Pediatric Gastroenterology
What is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist?
Children have growing bodies with unique medical needs. Digestive, liver, and nutritional problems in children are often different from those of adults and require treatment from a specialist called a pediatric gastroenterologist.
Pediatric gastroenterologists specialize in the care of infants, children, and teenagers. After completing a pediatric residency, physicians receive three years of additional training in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. Their education also includes medical research and the treatment of infants, children, and teenagers with liver, digestive, and nutritional disorders.
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGISTS OF DIGESTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATES OF TEXAS
Pediatric gastroenterologists generally provide treatment for a variety of health concerns, which include:
- • Acute of chronic abdominal pain
- • Bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract
- • Chronic constipation
- • Chronic or severe diarrhea
- • Feeding disorders
- • Food allergies or intolerances
- • Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohns, Ulcerative Colitis, IBD)
- • Lactose intolerance
- • Liver disease
- • Nutritional problems (malnutrition, failure to thrive, and obesity)
- • Pancreatic insufficiency and pancreatitis
- • Severe or complicated gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- • Short bowel syndrome
Some gastrointestinal ailments may be diagnosed through endoscopic procedures, such as esphagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy, with special instruments called endoscopes, to examine the inside of the digestive tract and to obtain tissue samples. Pediatric gastroenterologists treat bleeding, swallowing troubles, as well as intestinal and liver problems. They also have extensive expertise in placing and managing feeding tubes and administering intravenous nutrition for infants, children, and teenagers with nutritional problems.
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William R. Strand, M.D. is a pediatric urologist in Dallas, Texas. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Pediatric Urology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Strand was selected as a Top Doctor in America by Castle Connolly Medical and featured in Castle Connolly Medical’s America’s Top Doctors® book from 2002 – 2011. He was selected as a D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2011.