Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

For appointments, call 314-454-6173.

Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition provides comprehensive care for infants, children and adolescents with common and complex gastrointestinal, liver, pancreatic and nutritional disorders. Common complaints are recurrent abdominal pain, constipation and complicated gastroesophageal reflux.

General Pediatric Gastroenterology

• Abdominal Pain
• Constipation/Encopresis
• Diarrhea
• Dietary Intolerances
• Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction
• Dysphagia
• Failure to Thrive
• Feeding tubes
• Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Nausea/Vomiting
• Nutritional Disorders
• Pancreatic Disorders
• Rumination Syndrome

Aerodigestive Center

• Feeding and Swallowing Disorders

Celiac Disease Center

• Celiac Disease

Children’s Hospital Intestinal Rehab Program (CHIRP)

• Intestinal Failure
• Parenteral Nutrition
• Short Bowel Syndrome

Colorectal Center

• Anorectal Disorders
• Hirschsprung’s Disease

Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Center

• Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis

Healthy Start Program

• Weight Management
• Bariatric surgery care

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

• Crohn’s Disease
• Ulcerative Colitis

Liver Care (Hepatology) Center

• Biliary Atresia
• Cholestatic liver disease
• Genetic liver disease
• Hepatitis (autoimmune and infectious)
• Liver Transplant
• Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

Neurogastroenterology and Motility Center

• Achalasia
• Aerophagia
• Anal sphincter dysfunction
• Constipation
• Dysphagia
• Gastroparesis
• Intestinal dysmotiity
• Advanced motility studies:  esophageal manometry, antral-duodenal manometry, colonic manometry, anal manometry, pH/impedance probe testing.

Pediatric Gastrointestinal Polyposis Center (PGPC)

• Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
• Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS)
• Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome