Associate Professor, Molecular Pathobiology
NYU College of Dentistry

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Kara G. Margolis did her residency in Pediatrics at the Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed a clinical and research fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Children’s Hospital of Boston, Harvard Medical School.  After completion of her Fellowship training, Dr. Margolis was recruited to Columbia University where she spent 15 years treating children with brain-gut axis disorders, including children with Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and also children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and GI issues. She simultaneously spearheaded a laboratory focused on clinical, translational and basic science research examining diverse aspects of the gut-brain signaling.  This research has provided important insights into how abnormalities in the gut can arise in children with brain-gut axis disorders such as autism, inflammatory bowel diseases, antenatal antidepressant exposure, and disorders of gut-brain interaction. Dr. Margolis was recruited in 2022 to NYU to become the Associate Director for Clinical and Translational Research, and Director of Brain-Gut Science, for an inaugural NYU wide Pain Research Center.