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Pediatric Gastroenterology

Through our clinical partnership, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, nationally ranked for pediatric gastroenterology by U.S. News & World Report, provides access to experienced pediatric gastroenterologists and nutrition experts to give your child comprehensive care for their digestive disorder.

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Convenient Suburban Location

Northwestern Medicine doctors consulting in halwayLurie Children's* provides advanced care for a broad range of digestive and feeding disorders at:
  • Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital located in Winfield
  • Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital located in Geneva

Digestive Conditions We Treat

Our physicians are board certified in pediatric gastroenterology, with a wide variety of expertise in the care of children with diseases of the digestive system, including liver disease. Additional areas of expertise include:

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Ascites
  • Celiac Disease
  • Cholestasis
  • Colic
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
  • Diarrhea
  • Dysphagia
  • Encopresis
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease
  • Failure to Thrive
  • Feeding Problems
  • Helicobacter Pylori
  • Hirschsprung Disease
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Jaundice
  • Lactose Intolerance
  • Liver Disease
  • Reflux
  • Swallowing Problems
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Vomiting

Lurie Children’s gastroenterologists at Central DuPage Hospital also staff a specialized multidisciplinary Pediatric Feeding Clinic, dedicated to providing individualized care for your infant or child with feeding problems.

Services We Offer

Should your child need endoscopy, colonoscopy, rectal motility studies or pH studies, these procedures can be performed at Central DuPage Hospital and supported by pediatric anesthesiology. Medical imaging procedures are also performed at Central DuPage Hospital by pediatric radiologists from Lurie Children’s.

Multidisciplinary Team Approach

Our multidisciplinary care team is on your family’s team. Our collaborative approach to care means you’ll have access to every specialist your child may need to see at one location and even during one visit.

This multidisciplinary team may include:

  • Lurie Children’s specialists board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology
  • Pediatric Registered nurses
  • Speech therapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Registered dietitians
  • Pediatric psychologists

Our team also works closely with other Lurie Children’s specialists to provide integrated care in areas including pediatric:

  • Allergy and immunology
  • General surgery
  • Psychology/psychiatry
  • Endocrinology

Appointments

If you’d like to request an appointment with one of our specialists, call 1.800.KIDS DOC (1.800.543.7362) and ask for an appointment at our Pediatric Outpatient Center at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield.

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    Pediatric Specialist Directory for Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Hospital: Find a Pediatric specialist.

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    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is a collaborative program between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Lurie Children's and its affiliated physician groups. The physicians participating in this program are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital or Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital.