At the Digestive Health Institute, we nourish our patients not only by treating for the system that sustains them, but by caring for their families and their lives.
As one of the foremost pediatric digestive centers in the nation, we’ ve led the way to important advances in care, from new understanding of inflammatory pathways to less invasive ways to treat. Perhaps more importantly, we do it all in a nurturing, family-centered environment dedicated to getting our patients the nutrients they need to grow.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
We are the first pediatric gastroenterology center in the world to offer endoscopy and esophagoscopy without sedation using the Transnasal Endoscopy technique.
Using a novel data capture and scoring system developed at Children ' s Hospital Colorado, we have reduced our endoscopic adverse events rate to less than 0.4 %.
Our Neurogastroenterology and Motility Program is one of a select few in the nation dedicated to children with these complex disorders.
RESEARCH Our Colorado Center for Celiac Disease plays a leading role in a multinational research study on the genetic risks and potential triggers of celiac disease.
Laboratory studies conducted at our center have determined the key roles played by heat shock proteins on T regulatory cell function and new inflammatory pathways of the intestine.
A key clinical study helped establish new national guidelines for treating children with button battery ingestion.
Our researchers lead the Childhood Liver Disease Research Network( ChiLDReN), an NIH-funded consortium of 16 sites dedicated to better
LEADERSHIP
RON SOKOL, MD, CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
100 SPECIALISTS INCLUDING:
gastroenterologists, hematologists, GI surgeons, psychologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, dietitians
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PEDIATRIC SURGICAL SPECIALISTS
30,000 +
PATIENT VISITS IN 2016
115
CURRENT RESEARCH STUDIES
$ 3.9 MIL
ANNUAL RESEARCH FUNDING
GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY
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