Colorectal Center

Helping Others

The Colorectal Center for Children at Cincinnati Children’s is committed to improving the lives of children around the world who suffer from pediatric colorectal problems. Teaching is also an important focus of the center, which cares not only for patients at the hospital, but also participates in mission trips to developing countries to provide surgical interventions and bowel management to children and training for local surgeons.

To help meet the care and teaching objectives of the center, Alberto Peña created the not-for-profit, ARMs Outreach, a foundation to fund learning expenses for professionals and colorectal care for families who cannot afford it.

ARMS Outreach

The ARMS Outreach funds are used to support learning expenses for professionals and colorectal patients and their families who cannot afford the expense of care. Learn more.

Mission Trips

Team members from the Colorectal Center for Children frequently take part in mission trips teaching surgical interventions and bowel management to local physicians while providing clinical care to children in developing countries. Learn more.

Mission Trip to South Africa
This year’s trip to Cape Town helped two dozen children and provided training to more than 70 African surgeons and nurses. Read more about the trip.

An Interview with Dr. Levitt
Breaking the Mold: An Interview with Dr. Marc Levitt - A Globe-Trotting surgeon. Dr. Levitt is profiled in a feature story from Issue 2 of Mentis, a publication by the students of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. March 26, 2012.