Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatric Gastroenterology service specializes in assessment, evaluation, and care of infants, children, and adolescents with gastrointestinal conditions. All of our providers are board-certified or licensed in their areas of expertise, and maintain regular continuing education to ensure the most current evaluations and treatments. Pediatric Gastroenterology service offers 24-hour consultations by phone and email to patients and providers worldwide. Our clinics are located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.
We evaluate and treat
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Crohns
- Celiac
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- GERDFunctional gastrointestinal (i.e., IBS)
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome and other chronic nausea/vomiting
- Helicobacter pylori
- Chronic diarrheal
- Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- Hirschsprung
- Chronic constipation and encopresis
- Growth faltering
- Food allergy
- Feeding aversion/disorders
- Various hepatobiliary
- Short bowel syndrome
Therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities:
- Upper and lower endoscopy
- Pyloric botox
- Liver biopsy
- Gastrostomy tube placements
- pH/impedance probes
- Ano-rectal manometry
- Esophageal dilation
- Video capsule endoscopy
- Hydrogen breath test
- Anal botox
- Esophageal manometry
Multidisciplinary clinics that include Pediatric Gastroenterology support:
- Cystic Fibrosis Center for Excellence
- Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Clinic
- Functional Gastrointestinal Disease Clinic
- Feeding Disorders
- ClinicAerodigestive Clinic
To schedule your first appointment, please have your primary care manager (PCM) submit a consult to Pediatric Gastroenterology. Once the consult has been placed and you have received a referral, you may call the Integrated Referral Management and Appointing Center at 866-628-9633 to be seen at the location most convenient for you: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center or Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.
Helpful Links:
Learn the Signs. Act Early. (CDC Program)
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