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Pediatric Gastroenterology

Our pediatric gastroenterology services include evaluations and treatment for your child's digestive or feeding disorders.

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Pediatric Digestive and Feeding Disorders

Northwestern Medicine doctors consulting in halwayAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital1 specialists evaluate and treat a broad range of digestive and feeding disorders including digestive conditions to complex gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. We also offer a Pediatric Feeding Clinic, dedicated to providing individualized, comprehensive care for your infant or child.

Multidisciplinary team approach

Our team offers access to innovative research and treatment methods for pediatric digestive and feeding disorders. The medical professionals in the Pediatric Gastroenterology Program are committed to providing compassionate, leading-edge care in an accessible child-friendly environment. This multidisciplinary team2 includes:

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

Conditions

Northwestern Medicine and Lurie Children's Hospital specialists may treat conditions including:

Crohn's Disease Risk Assessment

Crohn's disease is one of a group of diseases known as inflammatory bowel diseases. It is a chronic condition of your gastrointestinal (GI) tract: your esophagus, stomach, and gut. Over time, Crohn’s can damage parts of the GI tract.

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Lifestyle Management of Crohn’s Disease

You can lead a full life even if you have Crohn’s disease. Focus on keeping your symptoms under control. Do not let this disease isolate you. By planning ahead and working with support groups, you can find ways to cope, and you may even help others who have Crohn’s disease.

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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.

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In the spirit of keeping you well-informed, some of the physician(s) and/or individual(s) identified are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. They have selected our facilities as places where they want to treat and care for their private patients.

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The physicians who practice at the Northwestern Medicine Proton Center are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. These physicians have selected our facilities as the place where they want to treat and care for their private patients.