Meenakshi Bewtra, MD, MPH, PhD
Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
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About me

  • Co-Section Head and Research & Education Director, Penn Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Program
  • Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

82 reviews

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December 2025
she's personable and covers all important information
November 2025
dr. bewtra is extremely knowledgeable & treats her patients as individuals. she understands that overall quality of life is a crucial aspect of treatment.
September 2025
very knowledgeable and personable
August 2025
i am comfortable with dr bewtra being my gi physician.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Bewtra is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Mayer LS, Arnold J, Roettele F, Reuter N, Pattekar A, Ohtani T, Ribeiro MM, Siwicki R, Bruder K, Obwegs D, Stahl E, Buechel S, Roehlen N, Kolter J, Mansoori Moghadam Z, Alaswad A, Zhumalidova Z, Li G, Liu X, Li Y, Singh A, Villacorta Hidalgo J, Paraskevopoulou MD, Yajnik V, Juarez J, Ren Y, Li H, Wherry EJ, Lewis JD, Wu GD, Bewtra M, Tomov VT, Thimme R, Bengsch B, Hasselblatt P, Picelli S, Hofmann M, Sagar. Single-cell profiling reveals diverse γδ T cell subsets in ulcerative colitis , Sci Immunol, 11: 2026,eadx8474


Karakasheva TA, Martinez CM, Zhou Y, Qui J, Chen XE, Soto GE, Nettleford SK, Hix OT, Roach DM, Laguerta AM, Thadi A, Edwards RM, Aleynick D, Weinbrom S, Borodyanskaya E, Pickering OH, Fulton M, Chen CH, Peterson IV, Hagen EB, Yannuzzi IP, Haider Z, Cramer Z, Conrad MA, Li N, Bewtra M, Uzun Y, Tan K, Kelsen JR, Minn AJ, Lengner CJ, Hamilton KE. An Epigenetic Basis for Sustained Inflammatory Epithelial Progenitor Cell States in Crohn's Disease , Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol, 20: 2025,101665


Mayer AS, Xiao R, Grossman A, Bewtra M, George MD, Weiss PF. Temporal Trends in and Associations With Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Prescription in Adult and Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease , Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken): 2025


Yang H, Dungan M, Beyries K, Wang X, Kilpatrick R, Chen B, Oh S, Berkowitz M, Smith D, Koralov SB, Axelrad J, Lengner CJ, Belle N, Bewtra M, Katona BW, Cadwell K. MAIT cell enrichment in Lynch syndrome is associated with immune surveillance and colorectal cancer risk , bioRxiv: 2025


Cao S, Nguyen KM, Ma K, Tan T, Yao X, Liu TC, Ayoub M, Devi J, Samaan S, Liu Y, Smith R, Silviera ML, Hunt SR, Wise PE, Mutch MG, Glasgow SC, Chapman WC Jr, Cowan ML, Ciorba MA, Colonna M, Deepak P; SPARC IBD Investigators. Revealing hyperactivated IFN-γ pathways in perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease using single-cell and spatial multi-omics , J Clin Invest, 135: 2025,e193413


Bewtra, Meenakshi; Schreiber, Stefan; Buisson, Anthony; Hur, Peter; Panattoni, Laura; Hauber, Brett; Gahlon, Grace; Coulter, Josh; Smith, Christina; Guo, Xiang; Land, Natalie; Wosik, Karolina; Cappelleri, Joseph; Maravic, Melissa Culhane; Walsh, Alissa Comparing the benefit-risk tradeoffs advanced therapy naïve vs experienced patients are willing to accept when selecting advanced therapy for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis: A discrete choice experiment in the United States and Europe , Digestive Disease Week, San Diego CA: 2025


Regueiro MD, Bewtra M, Dubinsky MC, Branquinho D, Feng C, McDonnell A, Gianfrancesco MA. Safety Outcomes in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Using a Healthcare Administrative Database in the United States , Inflamm Bowel Dis: 2025


Kruger AJ, Dormont F, Capit N, Schilsky S, Roberts A, Lin Y, Badalamenti S, Wiekowski M, Bewtra M, Colombel JF. Biologic Switch Timing and Risk of Infection in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis/Crohn's Disease: A Retrospective Study , Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol: 2025


Bewtra M "Attacks on Science" , Stand Up For Science, Philadelphia Rally: 2025


Yang JC, Janssen EM, Wallace MJ, Sheahan A, Lynch J, Bewtra M, Marko M, Johnson FR, Bozzi LM. Quantifying Patient Preferences for Risk Tolerance With Novel Dual Biologic Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease , Am J Gastroenterol, 120: 2025,2848-2856


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