Pediatric Gastroenterology

The Pediatric Gastroenterology services at SKMC are highly comprehensive and encompass the diagnosis and management of children and adolescents with gastroenterological, nutritional and disorders relating to hepatology. 

Our specialized physicians utilize a collaborative approach, ensuring the highest quality of pre and post-liver transplantation care, pediatric nutrition services as well as diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy services.

Conditions We Treat

• Gastrointestinal disorders: abdominal pain, reflux disease, constipation and diarrhea
• Nutritional disorders: under and overweight, nutritional deficiencies, feeding disorders, tube feeding and parenteral feeding
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
• Acute and chronic pancreatic disorders 
• Hepatology: acute & chronic liver disease

Services We Provide

• Transplant services: post-liver transplant and small bowel transplant care
• Procedures: diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies, esophageal dilation, bleeding control and gastrostomy tube placement
• Intravenous infusion medications: monoclonal antibodies (biologics), iron infusions and other medications
• Home Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) monitoring and labs
• Pre and post-endoscopic care 
• Diagnostic testing: milk challenge test and sedation for certain radiological tests