Gastroenterology

A comprehensive team approach to Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition for children.

The Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV) Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition team are dedicated to the care of infants, children, and adolescents with stomach, digestive, liver, and nutritional disorders. Our specialists are dedicated to caring only for children, which means we are also specialists in addressing the unique needs of children and families living with these disorders.

Families who come to PSV for treatment of stomach, liver, and nutritional issues have access to:

• Full spectrum of care. The team manages everything from a routine upset stomach to complex and chronic conditions that require ongoing care.
• Expertise in diagnosis. Our team has the experience and tools to make an effective diagnosis, the first step to a comprehensive treatment and management plan.
• Specialized care. Every member of your child’s team is a pediatric specialist. This allows us to tailor treatment plans to meet each child’s specific needs.
• Child-centered environment. We do everything we can to provide a safe, warm, and reassuring environment for children and their families.

It is important to involve the child, the family, their primary care provider, and any other needed specialists in a unified team approach to treatment and management of digestive, stomach, and liver issues. Additionally, the team emphasizes research-based treatment approaches, and assists families to connect with area clinical trials if they wish, to allow our care providers to continually learn more about these disorders and provide the best evidence based treatments for every patient.

Families who are affected by these disorders often find everyday life overwhelming and frustrating. The staff at PSV is dedicated to helping patients and families get the emotional and social support they need, including educational programs, parent advocacy groups, and local patient support groups.

Conditions treated range from common to complex, including:

• Abdominal pain
• Biliary atresia
• Celiac disease
• Colic
• Constipation
• Encopresis
• Diarrhea (Acute and chronic)
• Failure to Thrive (FTT)
• Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
• Hepatitis (A, B, C, and autoimmune)
• Hirschsprung disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease)
• Irritable bowel syndrome and other functional bowel diseases
• Nutrition and obesity
• Pancreatitis
• Reflux and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)

A full list of GI conditions treated at PSV and their descriptions available here.