Gastroenterology Clinical Programs
Members of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are experts in general clinical pediatric gastroenterology, as well as in a broad range of specialty areas, including:
Our staff performs an extensive array of procedures to diagnose and treat these disorders of the digestive system, such as:
In addition, our colleagues in the Divisions of Pediatric Thoracic Surgery and Pathology, the Department of Radiology and the University of Cincinnati Division of Digestive Diseases work with us to provide additional approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional disorders.
Interdisciplinary Programs
While offering comprehensive care in the areas discussed above, the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Cincinnati Children's also provides expertise to several interdisciplinary programs.
Pediatric Liver Care Center
Comprehensive care of children with liver disease, including liver transplantation through the Pediatric Liver Care Center, is provided in partnership with the Division of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery and the Liver Transplantation Program.
Nutrition and Intestinal Care Center (NICC)
The Nutrition and Intestinal Care Center (NICC), initiated in 2001, expands the solid organ transplantation options offered at Cincinnati Children's. The NICC serves as a center of excellence in the management of complex intestinal and liver disease, with emphasis given to evaluation and diagnosis, interdisciplinary planning to encompass medical, nutritional and surgical care and complex surgical management, including both reconstructive procedures and isolated small intestinal or combined small intestinal / liver transplantation. It also follows children with complicated nutritional needs who are supported by parenteral nutrition and/or a combination of enteral and parenteral nutrition.
Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
The division also offers consultations regarding enteral and parenteral nutrition, and provides medical leadership for Cincinnati Children's home parenteral nutrition service for children.
Schubert-Martin Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
A multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) through the Schubert-Martin Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center is provided in conjunction with the Division of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery.
Aerodigestive and Sleep Center
Coordinated care of children with complex airway, pulmonary, sleep and upper digestive tract disorders through the Aerodigestive and Sleep Center is provided in conjunction with the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Division of Pulmonary Medicine, and the Division of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery.
Members of our division focus in particular on children with complex feeding and swallowing disorders (through the Interdisciplinary Feeding Team) and on those with gastroesophageal reflux or disorders complicating management of airway diseases.
