The Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Department at Riley at IU Health provides personalized care to children with conditions of the digestive tract, liver and pancreas and nutritional problems.
Children with digestive and liver conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease or gastroesophageal reflux disease, may experience a range of unpleasant physical symptoms, including diarrhea, vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain. Chronic problems such as constipation or encopresis (soiling) can be socially and emotionally traumatic for patients and families. Liver diseases can also be life-threatening.
We provide comprehensive evaluations, individualized treatment plans and extensive education to help children and their families manage gastrointestinal conditions and improve symptoms. Our board certified pediatric gastroenterologists work with you and your child to improve health and ensure quality of life.
We offer specialized programs for a number of gastrointestinal conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease, eosinophilic disorders and motility conditions—just to name a few. As a regional referral hospital, our gastroenterology team performs more than 2,500 pediatric endoscopy procedures and cares for more than 300 new pediatric liver patients each year.
Riley at IU Health is recognized as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S.News & World Report. Our pediatric gastroenterology team is renowned for their care, thanks to our long history of studying and treating conditions of the digestive tract, liver and pancreas. Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald, who pioneered the field of pediatric gastroenterology, founded the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition in 1969 within the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics.
Our pediatric specialists provide patient- and family-centered care for most related conditions. The links below provide more specific information about some, but not all, of the conditions that we treat.
We offer a number of different Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition services. Below are some, but not all, of the services that we provide. If you have a question about a specific service that is not listed here, please contact our department.
Our pediatric gastroenterologists are fellowship-trained, meaning they completed three years of post-medical school training in pediatrics and an additional three years in pediatric gastroenterology training. They serve as faculty members of the Indiana University School of Medicine and often speak at national conferences, give lectures at other medical schools and teaching hospitals and publish articles on our gastrointestinal and liver disease research.
In addition to our primary hospital location at the Academic Health Center in Indianapolis, IN, we have convenient locations to better serve our communities throughout the state.
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To reduce the stress and wait times of your child's first visit, we encourage you to print and fill out the forms below. You may also fax them three days prior to your child's appointment to 317.944.8521.
Our team also recommends the following resources.
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics provides this all-encompassing website for pediatric healthcare information.
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition's official website offers resources for both parents and healthcare professionals.
GIKids is the patient outreach and education effort of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
We offer the following specialty programs:
The Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Department works with referring physicians all across Indiana. We see gastroenterology patients at a variety of locations throughout the state.
Riley at IU Health works with referring physicians in Indiana and beyond.
Refer A PatientWe are committed to providing excellent training opportunities. In partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, we offer a medical student clerkship and a residency program, and our pediatric gastroenterology fellowship training program is highly regarded.
