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Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

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The Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Department at Riley Children's Health provides personalized care to children with conditions of the digestive tract, liver and pancreas.

Relief for Children With Digestive and Liver Conditions

Relief for Children With Digestive and Liver Conditions

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, and conditions like pediatric 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 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.

Best Children's Hospitals, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 2023-24, US News & World Report

Nationally ranked gastroenterology care

Riley Children's Health Gastroenterology is nationally ranked among the Top 15 gastroenterology programs by U.S. News & World Report. Our 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.

Now Offering Virtual Visits

Now Offering Virtual Visits

Our team of highly skilled experts offers virtual visits for patients throughout the state. This offers quick access from home to expert care through video visits for G.I., liver and nutritional problems. Virtual visits typically last anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour. Visits may include a discussion of your child’s history, answering questions, examinations, diagnoses, and instructions for treatment.

To schedule an appointment or to ask more questions about the virtual visits, call 317.944.3774.

When doing a virtual visit, be sure to allow access to your camera and microphone if you are using your phone. If you are connecting via desktop, be sure to test your computer settings. Find out how to make the most out of a virtual visit.

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Annual Report

Read more about our patient outcomes, quality improvements and multidisciplinary programs.

Conditions & Services

Conditions We Treat

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.

  • Alagille Syndrome
  • Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
  • Anal Fissure
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis
  • Biliary Atresia
  • Celiac Disease
  • Cirrhosis & Portal Hypertension
  • Clostridium Difficile (C. diff)
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
  • Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease
  • Delayed Gastric Emptying
  • Encopresis
  • Eosinophilic Disorders
  • Failure to Thrive
  • Feeding Problems
  • Foreign Body
  • Fulminant Hepatic Failure
  • Functional Abdominal Pain
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)
  • Gastrointestinal Polyps
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hirschsprung's Disease
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Lactose Intolerance
  • Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
  • Neonatal Hepatitis
  • Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
  • Pancreatitis
  • Peptic Ulcers, Gastritis & Helicobacter Pylori
  • Sclerosing Cholangitis
  • Short Bowel Syndrome
  • Toddler's Diarrhea
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Wilson's Disease

Services We Offer

We offer a number of different Pediatric 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.

  • Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy (BAE)
  • Biopsy
  • Blood Tests
  • Breath Tests
  • Capsule Endoscopy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Computed Tomography (CT Scan)
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Gastrointestinal Tubes (G-Tube)
  • Liver Transplant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Motility Tests
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • pH Tests
  • Stool Tests
  • Transnasal Esophagoscopy (TNE)
  • Ultrasound
  • Upper Endoscopy

Doctors and Locations

Doctors

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.

Locations

Locations

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.

Sort through 8 facilities offering Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition care by entering your city or zip below.

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Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Forms & Resources

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Forms & Resources

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 return the completed forms to:

Pediatric Gastroenterology
705 Riley Hospital Lane, ROC 4210
Indianapolis, IN 46202.

You may also fax them three days prior to your child's appointment to 317.968.1005.

Our team also recommends the following resources.

Forms

  • Family and Friend Communication List (English) 87.939 KB

  • Family and Friend Communication List (Spanish) 148.294 KB

  • Review Of Systems (Riley Children's) 126.507 KB

  • Revisión de Sistemas (Riley Children's) 57.723 KB

Resources

  • Plan My Visit - Surgery (Riley Children's)

    Watch our surgery guide videos to ease anxiety and learn how to prepare before your child's surgery.

  • 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

    GIKids is the patient outreach and education effort of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Related Programs

Related Programs

We offer the following specialty programs:

  • Aerodigestive Program
  • Biliary Atresia Program
  • Colorectal and Urogenital Health Center
  • Cystic Fibrosis Program
  • Eosinophilic Disease Program
  • Fecal Transplant Program
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
  • Intestinal Care Program
  • Liver Disease Program
  • Malone Antegrade Continence Enema (MACE) Program
  • Motility Program
  • Pediatric Advanced Endoscopy Program
  • Pediatric Pancreas Program
  • Weight Management Program

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Health Professionals

For Health Professionals

The Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Department works with referring physicians all across Indiana. We see gastroenterology patients at a variety of locations throughout the state.

Evaluation & Management Guidelines

Our comprehensive team has put together a tool to help physicians treat patients with obesity. These guidelines are to be used as a reference. If you have any specific questions about this tool or more, please reach out to our team.

Riley Obesity Evaluation & Management Guidelines (PDF) - to view this interactive PDF, you'll need to download and view the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Refer A Patient

Riley Children's works with referring physicians in Indiana and beyond.

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Education

We 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.

Education Resources:
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  • Residents
  • Fellowship
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