Pediatric Digestive, Nutritional and Liver Disorders
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Overview
At UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, pediatric gastroenterologists offer comprehensive care for infants, children and adolescents with digestive, nutritional and liver disorders. These problems range from celiac disease to feeding problems, inflammatory bowel disease, gastroesophageal reflux, diarrheal disorders, motility disorders, acute and chronic hepatitis and inherited defects.
We also treat children with liver failure who need artificial liver support or liver transplant, as well as patients with intestinal failure who need parenteral (intravenous) or enteral (tube) feedings, and sometimes small intestinal transplant.
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals medical specialists have reviewed this information. It is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your child's doctor or other health care provider. We encourage you to discuss any questions or concerns you may have with your child's provider.
Awards & achievements
Best in Northern California and top 10 in the nation for gastroenterology & GI surgery
Ranked among the nation's best in 11 specialties
Clinical trials
A Protocol of Icotrokinra Therapy in Adult and Adolescent Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative ColitisOpens in a new window
The purpose of this protocol is to evaluate the efficacy (how well it works), safety and tolerability of oral icotrokinra as therapy in adult and adolescent participants with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC, a chronic disease of the large intestine in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny open ulcers).A Study to Learn More About How Risankizumab Works in Young Participants With Ulcerative ColitisOpens in a new window
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and bleeding from the lining of the rectum and colon (large intestine). This study will assess how Risankizumab moves through the body as well as how safe and effective it is in treating pediatric participants with moderate to severely active UC. Adverse events and change in disease activity will be assessed...Crohn's Disease: Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Upadacitinib in Pediatric Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's DiseaseOpens in a new window
Crohn's disease (CD) is a long-lasting disease that causes severe inflammation (redness, swelling), in the digestive tract, most often affecting the bowels. It can cause many different symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhea, tiredness, and weight loss...