Why Choose Cincinnati Children's?
A Full Continuum of Care
The Nutrition and Intestinal Care Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is recognized as a comprehensive center for the management of patients with complex intestinal and liver disease. We offer:
- Evaluation and diagnosis of serious intestinal disorders
- Multidisciplinary planning to coordinate nutritional care, medical and surgical care, and home care services
- Complex surgical management of intestinal reconstructive procedures, transplantation of the small bowel or combined small bowel and liver transplantation
- 24-hour coverage by pediatric gastroenterologists, pediatric surgeons and transplant surgeons
- Specialized nursing care and patient / family education
- Comprehensive case management by a dedicated nursing staff, providing continuity of care from hospital to outpatient setting to home
- Support groups for patients and families awaiting or recovering from transplantation
A Dedicated Team of Internationally Recognized Experts
Nutrition and Intestinal Care Center patients will be cared for by a dedicated team of internationally recognized experts in pediatric intestinal disease and transplantation.
Nutrition and Intestinal Care Center Medical Team
Nutrition and Intestinal Care Center medical team members include:
- Pediatric surgeons
- Transplant surgeons
- Pediatric gastroenterologists
- Gastroenterology nurse coordinators
Home care personnel can tap into local resources in your area and ensure coordinated care when your child returns home. Pastoral care, additional social services and assistance from child life specialists and other support personnel round out the family-centered, quality approach to nutritional and intestinal care.
Committed to Changing the Outcome and Advancing Research
Our commitment to quality improvement results in excellent outcomes for surgical interventions related to intestinal disease, as well as for medical and nutritional management.
Recognized as a progressive research powerhouse, Cincinnati Children's is also committed to making the safe and effective transfer of research from the laboratory and applying it to taking care of our patients.
Ongoing Research and Clinical Trials
Researchers at Cincinnati Children's are investigating:
- Intestinal adaptation and epidermal growth factors
- Inflammatory and secretory disorders of the intestine
- Immunology
- Diagnosis and management of small intestinal rejection
- Hepatocyte transplantation
- Hepatic regeneration
