Douglas L. Seidner, MD, AGAF, FACG, CNSC
Director of the Center for Human Nutrition
Associate Professor of Medicine
Dr. Seidner is Director for the Vanderbilt Center for Human Nutrition. He joined the faculty of
the School of Medicine in 2008.
Education
Dr. Seidner graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the State University of New York at
Albany. He received his Medical Degree from the State University of New York at Upstate Medical
Center in Syracuse.
Postgraduate Training
Dr. Seidner has completed fellowships in Nutrition and Metabolism at New England Deaconess Hospital,
Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts and Gastroenterology at the George Washington
University School of Medicine and Health Care Sciences in Washington, D.C. He is certified by the
American Board of Internal Medicine in both Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine and has received
advanced certification from the National Board of Nutrition Support.
Work and Teaching Experience
Dr. Seidner previously worked at the Cleveland Clinic where he served as Director of the Nutrition
Support Team and the Clinical Nutrition Fellowship. He has participated in professional education
programs in the American Society of Nutrition, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition,
the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological Association. In addition
to his clinical responsibilities he directs the Nutrition Course for the School of Medicine.
Professional Activities
Dr. Seidner serves as the chairman of Nutrition Education Committee for the American Society of Nutrition. He is also
a board member of the OLEY Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of the lives of
patients on home parenteral and enteral nutrition.
Clinical and Research Interests
Dr. Seidner’s research interests include improvement of clinical outcomes in patients on home nutritional therapies
and intestinal rehabilitation for severe intestinal malabsorption. His clinical expertise includes the diagnosis and
management of individuals with severe malabsorption and malnutrition, parenteral and enteral nutrition, and
diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including upper endoscopy, endoscopic feeding tube placement, and
colonoscopy.
Selected Publications
2013
Seidner, DL, Schwartz, LK, Winkler, MF, Jeejeebhoy K, Boullata, JL, Tappenden, KA; Increased
Intestinal Absorption in the Era of Teduglutide and Its Impact on Management Strategies in
Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome-Associated Intestinal Failure. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr.
2013;37:201-11
2012
Palle B. Jeppesen, Marek Pertkiewicz, Bernard Messing, Kishore Iyer, Douglas Seidner, Stephen
J. D. O’Keefe, Alastair Forbes, Hartmut Heinze, Bo Joelsson. Teduglutide Reduces Need for
Parenteral Support Among Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome with Intestinal Failure.
Gastroenterology 2012;143:1473-1481
2012
Vanek, VW, Seidner, DL ,Allen, P, Bistrian , B, Collier S, Gura, KM, Miles, J, Valentine, CJ,
Kochevar M; Novel Nutrient Task Force, Intravenous Fat Emulsion Workgroup; and A.S.P.E.N.
Board of Directors. A.S.P.E.N. Position Paper: Clinical Role for Alternative Intravenous Fat
Emulsions. Nutr Clin Pract 2012;2:150-92
2012
Horst SN, Seidner DL. “Enteral Access” In: Duggan C, Gura K, Jaksic T, Eds. Clinical
Management of Intestinal Failure. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 2012, pp 153-164.
2011
Hamilton, C, Dasari, V, Shatnawei A, Lopez R, Steiger E, Seidner DL. Hypocaloric Home
Parenteral Nutrition Parameters in Patients Following Bariatric Surgery. Nutr Clin Pract. 2011;
26:577-82.
2011
Wiese DM, Lashner BA, Lerner E, DeMichele SJ, Seidner DL. The effects of an oral supplement
enriched with fish oil, prebiotics, and antioxidants on nutritional status in Crohn’s disease patients.
Nutr Clin Pract. 2011;26:463-73.
2011
Rivera R, Campana J, Hamilton C, Lopez R, Seidner DL. Small Bowel Feeding Tube Placement
Using an Electromagnetic Tube Placement Device: Accuracy of Tip Location. J Parenter Enteral
Nutr . 2011;35:636-42
2008
Wiese DM, Lashner BA, Seidner DL. Measurement of nutritional status in Crohn’s disease
patients receiving infliximab therapy. Nutr Clin Pract. 2008;23:551-6.
2008
Hamilton C, Seidner DL. Metabolic bone disease in the patient on long-term parenteral nutrition.
Practical Gastroenterology 2008; 32:18-32.
2007
DeChicco R, Seidner DL, Brun C, Steiger E, Stafford J, Lopez R. Tip position of long-term central
venous access devices used for parenteral nutrition. J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2007;31:382-7.
2007
Speerhas R, Seidner DL. Comparison of measured and calculated aluminum content of
parenteral nutrition solutions. Amer J Health-Syst Pharm 2007;64:740-6.
2007
Williams SEH, Seidner DL. Metabolic bone disease in gastrointestinal illness. GI Clinics of N
Amer 2007;36(1):161-90.
2006
Salvino R, Ghanta R, Seidner DL, Mascha E, Xu Y, Steiger E. Liver failure is uncommon In adults
on home parenteral nutrition. J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2006;30:202-8.
2006
De Burgoa LJ, Seidner DL, Hamilton C, Stafford J, Steiger E. Examination of factors that lead to
complications in new home parenteral nutrition patients. J Infus Nurs 2006;29:74-80.
2006
Hamilton C, Austin T, Seidner DL. Essential fatty acid deficiency in human adults during
parenteral nutrition. Nutr Clin Prac. 2006;21(4):387-94.
2005
Seidner DL, Lashner BA, Brzezinski A, Banks PLC, Goldblum J, Fiocchi C, Katz J, Lichtenstein
GR, Anton PA, Kam LY, Garleb KA, DeMichele SJ, and The Enteral Nutrition in Ulcerative Colitis
Study Group. An oral supplement enriched with fish oil, soluble fiber, and antioxidants for
corticosteroid sparing in ulcerative colitis: A randomized controlled trial. Clin Gastro Hepatol
2005;3:358-69.
2005
Parekh NR, Steiger E, Seidner DL. “Managing short bowel syndrome: Making the most of what
the patient still has.” Cleve Clin J Med. 2005;72(9):833-8.
2005
Matarese LE, Seidner DL, Steiger E, Fazio V. Practical guide to intestinal rehabilitation for
postresection intestinal failure: A Case Study. Nutr Clin Prac 2005;20:551-8.
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