The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Program offers many specialized services for children and teenagers with gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional disorders.
Our comprehensive programs, services and clinics include:
General Gastroenterology
Our doctors treat children and teens with GI conditions, such as:
- Celiac disease
- Complex nutritional problems
- Congenital metabolism errors
- Diarrhea/constipation
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- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Gastro
- H. pylori
- Poor growth
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Colorectal Clinic
This clinic provides care for children with surgical diseases resulting in constipation, soiling, poor motility and pain as a consequence or complication of the disease. Our multidisciplinary team of surgeons and specialists care for children with:
Children's offers some of the country's best treatments for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. We offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to care that allows patients to be seen by many providers all in one visit.
Children's has four pediatric trained hepatologists who care for children and young adults with a variety of liver-related conditions and complications, such as:
- Acute liver failure
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Biliary atresia
- Chronic viral hepatitis
- Fatty liver disease
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- Hepatitis
- Liver transplant
- Neonatal jaundice
- Sclerosing cholangitis
- Wilson's disease
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Health4Life Program
Provides a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to obesity. Patient families complete a nutritional assessment by a dietician to develop family-based lifestyle changes with medication, if needed to improve long-term health. Our staff treats many conditions, such as:
- Dyslipidemias
- Hypertension
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- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Overweight/obesity
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