The Abstract Submission Site is Now Open! Deadline to Submit will be June 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time Click here to submit Dear NASPGHAN Members, We are excited to invite you to submit abstracts for consideration for presentation at the 2026 Annual Meeting. As you know, research plays a vital role in advancing
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The Dr. Regino “Regi” Gonzales-Peralta Memorial Opening Doors Travel Grants for Fellows are OPEN, with a September 30 deadline. Sponsored by Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the program will provide travel grants of up to $3,000 to help pediatric gastroenterology fellows attend the NASPGHAN Annual Meeting. The grants are designed to reduce financial barriers and expand access
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jenn Lee talk to Dr. A. Jay Freeman, pediatric gastroenterologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is a leading clinician and researcher in pediatric pancreatic disorders and the GI and liver complications of cystic
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Episode 55 Luba Plotkin – Tasty & Healthy Diet for Pediatric Crohn’s Disease In this episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, co-hosts Jen Smith and Nikki Misner speak with Luba Plotkin on Tasty&Healthy, a whole foods diet for Crohn’s Disease. Luba Plotkin is the project manager for Tasty&Healthy. She is a Research Dietitian at the
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NASPGHAN is proud to recognize National Hispanic-Latine/x Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th and acknowledge the contributions of our members with Hispanic-Latine/x heritage, including Dr. Carlos Jaramillo, NASPGHAN Mexican Councilor. Read more about Dr. Jaramillo below. Current position and institution: I own my private practice in Mexico City, we call ourselves “Kindoc” Favorite
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The NASPGHAN Foundation is seeking content experts to help develop educational resources focused on the diagnosis, management and treatment of biliary atresia. Selected volunteers will collaborate on an educational slide deck designed to support healthcare professionals caring for these patients. Applications are due October 12. Apply Now! https://tinyurl.com/mt4td8u4
read more In this episode, Dr. Jordan Whatley and Dr. Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Sarah Lusman, Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University. She is the Program Director of the Pediatric GI Fellowship Program there as well as the Director of Pediatric Fellowship Training (across all pediatric
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Research is at the heart of the NASPGHAN Annual Meeting, and we are pleased to recognize this year’s outstanding abstract award recipients. These investigators represent some of the exciting work moving pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition forward. Attendees will have opportunities throughout NASPGHAN 2026 to hear new research and meet investigators during oral abstract presentations
read more Episode 54 – Megan Van Hoorn – Bonus Episode Pediatric Enteral Nutrition Q&A: Special Populations In this bonus episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, Jen Smith and guest host Lisa Cooley continue the questions from the CPNP community with dietitian Megan Van Hoorn MS, RD, CSP, CD. Megan answers CPNP questions on special populations and
read more In our fourth Summer School episode this season, hosts Dr. Amber Hildreth and Dr. Jordan Whatley have taken highlights from past episodes on liver disease and put them into a special episode full of clinical pearls. Former expert guests Dr. Bill Balistreri, Dr. Jorge Bezerra, Dr. Saul Karpen, Dr. Dennis Black, Dr. Amy Taylor and
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NASPGHAN has joined the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium, the March of Dimes and other organizations in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court related to litigation involving necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and preterm infant formula. The brief supports a petition for certiorari asking the Court to address the concentration
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The Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses
Help & Hope for Children with Digestive Disorders
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
JPGN Reports