Daphne Sy Say, M.D.
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, UC Davis Children's Hospital Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Vice Chair of Ambulatory Operations, Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatric Hepatology
Pediatric Nutrition
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Clinical Interests
Dr. Say is a pediatric gastroenterologist who cares for children with digestive disorders, including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, eosinophilic esophagitis, and functional gastrointestinal diseases. She serves as the director of the UC Davis Children's Hospital Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program. Her current clinical and research interests include transitional care for adolescents with chronic disease, risk stratification in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, and quality improvement.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Say's research focuses on improving the care of children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease using quality improvement methodology. She is also interested in the use of technology and telehealth to increase access to subspecialty care.
Division
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.S., Biology, Georgetown University, Washington DC 2005
Medical School
M.D., St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO 2009
Internship
Pediatrics, UC San Diego/Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego CA 2009-2010
Residency
Pediatrics, UC San Diego/Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego CA 2010-2012
Fellowship
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, UC San Diego/Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego CA 2012-2015
Golden Apple Teaching Award, UC Davis Department of Pediatrics, 2020, 2021, 2022
Eli Gold, M.D., Outstanding Junior Faculty Prize, UC Davis Department of Pediatrics, 2020
INQUIRY Best in Class Quality Improvement Award Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, 2015
Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Collaborative Clinical Education Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, 2014
Critical Care Resident of the Year University of California, San Diego Department of Pediatrics/Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, Division of Critical Care Medicine, 2012
Say DS, Ali S, Srinath A, Li BUK, Venkatesh RD. Improvise, Adapt, Overcome: How COVID-19 Transformed Inpatient Pediatric Gastroenterology. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2021 Dec;60(14):569-573. doi: 10.1177/00099228211044854. Epub 2021 Sep 5. PMID: 34486430; PMCID: PMC8511829.
Rosenthal JL, Sigal IS, Kamerman-Kretzmer R, Say DS, Castellanos B, Nguyen S, Nakra NA, Restrepo B, Crossen SS. Increasing Use of Ambulatory Video Visits for Pediatric Patients by Using Quality Improvement Methods. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2021 Jun 23;6(4):e424. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000424. PMID: 34179675; PMCID: PMC8225361.
Say DS, de Lorimier A, Lammers CR, Natale J, Lakshminrusimha S, Wiedeman J, Partridge E. Risk Stratification and PPE Use in Pediatric Endoscopy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: A Single-Center Protocol. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020;70(6):751-754. doi:10.1097/MPG.0000000000002731. PMID:32443023.
Newfield RS, Graves CL, Newbury RO, Schwimmer JB, Proudfoot JA, Say DS, Feldstein AE. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in pediatric type 2 diabetes: Metabolic and histologic characteristics in 38 subjects. Pediatr Diabetes. 2019 Feb;20(1):41-47. doi:10.1111/pedi.12798. Epub 2018 Dec 9. PMID:30467936.
Say DS, Starnes T, Matsukuma K, Nguyen S. Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Report of Drug-associated Granulation Tissue Polyps. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Nov;67(5):e102-e104. doi:10.1097/MPG.0000000000002044. PMID:29851764.
Say DS, Chaparro J, Koning JL, Sivagnanam M. Fever and Jaundice in a Previously Healthy Teenager. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Oct;55(11):1081-4. doi:10.1177/0009922816667311. PMID:27630008.
Say D, Crawford JR. Vitamin B12 Deficiency Presenting as Acute Ataxia. BMJ Case Reports. Published online 2013 March 26. doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-008850. PMID:23536622.