Katayoun Eslami, MD

B.S., Neurobiology and Physiology, University of Maryland College Park, 2015, Magna Cum Laude

M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2019 

Residency training, Pediatrics, University of Maryland Medical Center, 2022

Fellowship training, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Maryland Medical Center, 2025

Dr. Katayoun "Katy" Eslami is a pediatric gastroenterologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. A lifelong member of the University of Maryland community, Dr. Eslami completed her medical, residency, and fellowship training within the University System of Maryland, reflecting her deep commitment to serving the patients and trainees of this institution. 

Clinically, Dr. Eslami cares for children with a broad range of gastrointestinal and nutritional disorders including reflux, constipation, milk-soy protein allergy, inflammatory bowel disease, with a particular interest in obesity medicine including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. She is passionate about improving outcomes for children and families affected by gastrointestinal conditions through compassionate, evidence-based care and interdisciplinary collaboration. 

Dr. Eslami is equally dedicated to medical education. During medical school, she served as Class President for four years, representing student voices in curriculum development and academic affairs. In fellowship, she designed and implemented an innovative, case-based Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition curriculum for pediatric residents, which significantly enhanced trainee competency and was recognized with the Department of Pediatrics’ Carol Carraccio Service Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Eslami has presented her educational research at national meetings including the Association of Pediatric Program Directors and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Her scholarship focuses on curriculum development, learner engagement, and advancing competency-based education in pediatric subspecialty training.

Dr. Eslami is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Gold Humanism Honor Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Gastroenterology, and NASPGHAN. She continues to mentor students and residents, integrating her clinical, teaching, and research interests to foster the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists.

medical education, mentoring, curriculum development, nutrition, obesity, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease

Eslami K, Calderon Diaz L, Giudice E, Racherla V, Donohue K. Impact of an interactive, case-based Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition Curriculum on General Pediatric Resident competency and knowledge retention. MedEd Portal. Under review. 2025.

Eslami K, Hong K. Mycophenolate Mofetil-Induced Colitis. Poster presentation at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL, November 6-9, 2024. 

Cesa K, Puppa EL, Eslami K, Blanchard SM, Watkins RD. Myelolipoma after infliximab treatment for Crohn's disease. ACG Case Rep J. 2022 Jul 1;9(7):e00791. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000791. PMID: 35784510; PMCID: PMC9246070. 

Szmacinski H, Hedge KR, Zheng H, Eslami K, Puche A, Lakowicz JR, Lengyel I, Thompson R. Towards early detection of age-related macular degeneration with tetracyclines and FLIM. Proceedings of SPIE, 2018 Feb 12; 10484: 22-28. doi: 10.1117/12.2303768. 

Szmacinski H, Hegde K, Zeng HH, Eslami K, Puche AC, Lengyel I, Thompson RB. Imaging hydroxyapatite in sub-retinal pigment epithelial deposits by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy with tetracycline staining. J Biomed Opt. 2020 Apr;25(4):1-11. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.25.4.047001. PMID: 32319262; PMCID: PMC7171513.