Rate My Professor Jeremy Middleton

Jeremy Middleton, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, serving as Division Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and Director of the third-year Pediatric Clerkship. He earned his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, completed his undergraduate degree and pediatric residency at the University of Virginia, and finished his pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine from 2010 to 2013. Board-certified in pediatric gastroenterology by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Middleton treats children with gastrointestinal, liver, and biliary conditions, nutritional needs, intestinal failure, and aerodigestive disorders. His clinical interests encompass medical education and aerodigestive disorders, while his research focuses on medical education and functional gastrointestinal disorders.

Dr. Middleton's career at the University of Virginia includes progression from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Pediatrics. He has received the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2026, recognized for his extraordinary ability to cultivate a supportive and intellectually engaging learning environment, the Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award in 2022, and inclusion on the 2019-2020 Best Doctors in America list. His contributions to the field are evident in key publications, including co-authorship on "A novel syndrome of silent rhinovirus-associated bronchoalveolitis and lower airway inflammation in young children" in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2024), "Time to regain birth weight predicts neonatal growth velocity" in Clinical Nutrition ESPEN (2020), "Persistent dysbiosis of duodenal microbiota in patients undergoing pancreatic head resection for cancer" (2024), and "Lymphopenia in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease" (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2017). Through his leadership roles and teaching excellence, Dr. Middleton significantly influences pediatric gastroenterology training and patient care at UVA.