THE DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition is committed to provide outstanding inpatient and outpatient consultative services, follow-up care, support and education to patients and their families with complex gastrointestinal disorders including:
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative colitis)
- Food allergies, aversion and intolerance
- Celiac disease
- Organic and non-organic failure to thrive
- Liver disease
- Gastro enteropathies
- Initiation and management of enteral and parenteral feeding
- Overweight /obesity
- Malabsorptive disorders
- Mitochondrial disorders
- Expertise in GI issues of physically disabled and developmentally challenged patients
Watch Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Peter Ngo, MD discuss the various symptoms of childhood reflux disease and how simple dietary changes or medicines can help on our tuftsmedicalcenter.tv website.
The Division also diagnoses and treats:
- Acute (e.g. hepatitis, drug hepatotoxicity) liver disorders
- Wilson's disease
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Bile salt abnormalities
- Cholestatic syndromes
- Biliary tract and gall bladder disease
- Pancreatic disease
- Neonatal disorders of the liver and gastrointestinal tract
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY & NUTRITION SATELLITE CLINICS
Floating Hospital for Children
800 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
617-636-3266
Pediatric Specialty Center/Chelmsford
Floating Hospital for Children
20 Research Place
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
978-937-6362
Wellesley Medical Associates
65 Walnut Street
Suite 440
Wellesley, MA 02481
617-636-3266
Pediatric Specialty Center/Woburn
Floating Hospital for Children
7 Alfred Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-897-0240
St. Annes Hospital
Center for Children and Families
222 Miliken Boulevard
Fall River, MA 02721
508-235-5285
South Coast Primary Care
49 State Road
No. Dartmouth, MA 02747
617-636-3266
For more information or to make an appointment, call 617-636-3266