal Investigator
2008‒2010 KDR-PP09-19 Kentucky Diabetes Research Trust Fund
Academic-Community Coalition for a School-
Based Obesity Prevention/Treatment Program:
Summer Program Evaluation.
Principal Investigator
2011‒2012 1R13MD006771-01 NIH National Institute on Minority Health &
Health Disparities, Support for Conferences and
Scientific Meetings: “University of Maryland
Childhood Obesity Summit.”
Principal Investigator
Pending Support 2014‒2016 CA134274 University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer
Center, Support Grant‒Supplement, UMB CURE Scholars Program: Promoting Diversity in Future Cancer Center Research Workforce.
Lead
Major Academic Service
Faculty Committees
Johns Hopkins University and Hospital
1984‒1992 Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nutrition Support Service Advisory
Committee
1984‒1996 Clinical Practice Plan Committee of the Department of Pediatrics
1984‒1996 Credentials Committee of the Department of Pediatrics
1984‒1996 Advisory Board in Pediatric Surgery
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1987‒1996 Chairman, Nutrition Advisory Committee of Johns Hopkins Hospital
1987‒1996 Medical Care Evaluation Committee
1989‒1992 Staff Conference Committee
1989‒1990 Ad Hoc Committee on the Attending, Department of Pediatrics
1991 Chairman, Department of Pediatrics Task Force for Development of Home Care Program
1993‒1994 Chairman, Search Committee for Chief of Pediatric Cardiology
1992‒1996 Chairman, Clinical Practice Committee, Department of Pediatrics
1992‒1996 Associate Professor, Promotions Committee, Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine
1993‒1996 Promotions Committee, Department of Pediatrics
Service Activities
Medical College of Virginia/Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
1996 Executive Committee of the Faculty
1996 Executive Committee of the Medical Staff
1996 Managed Care Committee, MCV Physicians
1997 Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Strategy Committee
1997 Finance Committee, MCV Physicians
1997 Search Committee, Radiology Chair
1997 Oversight Committee, Primary Care Consortium
1998 Search Committee, Chief Operating Officer, MCVH
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University of Maryland Medical System
2010– Board of Directors
2010‒ Executive Committee
2010– Financial Affairs Committee
University of Maryland Medical Center
1999‒2004 Executive Committee of Medical Staff
1999‒2004 Council of Clinical Chiefs
1999‒2004 Finance Committee
1999‒2004 UMMC Operating Council
2002‒2004 Chair, Compliance Committee
2003‒2005 President-Elect, Medical Staff
2010‒ UMMC Committee
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
2000‒2004 Member, Board of Trustees
University of Maryland School of Medicine
1999‒2004 Executive Committee of the School of Medicine Council
1999‒2004 UPI Board of Directors
1999‒2004 Clinical Affairs Committee
1999‒2004 Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee
2000‒2004 Genetics Advisory Committee
2000‒2004 UPI Finance and Audit Committee
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2000‒2004 Research Affairs Advisory Committee
2000‒2004 Development Executive Director Search Committee
2000 Chair, Psychiatry Chair Search Committee
2001 Search Committee, Chair of Department of Medicine, Mercy Hospital
2001 Search Committee, Chief Development Officer
2001‒2004 Secretary, Faculty Assembly
2001 Strategic Plan 2000‒2005 Steering Committee
2001 Chair, Organizational Structure & Performance Subcommittee
2002‒2004 Faculty Assembly Executive Committee
2002‒2004 Clinical S.O.S. Primary Care Indigent Care Committee
2003‒2004 Chair, University Physicians Inc., Finance and Audit Committee
University of Kentucky
2004‒2010 UKHC Executive Committee and Advisory Board
2004‒2010 Kentucky Medical Services Foundation Board
2006‒2010 President
2006‒2010 UK Research Challenge Trust Fund Endowment Match Program Diversity Committee
2006‒2007 UK Work‒Life Committee, Executive Champion for Child Care Benefits
2006‒2010 Chair, Interprofessional Education Initiative
2006‒2010 Founder, Jumpin’ Jaguars Initiative
2007‒2010 COM Diversity Advisory Committee
2007 ASTeCC Program Six-Year Review Committee
2007‒2010 UKHC Executive Compliance Committee
2007‒2009 Executive Champion, Breast Feeding/Lactation Task Force
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University of Maryland, Baltimore
2000‒2001 President’s Task Force, review of Office of Contracts and Grants
2001 Search Committee for Vice President for Research and Development (VPRD)
2010‒ Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC)
2010‒ Foundation Board of Trustees
2010‒ Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board (LSAB)
2010‒ Downtown Partnership/Downtown Management Authority Board Member
Other Hospital Privileges
2002 Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital
Baltimore, MD
2003 St. Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD
Teaching Activities
Johns Hopkins University
Annual
Physiology B‒First Year
Organizer and Director, Laboratory exercise in gastrointestinal physiology
Pathology A‒Second Year
Clinical‒pathological conferences: Discussant
Human Pathophysiology‒Second Year
Lecturer: Gastroenterology
Pediatrics C1. Clerkship
Preceptor and Lecturer
Pediatrics E. Elective
E. 3. Research activities. Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
E. 31. Pediatric Gastroenterology‒Clinical elective
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Medical College of Virginia and University of Maryland School of Medicine
Ongoing
Morning Report
Hot Box
Weekly Students/Chairman’s Rounds
Chairman’s Elective for Outstanding Fourth Year Students
University of Kentucky College of Medicine “Dean’s Clinic”
Publications: Journal Articles
1. Perman J, Breslow L, Ingall D. Nonoperative treatment of meconium ileus equivalent.
Am J Dis Child 129:1210‒1211, 1975.
2. Watkins JB, Perman JA. Bile acid metabolism in infancy and childhood. Clinics in
Gastroent 6:201‒218, 1977.
3. Perman JA, Werlin SL, Watkins JB, Grand RJ. Wilson’s disease and chronic active
hepatitis (letter). Lancet 1:1008, 1977.
4. Perman JA, Barr RG, Watkins JB. Sucrose malabsorption in children: Noninvasive
diagnosis by interval breath hydrogen determination. J Pediatr 93:17‒22, 1978.
5. Werlin SF, Grand RJ, Perman JA, Watkins JB. Diagnostic dilemmas of Wilson’s disease:
Diagnosis and treatment. Pediatrics 62:47‒51, 1978.
6. Barr RG, Perman JA, Schoeller D, Watkins JB. Breath Tests in Pediatric Gastrointestinal
Disorders: New Diagnostic Opportunities. Pediatrics 62:393‒401, 1978.
7. Perman JA, Grand RJ. Acute and chronic hepatitis in children. Postgraduate Medicine
63:191‒200, 1978.
8. Perman JA, Werlin SL, Watkins JB, Grand RJ. Laboratory measures of copper metabolism
in the diagnosis of chronic active hepatitis and Wilson’s disease in children. J. Pediatr
94:564‒568, 1979.
9. Mock DM, Perman JA, Rosenthal P, Harrison MR, Thaler MM. Cholelithiasis in a two-
year-old child with reflux esophagitis and hiatal hernia. J. Pediatr 96:878‒879, 1980.
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10. Perman JA, Modler S, Olson AC. Role of Ph in production of hydrogen from
carbohydrates by colonic bacterial flora: Studies in vivo and in vitro. J Clin Invest
67:643‒650, 1981.
11. Perman JA, Waters L, Harrison MR, Yee ES, Heldt GP. Breath hydrogen reflects canine
intestinal ischemia. Pediatr Research 15:1229‒1233, 1981.
12. Barr RG, Watkins JB, Perman JA. Mucosal function and breath hydrogen excretion;
comparative studies in the clinical evaluation of children with non-specific abdominal
complaints. Pediatrics 68:526‒533, 1981.
13. Arnhold RG, Perman JA, Nurse GT. Persistent high intestinal lactase activity in Papua,
New Guinea: the breath hydrogen test in a Sepik population. Annals of Human Biology
8:481‒484, 1981.
14. Watkins JB, Klein PD, Schoeller DA, Kirschner BS, Park P, Perman JA. Diagnosis and
differentiation of fat malabsorption in children using 13-C labeled lipids: Trioctanoin,
triolein, and palmitic acid breath tests. Gastroenterology 82:911‒917, 1982.
15. Perman JA, Modler S. Glycoproteins as substrates for production of hydrogen and
methane by colonic bacterial flora. Gastroenterology 83:388‒393, 1982.
16. Perman JA. Treatment and prognosis of Reye's syndrome. Epitomes in Pediatrics.
Western Journal of Medicine 136:331‒332, 1982.
17. Perman JA, Modler S. Role of the intestinal microflora in disposition of nutrients in the
gastrointestinal tract. J Pediatr Gastroent Nutr 2 (Suppl. 1):S193‒S196, 1983.
18. Mock DM, Perman JA, Thaler MM, Morris RC. Chronic fructose intoxication after infancy
in children with hereditary fructose intolerance: A heretofore unrecognized cause of
growth retardation. N. Engl J Med 309:764‒770, 1983.
19. Perman JA. Editorial: Methane and colorectal cancer. Gastroenterology, 87:728‒730,
1984.
20. Perman JA, Modler S, Barr RG, Rosenthal P. Fasting breath hydrogen (H2) concentration:
Normal values and clinical application. Gastroenterology 87:1358‒1363, 1984.
21. Perman JA, Modler S, Engel RR, Heldt G. Effect of ventilation on breath hydrogen (H2)
measurements. J Lab Clin Med 105:436‒439, 1985.
22. Fleming SE, O'Donnell AV, Perman JA. Influence of frequent and long-term bean
consumption on colonic function and fermentation. Am J Clin Nutr 41:909‒918, 1985.
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23. Rosenthal P, Liebman WM, Sinatra FR, Perman JA, Thaler MM. String test in evaluation
of cholestatic jaundice in infancy. J Pediatr 107:253‒255, 1985.
24. Rosenstein BJ, Perman JA, Kramer S. Peptic ulcer disease in cystic fibrosis: An unusual
occurrence in black adolescents. Am J Dis Child 140:966‒968, 1986.
25. Heyman MB, Perman JA, Ferrell LD, Thaler MM. Chronic nonspecific inflammatory bowel
disease of the cecum and proximal colon in children with grossly normal appearing
colonic mucosa; diagnosis by colonoscopic biopsies. Pediatrics 80:255‒261, 1987.
26. Flick JA, Schnaar RL, Perman JA. A simple thin layer chromatography technique for the
determination of urinary lactulose excretion: Application to cystic fibrosis. Clinical Chem
33:1211‒1212, 1987.
27. McCloskey JJ, Germain EL, Perman JA, Janoski AH, Plotnick LP. Gynecomastia as a
presenting sign of fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver. Pediatrics 82:379‒382, 1988.
28. Flick JA, Perman JA. Nonabsorbed carbohydrate: effect on fecal Ph in methane-excreting
and non-excreting individuals. Am J Clin Nutr 49:1252‒1257, 1989.
29. Canning DA, Perman JA, Jeffs RD, Gearhart JP. Long term nutritional consequences of
bowel in the lower urinary tract. J Urol 142:509‒512, 1989.
30. Saavedra JM, Perman JA. Current concepts in lactose malabsorption and intolerance.
Annu Rev Nutr 9:475‒502, 1989.
31. Saavedra JM, Perman JA, Aerobic exercise and mouth-to-cecum transit time (letter).
Gastroenterology 1989:97:1063.
32. Flick JA, Hamilton SR, Rosales FJ, Perman JA. Methane excretion and experimental
colonic carcinogenesis. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 35:221‒224, 1990.
33. Montes RG, Perman JA. Disorders of carbohydrate absorption in clinical practice.
Maryland Medical Journal 39:263‒268, 1990.
34. Perman JA, Clinical application of breath hydrogen measurements. Canadian J Physiol
Pharm 69:111‒115, 1991.
35. Yolken R, Hart W, Oung I, Shiff C, Greenson J, Perman JA. Gastrointestinal dysfunction,
malnutrition, and disaccharide intolerance in children infected with human
immunodeficiency virus. J. Pediatr 118:359‒363, 1991.
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36. Yolken RH, Li S, Perman JA, Viscidi R. Persistent diarrhea and fecal shedding of retroviral
nucleic acids in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus. J Infect Dis
164:61‒66, 1991.
37. Refat M, Moore TJ, Kazui M, Risby TH, Perman JA, Schwarz KB. Utility of breath ethane
as a biomarker of vitamin E status in children. Pediatric Res 30:396‒403, 1991.
38. Montes R, Perman JA. Lactose intolerance: pinpointing the source of non-specific GI
symptoms. Postgrad Medicine 89:175‒184, 1991.
39. Mack DR, Flick JA, Durie PR, Rosenstein BJ, Ellis LE, Perman JA. Correlation of intestinal
lactulose permeability with exocrine pancreatic dysfunction. J Pediatr 120:696‒701,
1992.
40. Montes RG, Gottal RF, Bayless TM, Hendrix TR, Perman JA. Special communication:
Breath hydrogen testing as a laboratory exercise in gastrointestinal physiology for first
year medical students. Advances Phys. Education, Am J Physiol 262:S25‒S28, 1992.
41. Lifshitz F, Ament ME, Kleinman RE, Klish W, Lebanthal E, Perman JA, and Udall JH. Role
of juice carbohydrate malabsorption in chronic nonspecific diarrhea in children. J Pediatr
120; 5:825‒829, 1992.
42. Montes RG, Saavedra JS, Perman JA. Relationship between methane production and
breath hydrogen excretion in lactose malabsorbing individuals. Dig Dis Sci 38;
3:445‒448, 1993.
43. Ferry GD, Kirschner BS, Grand RJ, Issenman RM, Griffiths AM, Vanderhoof JA, Fiedorek
SC, Winter HS, Hassall EG, Watkins JB, Bryboski J, Ulshen MH, Daum F, Perman JA,
Thomas DW, Heubi JE, Byrne WJ, Jones B. Olsalazine versus sulfasalazine in mild to
moderate childhood ulcerative colitis: results of the pediatric gastroenterology
collaborative research group clinical trial. J Pediatr Gastrol Nutr 17:32‒38, 1993.
44. Henderson RA, Saavedra JM, Yolken RH and Perman JA. Nutritional management of HIV
infection in children. Nestle Annales 51:87‒97, 1993.
45. Oliva MM, Lazenby AJ, Perman JA. Gastritis associated with gastropirillum hominis in
children: Comparison with helicobacter pylori and review of the literature. Modern
Pathology 6:513‒515, 1993.
46. Juambeltz JC, Kula K, Perman J. Nursing caries and lactose intolerance. Journal of
Dentistry for Children 377‒384, November‒December 1993.
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47. Rosensweig JN and Perman JA. Malabsorption syndromes and celiac disease. Seminars
in Gastrointestinal Disease 5:78‒87, 1994.
48. Oliva MM, Perman JA, Saavedra JM, Young J and Schwarz KB. Successful intestinal
transplantation for microvillus inclusion disease. Gastroenterology 106:771‒774, 1994.
49. Henderson RA, Saavedra JM, Perman JA, Hutton N, Livingston RA, and Yolken RH. Effect
of enteral tube feeding on growth of children with symptomatic human
immunodeficiency virus infection. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
18:429‒434, 1994.
50. Babbitt RL, Hoch T, Coe DA, Cataldo MF, Kelly KJ, Stackhouse C, Perman JA. Behavioral
assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. J Dev and Behav Ped 15:4,
278‒291, 1994.
51. Saavedra JM, Bauman NA, Oung I, Perman JA, and Yolken RH. Feeding of B. bifidum and
S. thermophiles for the prevention of diarrheal disease and rotavirus shedding in
hospitalized infants. The Lancet 344:1046‒1049, 1994.
52. Ramos AG, Saavedra JM, Henderson RA, Yolken RH, and Perman JA. Pediatric human
immunodeficiency virus infection: gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations.
International seminars in Pedatr Gastroent Nutr 3(3):9‒15, 1994.
53. Giugliana ERJ, Caiaffa WT, Vogelhut J, Witter FR, and Perman JA. Effect of breastfeeding
support from different sources on mothers’ decision to breastfeed. Journal of Human
Lactation 10:157‒161, 1995.
54. Giugliana ER, Bronner Y, Ciaffa WT, Vogelhut J, Witter FR, Perman JA. Are fathers
prepared to encourage their partners to breastfeed? A study about fathers’ knowledge
of breastfeeding. Acta Pediatr 83:1127‒1131, 1994
55. Shermak MA, Saavedra JM, Jackson TL, Huang SS, Bayless TM, Perman JA. Effect of
yogurt on symptoms and kinetics of hydrogen excretion in lactose-malabsorbing
children. Am J Clin Nutr 62:1003‒1006, 1995
56. Saavedra JM, Henderson RA, Perman JA, Hutton N, Livingston RA, and Yolken RH.
Longitudinal assessment of growth in children born to HIV-infected mothers. Archives of
Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 149:497‒502, 1995.
57. Fritz AL, Perman JA. Nutritional therapy in cystic fibrosis. Practical Gastroenterology
6:11‒18, 1995.
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58. Montes RG, Saavedra JM, Bayless TM, and Perman JA. Effect of milks containing
lactobacillus acidophilus or a yogurt starter culture in lactose-maldigesting children. J
Dairy Science 78:1657‒1664, 1995.
59. Kelly KJ, Lazenby AJ, Rowe PC, Yardley JH, Perman JA, and Sampson HA. Eosinophilic
esophagitis attributed to gastroesophageal reflux: improvement with an amino-acid
based formula. Gastroenterology 109:1503‒1512, 1995.
60. Ramos-Soriano AG, Saavedra JM, Wu TC, Livingston RA, Henderson RA, Perman JA,
Yolken RH. Enteric pathogens associated with gastrointestinal dysfunction in children
with HIV infection. Mol Cell Probes 1996; 10:67‒73.
61. Perman JA, Digestion and absorption of fruit juice carbohydrates. J Am Coll Nutr 15 (5
Suppl):125‒175, 1996.
62. Perman JA, Dudley BS. (editorial) Dairy products: try them-you’ll like them. AM J Clin Nutr
68:995‒996, 1998.
63. Perman JA, Dudley BS. Gastroduodenal disorders in children. Current Opinion in
Gastroenterology 14:467‒472, 1998.
64. Perman JA. Gut Flora: Effect of prebiotics/probiotics (response). In Physiologic/
Immunologic Responses to Dietary Nutrients: Role of Elemental and Hydrolysate
Formulas in Management of the Pediatric Patient. 107th Ross Conference on Pediatric
Research, 60‒61, 1998.
65. Louis-Jacques O, Perman JA. Disorders of the stomach and duodenum in children.
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology 15:516‒520, 1999.
66. Manikam R, Perman JA. Pediatric feeding disorders. J Clin Gastroenterology 30:34‒46,
2000.
67. Louis-Jacques O, Perman JA. Disorders of the stomach and duodenum in children.
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 16:522‒526, 2000.
68. Rabsztyn A, Green PHR, Berti I, Fasano A, Perman JA, Horvath K. Macroamylasemia in
patients with celiac disease. Am J Gastroenterology 2001:96:4 1096‒1100.
69. Louis-Jacques O, Perman JA. Gastroduodenal disorders in children. Current Opinion in
Gastroenterology, 17:513‒517, 2001.
70. Horvath K, Perman JA. Autism and gastrointestinal symptoms. Current Gastroenterology
Reports 4:251‒258, 2002.
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71. Horvath K, Perman JA. Autistic disorder and gastrointestinal disease. Curr Opin Pediatr
14:583‒587, 2002.
72. Armand M, Hamosh M, Philpott JR, Kovar A, Rosenstein BJ, Hamosh A, Perman JA,
Hamosh P. Gastric function in children with cystic fibrosis: effect of diet on gastric lipase
levels and fat digestion. Pediatric Research 55(3):457‒465, 2004.
73. McCullough MB, Perman JA. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage in pediatric patients. Critical
Decisions in Emergency Medicine 18(6):1‒9, 2004.
74. Lofgren R, Karpf M, Perman J, Higdon C. The US health care system is in crisis:
implications for academic medical centers and their missions. Academic Medicine
81:713‒720, 2006.
75. Stratton T, Rudy D, Sauer M, Perman J, Jennings, C. Lessons from industry: one school’s
transformation toward “lean” curricular governance. Academic Medicine 82:331‒340,
2007.
76. Karpf M, Perman J, Lofgren R, et al. Creating an integrated clinical enterprise—the
emergence of UK HealthCare. Academic Medicine 82:1163‒1171, 2007.
77. Reynolds EW, Kinnard TB, Kriss VM, Perman, JA. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome:
an uncommon cause of feeding intolerance in infancy. Journal of Pediatric
Gastroenterology and Nutrition 46:92‒95, 2008.
78. Perman J, Young T, Stines E, et al. Jumpin’ jaguars: community-driven obesity prevention
and intervention in an elementary school. Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association
106:104‒108, 2008.
79. Elam C, Scott K, Perman J. The applicant pool: the genesis of the physician pool. Journal
of the Kentucky Medical Association 106:261‒267, 2008.
80. Karpf M, Lofgren R, Bricker, T, Claypool J, Zembrodt J, Perman J, Higdon C. Defining UK
healthcare’s role in its medical market—how strategic planning creates the intersection
of good public policy and good business practices. Academic Medicine 84:161‒169,
2009.
81. Perman, J. Reinforcing the necessary and obvious: doctors should be nice. Journal of the
Kentucky Medical Association 106(5):219‒222, 2008.
82. Karpf M, Lofgren R, Perman J. Commentary: health care reform and its potential impact
on academic medical centers. Academic Medicine 84:1472‒1475.
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83. Halperin E, Perman J, Wilson E. Abraham Flexner of Kentucky, his report on medical
education in the United States and Canada, and the historical problems raised by the
report. Academic Medicine 85:201‒210, 2010.
84. Means R, Moliterno D, Allison R, Perman J, Lofgren R, Karpf M, de Beer F. The evolution
of a department of Internal Medicine under an integrated clinical enterprise model: the
University of Kentucky experience. Academic Medicine 85:531‒537, 2010.
85. Perman J. Teaming up against childhood obesity. Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient
Care 6:109‒110, 2011.
86. Perman JA, Newhouse RP, Mullins CD. The transformation of academic health centers.
In Population Health and the Patient. Wartman S (ed.), Elsevier (in press).
Book Chapters
1. Perman JA, Watkins JB. Malabsorption syndromes and intestinal disaccharidase
deficiencies. In Current Pediatric Therapy (8th Ed), S. Gellis and BM Kagan (Editors),
Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders, 234‒242, 1978.
2. Perman JA. Acute and chronic hepatitis. In Principles of Pediatrics: Health Care of the
Young, R. Hoekelman, et al. (Eds), New York: McGraw Hill, 777‒781, 1978.
3. Perman JA. Fecal Flora and Bacterial Overgrowth. In Principles of Pediatrics: Health Care
of the Young, R. Hoekelman, et al. (Eds), New York: McGraw Hill, 808‒809, 1978.
4. Watkins JB, Perman JA. Malabsorptive syndromes. In Current Pediatric Therapy (9th
Edition), S Gellis and BM Kagan (Eds), Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders, 230‒240, 1980.
5. Perman JA, Watkins JB. Malabsorptive Syndromes. In Current Pediatric Therapy (10th
Edition), S. Gellis and BM Kagan (Editors), Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders, 218‒226,
1982.
6. Castillo R, Perman JA. Chronic Nonspecific Diarrhea Syndrome. Current Pediatric Therapy
(10th Edition), S. Gellis and BM Kagan (Editors), Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders, 173,
1982.
7. Perman JA. Carbohydrate intolerance and the enteric microflora. In Carbohydrate
Intolerance in Infancy, F. Lifshitz (Editor), New York: Marcel Dekker, 137‒152, 1982.
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8. Perman JA. Noninvasive techniques for the evaluation of gastrointestinal function. In
Nutritional Adaptation of the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Newborn. New York: Raven
Press, 95‒106, 1983.
9. Perman JA. Hydrogen and methane production from glycoproteins of endogenous and
dietary origin. In Growth Retardation Among Children and Adolescents with
Inflammatory Bowel Disease. M. Davison (Editor), New York: National Foundation for
Ileitis and Colitis, 427‒435, 1983.
10. Conrad HA, Heyman MB, Perman JA. Systemic manifestations of gastrointestinal
disease. In Practice of Pediatrics VC Kelley (Editor), Philadelphia: Harper and Row, Vol. 5,
Chapter 37, 1‒11, 1984.
11. Perman JA, Heyman MB. Recurrent abdominal pain. In Current Pediatric Therapy (11th
Edition), S Gellis and BM Kagan (Editors), Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders, 182, 1984.
12. Perman JA. Carbohydrate malabsorption. In Nutrition for Special Needs in Infancy:
Protein Hydrolysates, F. Lifshitz (ed). New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 145‒157, 1985.
13. Perman JA: Carbohydrate malabsorption. In Current Therapy in Gastroenterology and
Liver Disease, TM Bayless (ed). Toronto: B.C. Decker, Inc., 149‒153, 1986.
14. Perman JA: Carbohydrate malabsorption. In Current Therapy in Internal Medicine‒2, TM
Bayless, MC Brain, RM Cherniack. Toronto: B.C. Decker, Inc., 657‒661, 1987.
15. Heyman MB, Perman JA, Nutrition in bacterial overgrowth syndromes of the
gastrointestinal tract. In The Theory and Practice of Nutrition in Pediatrics, RJ Grand and
JL Sutphen (eds), Woburn, MA: Butterworth, 445‒454, 1987.
16. Perman JA, Grand RJ. Hepatitis. In Primary Pediatric Care (2nd Edition), RA Heokelman,
et al. (Editors). St. Louis: C.V. Mosby, Co., 1274‒1278, 1987.
17. Rogers EL, Perman JA. Gastrointestinal and hepatic failure. In Textbook of Pediatric
Intensive Care, Volume 2, MC Rogers (ed). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 979‒998,
1987.
18. Perman JA. Intestinal lymphangiectasia. In Pediatrics 18th Edition. AM Rudolph (ed).
Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange, 928‒929, 1987.
19. Perman JA. Associate editor. Section on the Gastrointestinal Tract. In Pediatrics 18th
Edition. AM Rudolph (ed). Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange, 899‒958, 1987.
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20. Tuchman DN, Perman JA. Jaundice and the liver. In Core Textbook of Pediatrics. Kaye R,
Oski FA, Barness LA (eds). Philadelphia: JB Lippincott, 1988.
21. Perman JA. The gastrointestinal flora: developmental aspects and effects on nutrients.
In Textbook of Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Early Childhood. E Lebenthal (ed). New
York: Raven Press, 777‒786, 1989.
22. Perman JA: Management of food intolerance due to carbohydrate malabsorption in
infancy and early childhood. In Food Intolerance and Small Intestine. Mazzetti M, di
Pietralata et al (eds), 5‒16, 1989.
23. Rogers EL, Perman JA. Gastrointestinal and hepatic failure (adapted). In Handbook of
Pediatric Intensive Care. MC Rogers (ed). Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 255‒271,
1989.
24. Bujanover Y, Perman JA. Breath tests in pediatric gastroenterology. In Pediatric
Gastroenterology: Newer Tests and Procedures. G Dinari et al. (eds). Basel: Karger,
135‒153, 1989.
25. Perman JA. Bacterial overgrowth syndrome. In Current Therapy in Gastroenterology and
Liver Disease‒3. Bayless TM (ed). Toronto: BC Decker, 181‒184, 1990.
26. Yolken RH, Hart W, Perman J. Viral infection and gastrointestinal dysfunction in children
with HIV infection. In Pediatric AIDS. Pizzo and Wilfert (ed.) Baltimore: Williams and
Wilkins, Chapter 18:277‒287. 1990.
27. Perman JA. Breath analysis for the investigation of gastro-intestinal function. In Pediatric
Gastrointestinal Disease. WA Walker (ed). Toronto: BC Decker Inc., 1354‒1362, 1991.
28. Perman JA. Munchausen syndrome by proxy. In Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease. WA
Walker (ed). Toronto: BC Decker Inc., 737‒739, 1991.
29. Saavedra JM, Perman JA. Lactose malabsorption and intolerance. In Encyclopedia of
Human Biology. R. Dulbecco (ed.). Academic Press, 611‒621, 1991.
30. Saltzberg DM, Perman JA. Gas and bloating. In Textbook of Gastroenterology. T Yamada
et al. (eds.). JB Lippincott, 681‒692, 1991.
31. Schwarz KB, Perman JA. Acute and chronic hepatitis. In Primary Pediatric Care. HM
Seidel et al. (eds.). C.V. Mosby Co., 1278‒1282, 1992.
32. Perman JA. Calcium needs and lactose intolerance. In Calcium Nutriture For Mothers
And Children RC Tsang and F Mimouni (eds.) Raven Press, 65‒76, 1992.
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33. Rogers EL, Perman JA. Gastrointestinal and hepatic failure. In Textbook of Pediatric
Intensive Care 2nd Edition, Volume 2, Rogers MC (ed). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkens,
1132‒1158, 1992.
34. Cox JM, Oliva MM, Perman JA. Nutritional and Gastrointestinal Problems. In: Witter FR
& Keith LG, Textbook of Prematurity. Boston, Little, Brown, & Co., 333‒359, 1993.
35. Rogers EL, Perman JA. Gastrointestinal and hepatic failure (adapted). In Handbook of
Pediatric Intensive Care, Second Edition. MC Rogers (ed). Baltimore: Williams and
Wilkins, 255‒271, 1993.
36. Perman JA, Montes RG. Approach to the patient with gas and bloating. In Textbook of
Gastroenterology, Second Edition. T Yamada et al. (eds.). JB Lippincott, 681‒692, 1995.
37. Montes RG, Perman JA. Carbohydrate malabsorption. In Rudolph’s Pediatrics. 20th
Edition. Stamford: Rudolph AM et. al. (eds) Appleton & Lange, 1083‒1085, 1996
38. Stackhouse CM, Perman J. Munchausen syndrome by proxy. In Pediatric Gastrointestinal
Disease. WA Walker (ed). Toronto: BE Decker, Inc., 879‒882, 1996.
39. Saavedra JM, Perman JA. Lactose malabsorption and intolerance. In Encyclopedia of
Human Biology, Second Edition, Volume 5, R. Dulbecco (ed.). Academic Press, 1997.
40. Perman JA, Boatwright D., Approach to the patient with gas and bloating. In Textbook of
Gastroenterology. T Yamada et. al. (eds.) JP Lippincott, Third Edition, Volume I, 815‒826,
1999.
41. Rogers EL, Perman JA, Gastrointestinal and hepatic failure in the pediatric intensive care
unit. In Handbook of Pediatric Intensive Care, Third Edition. MC Rogers, MA Helfaer
(eds.). Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 588‒622, 1999.
42. Perman JA, Parrish, M. Munchausen by Proxy/Factitious Disorder by Proxy. In: A.W.
Walker, et al (Eds.) Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease, 3rd Ed., Hamilton, Ontario: B.C.
Decker, Chapter 45.1, 2000.
43. Perman JA, Dudley BS. Lactose intolerance. Essence of Ambulatory Pediatrics. Stockman
JA, Lohr JA. (eds.) WB Saunders.
44. Horvath K, Gadewar S, Perman JA. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Versus Eosinophilic
Esophagitis: An Emerging Diagnostic Challenge. In: Gupte S. (ed). Recent Advances in
Pediatrics, Vol 14. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers 2004: 76‒98.
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45. Perman JA, Manikam R, Schoemer, KM, Stines E. Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders,
Developmental Aspects. Applied Developmental Science Encyclopedia.
46. Perman, JA, Malkani, A. Home Nutrition Support. Pediatric Nutrition Support. Jones and
Bartlett Publishers 2006: 225‒236.
Books
Clinical trials in infant nutrition. Perman JA, Rey J. (eds.) Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven,
1998.
Pearls for leaders in academic medicine. Wilson EA, Perman JA, Clawson DK. New York:
Springer, 2008.
Published Abstracts and Presentations
1. Werlin SL, Perman JA, Watkins, JB, Grand, RJ. Copper metabolism in diagnosis of chronic
active hepatitis and Wilson’s Disease in children. Gastroenterology 71:A42, 1976.
Presented at American Association for Study of Liver, Chicago, 1976.
2. Perman JA, Barr RG, Watkins JB. Non-invasive diagnosis of sucrose intolerance in
childhood by interval breath hydrogen determination. Pediatr Res 11:448, 1977.
Presented at Society for Pediatric Research, San Francisco, 1977.
3. Park R, Watkins JB, Perman JA, Schoeller DA. Glycocholate: A breath test to investigate
ileal dysfunction and bacterial overgrowth in children. Read before the Third
International Conference on Stable Isotopes, Chicago, May 26, 1978.
4. Perman JA, Harrison MR, Yee EJ. Breath hydrogen as an index of intestinal perfusion.
Clin Res 27:101A, 1979. Presented at the Western Society for Pediatric Research,
Carmel, 1979.
5. Waters LA, Olson AC, Heldt GP, Perman JA. Changes in lactose content of milk during
lactation in mothers of premature infants. Pediatric Res 13:506, 1979.
6. Perman JA, Waters LA, Heldt GP, Rosenthal E. Carbohydrate absorption in premature
infants. Gastroenterology 76:1216, 1979.
7. Barr RG, Watkins JB, Perman JA, Boehme C. Mucosal function and breath hydrogen (H2)
excretion: Criteria for a normal response. Pediatric Res 13:417, 1979.
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8. Barr RG, Watkins JB, Perman JA, Boehme C. Prediction of assayed lactase activity by
interval breath hydrogen sampling in children. Pediatric Res 13:418, 1979.
9. Perman JA, Modler S, Olson AC. Effects of pH on carbohydrate consumption and
hydrogen production by colonic bacteria. Pediatric Res 14:508, 1980. Presented at the
Society for Pediatric Research, San Antonio, 1980.
10. Watkins JB, Park R, Perman JA, Schoeller DA, Klein PD. Ileal dysfunction vs bacterial
overgrowth: Detection by 13C glycochocolate breath test and fecal combustion.
Pediatric Res 14:578, 1980.
11. Mock DM, Perman JA, Morris RC, Thaler MM: Reversible growth retardation in the older
child: A previously unrecognized complication of hereditary fructose intolerance.
Pediatric Res 14:578, 1980.
12. Perman JA, Modler S, Olson AC. Lactulose in the diet reduces intestinal gas (H2)
formation. Gastroenterology 78:1235, 1980.
13. Watkins JB, Park R, Perman JA, Kirschner B, Schoeller D, Klein PD. Detection and
identification of fat malabsorption with non-radioactive 13C breath tests.
Gastroenterology 78:1288, 1980.
14. Perman JA, Modler S. Hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4) are products of glycoprotein
catabolism by colonic bacteria. Gastroenterology 80:1251, 1981.
15. Castillo RO, Perman JA, Khaw K-T, Landon C, Grand RJ. Fasting breath hydrogen (H2) in
cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Res 16:158A, 1982.
16. Kane RE, Perman JA, Conrad HA, Portale A, Thaler MM. Protracted diarrhea of infancy
associated with renal tubular acidosis, type IV (RTA IV). Pediatric Res 16:167A, 1982.
17. Perman JA, Heldt GP, Modler S. Ventilation-induced differences in breath hydrogen and
carbon dioxide (CO2). Gastroenterology 82:1148, 1982.
18. Perman JA, Modler S, Barr RG, Rosenthal P. Significance of elevated fasting breath
hydrogen (H2). Gastroenterology 84:1272, 1983. Presented at the Meeting of American
Gastroenterological Association, Washington, DC, May 1983.
19. Heyman MB, Perman JA, Ferrell LD, Thaler MM. Significance of colonoscopic biopsies in
the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease in the young patient. Gastroenterology
84:1187, 1983. Presented at the Meeting of the American Gastroenterology Association,
Washington, DC, May 1983.
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20. Katz MH, Modler S, Yarbrough S, Perman JA. Lectin-free diet reduces intraluminal
hydrogen (H2) production in patients with bacterial overgrowth secondary to intestinal
pseudo-obstruction (IP). Pediatric Res 18:301A, 1984. Presented at the Society for
Pediatric Research, San Francisco, May 1984.
21. Flick JA, Latham PS, Perman JA, Brusilow SW. Hepatic involvement in argininosuccinase
deficiency. Pediatric Res 239A, 1986.
22. Perman JA, Rosenstein BJ. Carbohydrate digestion in cystic fibrosis (CF): Application of
breath H2 measurements. Pediatric Res. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society
for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, May 1986.
23. Beaver B, Haber BA, Lake AM, Flick JA, Perman JA, Dudgeon DL; Barrett's esophagus in
children. Submitted to British Association of Pediatric Surgeons. XXXIV Annual
International Congress, Dublin, Ireland, July 1987.
24. Perman, JA, Flick JA, Rosenstein BJ, Saltzberg DM: Effect of pancreatic function on
intestinal permeation of an inert molecule. Gastroenterology 92:1572, 1987. Presented
at the Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, Chicago, May 1987.
25. Flick JA, Perman JA; Fermentation of malabsorbed carbohydrate fails to acidify the colon
of methane-excreting individuals. Gastroenterology 92:1391, 1987. Presented at the
Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, Chicago, May 1987.
26. Flick JA, Rosales F, Hamilton SR, Perman JA: Breath methane excretion is not associated
with experimental colon cancer. Gastroenterology 92:1392, 1987.
27. Flick JA, Schnaar RL, Perman, JA: A simple thin layer chromatography (TLC) method for
determination of urinary carbohydrate excretion: Application to studies of intestinal
permeability. Gastroenterology 92:1399, 1987.
28. Gaffney PT, Potter KL, Perman JA: Relationship of the colonic concentration of hydrogen
(H2) and methane (CH4) to their levels in breath: Gastroenterology 92:1399, 1987.
29. Flick JA, Sampson HA, Perman JA. Intestinal permeability to carbohydrates in children
with atopic dermatitis (AD) and food hypersensitivity. Pediatric Res 23:303A, 1988.
30. Perman JA, Flick JA, Kinnear JM, Ellis LE, Durie PR. Measurement of intestinal lactulose
permeation detects mild pancreatic dysfunction. Gastroenterology 94:A350, 1988.
Presented at the Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, New
Orleans, May 1988.
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31. Flick JA, Sampson HA, Perman JA. Intestinal permeability to carbohydrates in children with
atopic dermatitis (AD) and food allergy. Pediatric Res 23:303A, 1988. Presented at the annual
meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, May 1988.
32. Saavedra JM, Brown KH, Perman JA. Characterization of whole gut transit in infants.
Pediatric Res 25:123A, 1989. Presented at the Society for Pediatric Research,
Washington, DC, May 1989.
33. Flick JA, Saavedra JM, Ellis LE, Durie PR, Perman JA. Effect of pancreatic function on
intestinal transit and kinetics of hydrogen production. Gastroenterology 98:A351, 1990.
Presented at the Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, San Antonio,
May 1990.
34. Saavedra JM, Espin-Neto J, Perman JA. Effects of soy polysaccharide on intestinal
permeability and oro-cecal transit. Gastroenterology 98:A387, 1990. Presented at the
Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, San Antonio, May 1990.
35. Saavedra JM, Brown KH, Perman JA. Measurement of intestinal absorption of
macronutrients in infants using a non-absorbable marker and single random fecal
samples. Gastroenterology 98:A429, 1990.
36. Yolken R, Hart W, Oung I, Shiff C, Ruff A, Perman J. Lactose malabsorption is associated
with gastrointestinal dysfunction in children with HIV infection. Pediatric Res 27:187A,
1990.
37. Saavedra JM, Naidu S, Perman JA, Moser HV. Constipation in girls with Rett’s Syndrome
(RS). Pediatric Res 27:348A, 1990.
38. Mack DR, Flick JA, Durie PR, Rosenstein BJ, Ellis LE, Perman JA. Intestinal lactulose
permeability reflects exocrine pancreatic dysfunction. Pediatric Res 27:541, 1990.
39. Yolken R, Saavedra J, Hutton N, Perman J. Persistent diarrhea and the intestinal
shedding of retroviral HIV RNA in HIV infected infants and children. Pediatric Res
29:189A, 1991. Presented at the meeting of The Society for Pediatric Research, New
Orleans, May 1991.
40. Saavedra J, Yolken R, Hart W, Hutton N, Arent J, Perman J. Nutritional status of infants
born to HIV positive mothers. Pediatric Res 29:112A, 1991.
41. Schwarz KB, Cox JM, Sharm S, Witter FA, Perman JA, Sehnert SS, Risby TH. Dietary fat
intake and serum carotene correlate positively with breath ethane during pregnancy.
(Submitted to the American Pediatric Society, The Society for Pediatric Research,
January 3, 1992.)
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42. Bobo LD, Dudas R, Ramos A, Cherian T, Perman J and Yolken R. Detection of
Pneumocystis carinii amplified DNA in respiratory and gastrointestinal samples from a
pediatrics AIDS population. (Submitted to the1993 Infectious Diseases Society of
America).
43. Giugliani ERJ, Bronner Y, Caiaffa WT, Vogelhut J, Witter FR, and Perman JA. Attitudes,
beliefs and experiences related to breastfeeding among fathers of breast and bottlefed
newborns: A comparative study. Pediatric Research 35:113A, 1994.
44. Giugliani ERJ, Caiaffa WT, Vogelhut J, Witter FR, and Perman JA. Factors influencing the
duration of breastfeeding in a cohort of mothers in Baltimore. Pediatric Res 35:113A,
1994.
45. Giugliani ERJ, Caiaffa WT, Vogelhut J, Witter FR, and Perman JA. Effect of breastfeeding
support from different sources on mothers' decision to breastfeed. Pediatric Res
35:113A, 1994.
46. Kelly K, Lazenby A, Yardley J, Perman J, and Sampson H. Elemental diet therapy in
pediatric patients with chronic reflux symptoms improvement of esophageal
histopathology. Gastroenterology 106(4): A104, 1994. Presented at AGA National
Meeting, New Orleans.
47. Ramos AG, Saavedra JM, Wu TC, Bobo LD, Livingston RA, Hutton N, Perman JA, Yolken
RH. Enteric pathogens associated with gastrointestinal function in pediatric HIV.
Gastroenterology 106(4): A758, 1994. Presented at AGA National Meeting, New Orleans.
48. Ramos AG, Wu TC, Saavedra JM, Bobo LD, Livingston RA, Perman JA, Yolken RD.
Gastrointestinal pathogens in autopsy tissue of pediatric HIV patients. Gastroenterology
106(4): A758, 1994. Presented at AGA National Meeting, New Orleans.
49. Ramos AG, Saavedra JM, Henderson RA, Yolken RH, and Perman JA. Pediatric human
immunodeficiency virus infection: Gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations.
International Seminars in Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 3 (3): 9-15, 1994.
50. Heller B, Oros MT, Montgomery KL, Perry LA, Keane VA, Perman JA, Abbott D.
Developing a new paradigm for interdisciplinary health professions education and
collaborative practice. National League for Nursing’s Education Summit, September
13‒16, 2000.
51. Horvath K, Rabsztyn A, Chey WK, Perman JA. Pancreatico-duodenal dysfunctions in children
autism. J Pediatr Gastroent Nutr 39: S398, 2004.
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52. Swanson HI, Perman, JA. A model for implementing a dean-mentored, individual leadership
development program within an academic health center.
53. Olges, J, Luckett J, Martin, A., et al. Guaranteed tuition plan: a step toward bridging the
affordability gap.
54. Elam, C., Perman, J., Jones, R. “Defining, Demonstrating, and Documenting Educational
Scholarship in the College of Medicine,” Presentation on the Special Title Series, College of
Medicine Clinical Chairs Meeting, March 2006.
55. Elam, C., Perman, J., Wilson, E. & Clawson, D.K. Medicine and Management. Panel presentation
for the Center for Excellence in Medical Education, March 2007.
56. Elam, C.L., Perman, J.A., Wilson, E.A., & Clawson, D.K. Medicine and Management. Panel
Discussion, Southern Group on Educational Affairs Meeting, Louisville, KY, April 2007.
57. Rose S, Perman J, Stines E, Turner L, Lineberry M, Conigliaro J, Chokshi S, Stromberg A. Does
adding a summer booster to an after-school physical activity and nutrition education program
decrease BMI accretion? Academy Health (submitted).
Teaching Material (Audiovisual)
1. Perman JA. Topics in Nutrition: Carbohydrate malabsorption. Audio-Digest Foundation.
Pediatrics; Volume 33, Number 9, May 12, 1987.
2. Perman JA. Enteral nutrition support strategies for use in clinical practice. Ross Clinical Nutrition
Series, July, 1988.
3. Enteral tube feedings (video). Johns Hopkins University/Johns Hopkins Hospital. Copyright 1989.
4. Perman JA, Dudgeon D, Sordheimer S. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Audio tape for
American Academy of Pediatrics. Copyright 1998.