Maria Ellionore Jarbrink-Sehgal, MD, PhD

Maria Ellionore Jarbrink-Sehgal, MD, PhD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained Gastroenterology specialist. She earned her medical degree in 2002 at Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in Mexico. Dr. Jarbrink-Sehgal served as chief resident during her Internal Medicine Residency and as chief fellow during her Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship, both at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson in Camden, New Jersey, which she completed in 2007 and 2010, respectively. She completed her doctorate degree in medical science at Karolinska Institutet in 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden, with her thesis “Epidemiological and Pathophysiological Studies on Diverticular Disease in the Colon.” Before joining Kelsey Seybold in February 2023, she was a senior faculty and an assistant professor of medicine at the Gastroenterology Division at Baylor College of Medicine and a Gastroenterology specialist at the Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center.

Dr. Jarbrink-Sehgal treats adult patients for any general gastrointestinal disorder. Her clinical interests include treatment of diverticular disease, functional gastrointestinal disease, screenings for colorectal cancer, including performing colonoscopies and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for removal of large/flat polyps, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

• R Chatterjee R, Chu J, Varghese V, Smith J, Robbins R, Cole R, Velez ME, Jarbrink-Sehgal ME, Hair C, Ketwaroo GA. Enhancing Radiation Safety During Fluoroscopy Procedures in Endoscopy Units. Presented as poster at ACG in 10/2019. Outstanding poster award.
• 06/2021: Invited to author a chapter “Environmental and Lifestyle Risk Factors of Diverticular Disease for Springer Nature Edit. In Print
• 02/2019: Invited to author an UpToDate chapter “Small Bowel Diverticulosis- clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management” for UpToDate. Published July 2019
• 08/2014: Invited to write an Editorial on Non-Celiac Gluten Wheat Sensitivity with Prof. Nicholas J. Talley for Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Published Nov 2018
• 08/2014: Invited to co-write chapter “Functional GI disorders” with Prof. Nicholas J. Talley for The Practical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Book. Published in 2015
• 07/2009 – 06/2010 Chief Gastroenterology Fellow; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-Cooper University Hospital, Camden, N.J.
• 07/2006 – 06/2007 Chief Resident; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-Cooper University Hospital, Camden, N.J.
• 06/2006 Resident of the Year Award; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-Cooper University Hospital, Camden, N.J.
• 06/2006: Excellence Teaching Award: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• 06/2005: Intern of the Year Award; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-Cooper University Hospital, Camden, N.J.
• 07/2002: Best Social Service Physician Award for the year of 2001 – 2002, Guadalajara, Mexico

Publications

• Järbrink-Sehgal, M.E., Sparkman, J., Damron, A. et al. Functional Dyspepsia and Duodenal Eosinophil Count and Degranulation: A Multiethnic US Veteran Cohort Study. Dig Dis Sci (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06689-2
• Järbrink-Sehgal E, Andreasson A. The gut microbiota and mental health in adults. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2020 Mar 9;62:102-114.
• Järbrink-Sehgal ME. Small bowel diverticula: Clinical manifestation, diagnosis and management https://www.uptodate.com/contents/small-bowel-diverticula-clinical-manifestations-diagnosis-and-management
• Jarbrink-Sehgal ME, Rassam L, Jasim A, Walker M, Talley NJ, Agreus L, Andreasson A, Thelin Schmidt P. Response to Tursi. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 Jul 16. Aug;114(8): 1350-1351.
• Jarbrink-Sehgal ME, Rassam L, Jasim A, Walker M, Talley NJ, Agréus L, Andreasson A, Schmidt PT. Response to Zidar et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 Jul 16. Aug ;114(8):1348-1349.
• Liu Y, Ajami NJ, El-Serag HB, Hair C, Graham DY, White DL, Chen L, Wang Z, Plew S, Kramer J, Cole R, Hernaez R, Hou J, Husain N, Jarbrink-Sehgal ME, Kanwal F, Ketwaroo G, Natarajan Y, Shah R, Velez M, Mallepally N, Petrosino JF, Jiao L. Dietary quality and the colonic mucosa-associated gut microbiome in humans. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jul 10. Sep 1;110(3):701-712.
• Järbrink-Sehgal ME, Talley NJ. Duodenal and Rectal Eosinophilia Are New Biomarkers of Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Mar;17(4):613-615.
• Gurwara S, Ajami NJ, Jang A, Hessel FC, Chen L, Plew S, Wang Z, Graham DY, Hair C, White DL, Kramer J, Kourkoumpetis T, Hoffman K, Cole R, Hou J, Husain N, Jarbrink-Sehgal M, Hernaez R, Kanwal F, Ketwaroo G, Shah R, Velez M, Natarajan Y, El-Serag HB, Petrosino JF, Jiao L. Dietary Nutrients Involved in One Carbon Metabolism and colonic mucosa associated Gut Microbiome in Individuals with and Endoscopically Normal Colon. Nutrients. 2019 Mar 13;11(3).
• Järbrink-Sehgal ME, Rassam L, Jasim A, Walker MM, Talley NJ, Agréus L, Andreasson A, Schmidt PT. Diverticulosis, Symptoms and Inflammation- A population based colonoscopy study. Am J Gastroenterology Dec 2018. Mar;114(3):500-510
• Järbrink-Sehgal ME, Talley NJ. Editorial. Duodenal and rectal eosinophilia are new biomarkers of non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. Mar;17(4):613-615.
• Järbrink-Sehgal ME, Schmidt PT, Sköldberg F, Hemmingsson T, Hagström H, Andreasson A. Lifestyle Factors in Late Adolescence Associate With Later Development of Diverticular Disease Requiring Hospitalization. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Sep;16(9):1474-1480.
• Kourkoumpetis T, Jarbrink-Sehgal ME. Melanoma Metastatic to the Duodenum. N Engl J Med. 2017 Dec 21;377(25).
• Järbrink-Sehgal ME, Andreasson A, Talley NJ, Agréus L, Song JY, Schmidt PT. Symptomatic Diverticulosis Is Characterized By Loose Stools. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Dec;14(12):1763-1770.
• Christian SJ, M.D.; Schorr C, R.N.; Jarbrink ME, M.D.; Ferchau L, R.N.; Parrillo JE, M.D.; Gerber DR, D.O. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of septic patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation J Crit Care. 2008 Dec;23(4):532-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.09.005.