Pediatric Gastroenterology
Comprehensive Digestive Health Care for Infants, Children & Teens.
Advanced endoscopy, multidisciplinary nutrition, and compassionate family-centered management for every GI condition.
The Pediatric Gastroenterology Service offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic care—from common reflux and constipation to complex inflammatory bowel disease, liver failure, and intestinal failure requiring transplantation. Weekly Pediatric GI Board meetings integrate gastroenterology, surgery, nutrition, radiology, pathology, and psychology to create individualized, evidence-based treatment plans.
2
board-certified pediatric gastroenterologistsOver 250
pediatric endoscopies in 2024Zero
anesthesia complications in the last 300 endoscopic procedures80%
clinical remission at 1 year for pediatric IBD under the treat-to-target protocolCommon Conditions & Subspecialty Clinics.
- Functional abdominal pain
- Chronic constipation
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome
- Crohn’s Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Indeterminate colitis
- Infectious hepatitis
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Wilson’s disease
- Biliary atresia
- Metabolic liver diseases
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease / steatohepatitis (NAFLD/MASH)
- Short-bowel syndrome
- Enteral or total parenteral nutrition (TPN) dependence
- PEG gastrostomy tube placement and management
- Celiac disease
- Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
- Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)
- Achalasia
- Gastroparesis
- Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- Multidisciplinary aerodigestive evaluations
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Colonoscopy and polypectomy
- Stricture dilation
- Foreign-body removal
- Capsule & Imaging Video capsule endoscopy
- MR enterography
- Ultrasound elastography for liver and bowel assessment
Procedures & Treatments.
Hepatology protocols for viral hepatitis and metabolic liver disorders
Lactase enzyme, bile-acid binders, and probiotics where indicated
Parenteral nutrition formulation and cycling for intestinal failure
Low-FODMAP and elimination diets for IBS/functional disorders
Biologics: infliximab, adalimumab, vedolizumab, ustekinumab
Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) for induction of IBD remission
Transient elastography (FibroScan®) for liver fibrosis staging
Food allergy skin-prick and serum IgE panels
Breath tests (lactose, fructose, SIBO methane)
High-resolution esophageal manometry, pH-impedance, and antroduodenal manometry
MR enterography with motion-suppression sequences
Wireless capsule endoscopy for small-bowel bleeding and Crohn’s assessment
Pediatric EGD & colonoscopy with CO₂ insufflation and water-immersion technique
Endoscopic removal of ingested foreign bodies and batteries
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and button change
Balloon dilation of esophageal and anastomotic strictures
Endoscopic polypectomy (hot-snare/cold-snare)
Upper-GI variceal banding and sclerotherapy
Tele-GI follow-ups for rural and international patients
Transition clinic for adolescents shifting to adult GI services
Speech-language therapy for dysphagia and feeding aversion
Psychologist-led coping skills for chronic abdominal pain
Care Pathway & Coordination.
Referral & Triage
Nurse navigator reviews urgency; urgent scopes scheduled within 48 hours.
Comprehensive Assessment
Labs, imaging, growth metrics, and dietary history in one visit where possible.
Multidisciplinary GI Board
Gastroenterology, surgery, nutrition, psych draft plan.
Diagnostic/Therapeutic Intervention
Endoscopy, imaging, medical therapy initiation.
Family Education & Monitoring
Dietitian counseling, medication teaching, growth tracking.
Long-Term Follow-up
Clinic every 3–6 months; telemedicine and school-liaison reports.
Technology & Facilities.
Pediatric-Sized Endoscopy Scopes
4.9 mm to 9 mm with HD imaging
Low-Dose Fluoroscopy Room
for therapeutic procedures
Motion-Friendly MRI Suite
with audiovisual distraction for children
Dedicated Pediatric Infusion Center
Biologic therapy with child-life support
Child-Life & Play Therapy Rooms
adjacent to procedure unit
