Pediatric Gastroenterology Program

Experts at the Pediatric Gastroenterology Program, part of Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, provides compassionate care to children and adolescents who have digestive difficulties and to those who have a broad range of conditions that can interfere with a child’s ability to eat and grow normally.

Conditions we manage include:

• celiac disease
• protein allergies
• ulcerative colitis
• Crohn’s disease
• dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing
• gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD
• hepatitis
• Hirschsprung’s disease, which is a rare congenital disorder that obstructs the bowel
• Helicobacter pylori infection, which is a bacterial infection of the stomach and intestines
• irritable bowel syndrome
• pancreatitis
• peptic ulcer, which is a sore in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine

In addition, we offer consultations for patients admitted to NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital and for those in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Our Treatment Approach

We understand that both physical and emotional healing is needed for children with gastroenterological issues, so our team of gastroenterologists, surgeons, nutritionists, social workers, and family educators partners with children and families to deliver the highest quality care possible.

We offer a variety of diagnostic services to help accurately pinpoint the cause of your child’s symptoms. Our most common services include upper endoscopies and colonoscopies, in which a flexible scope with a camera on the end is used to look at the inside of a patient's intestines. We also perform diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, including capsule endoscopy, in which your child swallows a small pill containing a camera to take pictures of the digestive tract.

Because the field of pediatric gastroenterology is complex, and many different chronic disorders affect the gastrointestinal tract or nutritional development of children, we offer a variety of specialized treatment programs.

Make an Appointment

Call 212-263-5940 to schedule an appointment with the Pediatric Gastroenterology Program. Please have the following information available:

• child’s full name, date of birth, and social security number
• full home address and home, work, and cell phone numbers
• diagnosis and name of referring physician
• name of the insured
• name of primary and secondary insurance and policy numbers

More About Our Pediatric Gastroenterology Program

• Pediatric Motility Center

  We manage conditions that affect how food moves through your child’s body.

• Pediatric Interdisciplinary Nutrition & Feeding Program

  We help children overcome their feeding and swallowing challenges.

• Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program

  Our high-tech diagnostic testing helps us pinpoint the best treatment for your child.

• Pediatric Celiac Disease & Gluten-Related Disorders Program

  We help children adapt to gluten-free living.

• Center for the Study of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

  We help ease symptoms of a complex condition that affect a child’s ability to obtain necessary nutrition.

• Meet Our Pediatric Gastroenterology Team

  Meet the specialized nurses, child life specialists, and social workers who help your child during treatment.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology Program Events

  Join us as we find fun ways to help children and their families adjust to a new way of eating.