Children's provides multidisciplinary care to children with liver disease by partnering our pediatric hepatologists with medical experts from other specialties.
Pediatric Hepatologists
A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases in children. He works with the transplant surgeon to care for your child's digestive system (stomach, liver and intestines).
René Romero, M.D.
Medical Director, Children's Liver Transplant Program; Chief, Pediatric Hepatology; Active Director, Gastroenterology; Joseph H. Moss Chair of Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplant; Associate Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Emory University School of Medicine.
- Award-winning physician educator.
- Extensive clinical research in neonatal liver failure, neonatal hemochromatosis, hepatopulmonary syndrome and medical issues post-transplantation.
- Member of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Region III Liver Transplant Review Board.
- Author of more than 60 papers on pediatric liver disease and pediatric liver transplantation.
- Participated in more than 55 national/international lectures and conference presentations and speaker in hepatology international conferences at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Istanbul, Turkey.
Nitika A. Gupta, M.D., D.C.H., D.N.B., M.R.C.P.C.H
Pediatric Hepatologist at Children's; Assistant Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Emory University School of Medicine
- Member of North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) committee, Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (RPCH) and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
Miriam Vos, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Pediatric Hepatologist at Children's; Assistant Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Emory University School of Medicine
- Award-winning clinician and researcher
- Member of numerous organizations including North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) and American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
Pediatric Gastroenterologists
Doctors who take care of children with problems in their digestive (GI) tract.
Pediatric Liver Transplant Surgeon
The doctor who performs the pediatric liver transplant surgery and is in charge of your child’s care in the children’s hospital following the liver transplant.
Stuart Knechtle, M.D.
Surgical Director, Children's Liver Transplant Program; Chief of Division of Transplantation and Professor of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine; Director of Liver Transplant, The Emory Clinic; Clinical Director, Emory Transplant Center
- Led a team that performed Wisconsin's first liver transplant from a living donor and the state's first combined liver/pancreas transplant
- Widely published author and respected researcher with more than 300 articles, publications and abstracts
- Invited lecturer to more than 60 local, regional, national and international conferences and meetings
- Recipient of the American Society of Transplantation Wyeth Senior Achievement Award in Clinical Transplantation (2008)
Pediatric General Surgeons
Doctors who perform a broad variety of surgeries, including abdominal surgery, trauma surgery, head and neck surgery, newborn surgery, thoracic surgery, hernia surgery, and minimally invasive surgery.
Radiologists
Doctors who use imaging technologies like X-ray and radiation to diagnose and treat diseases.
Pathologists
Doctors who diagnose and characterize diseases by examining organs, tissues and bodily fluids.
Registered Nurses
Healthcare professionals who help treat, educate and provide advice and emotional support to patient families. Nurses record your child's medical history and symptoms, help perform tests, give treatment and medicines, and help with your child's follow-up.
Nurse Coordinators
A nurse who will schedule your child's visit and will work to ensure the visit goes smoothly and is productive as possible. The nurse coordinator also serves as a resource after your child's visit should you have any questions.
Pediatric Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist
Clinical staff who evaluate diet and growth patterns.
Child Life, Social Workers, Chaplains, Teachers, Therapists
Provide family-centered care through various support services
Psychologist
A medical professional who helps you and your child cope with feelings about having a liver transplant. They pscyhologist helps with the transplant evaluation.
Financial Counselor
Educates you about your insurance policy and benefit coverage and help you figure out ways to minimize your out-of-pocket costs.
Some physicians and affiliated healthcare professionals who perform services at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are independent providers and are not hospital employees.