Why Choose Us?
Pediatric Expertise | Multidisciplinary Approach | Collaboration
Research l Evidence-Based Care l Family Support
The Schubert-Martin Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center provides comprehensive, individualized care for pediatric patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Our unique diagnostic abilities and pediatric expertise make Cincinnati Children's a leading regional referral center for complicated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management.
Pediatric Expertise
Our commitment to children of all ages is a strength of our program. At Cincinnati Children's, we are dedicated to optimizing care for the young children and teens who struggle with IBD daily. They face unique challenges including:
- Growth and bone health issues
- Hormonal development
- Self-management of diet, medications and flare-ups
Because of this, pediatric patients often need more aggressive treatments than adults. Our team can best treat these patients since we specialize in pediatrics and deal with these issues on a regular basis.
We recognize the differences and challenges of treating young adults, particularly those between the ages of 13 and 18 when self-management becomes so important. And we have the expertise and resources to care for younger children.
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Multidisciplinary Approach
Our team works to enhance the lives of children and adolescents with IBD. Ongoing therapy can be expedited by the close interaction among the members of the Center--all at Cincinnati Children's--providing better treatment, saving time and lowering stress for patients and their families. We focus on all aspects of caring for those diagnosed with IBD, including the overall quality-of-life issues facing our patients every day.
One of our strengths in providing integrated care involves having team members from multiple disciplines working together, including:
- Pediatric gastroenterologists
- Gastroenterology nurse coordinators
- Pediatric surgeons
- Dietitians
- Pathologists
- Pharmacists
- Radiologists
- Social workers
- Psychologists
- Child life specialists
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Collaboration with Referring Physicians
At Cincinnati Children's, we believe the best care is provided when primary care physicians and families partner with our specialists to make medical decisions.
Our team regularly communicates with you and with your physician to ensure we are meeting your needs.
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Research
Due to the extensive laboratory and patient-based research being conducted at Cincinnati Children's, patients seen here receive care and treatment based on the latest scientific
knowledge. Our current research efforts in this field include:
- Basic science studies related to growth hormone resistance in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease
- Investigation of potential mechanisms of cytokine-dependent growth hormone resistance in mouse models of colitis and in children with Crohn's disease
- The Pediatric IBD Collaborative, a multicenter group of pediatric gastroenterologists establishing a database to follow a group of children and adolescents with IBD for the purpose of observational clinical studies
- Studying of genetic mutations that can lead to susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease and predict the best therapies for patients
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Evidence-Based Care
Pediatric evidence-based care guidelines have been developed at Cincinnati Children's by a team of gastroenterologists, clinical effectiveness physicians, and evidence-based experts working together with patients and families. These guidelines are used by our care team and also help pediatricians provide the best possible care to IBD patients. Our goal in developing them was to set a standard of care that is evidence-based, efficient, family-centered and safe.
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Support for Families
Our inflammatory bowel disease specialists educate patients and families and assist with quality-of-life issues.
