In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Rima Fawaz about the role of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of children and adolescents with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease or MASLD (the artist formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD). We discuss what these medications do, what
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In this new episode Drs. Jason Silverman and Temara Hajjat sit down with Dr. Michael Dolinger to review intestinal ultrasound and how it will transform how we care for children with inflammatory bowel disease. Michael Dolinger, MD, is the Director of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School
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In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jenn Lee talk to Dr. David Vitale about EUS and ERCP indications in patients with acute pancreatitis and pancreatitis complications. Dr. Vitale is a pediatric gastroenterologist, the director of the interventional endoscopy center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, and an Assistant Professor at the University
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In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Ann Ming Yeh about non-pharmacological treatment for children and adolescents with chronic abdominal pain and nausea, including lifestyle modification, herbal supplements, and acupuncture. Dr. Yeh is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Clinical Professor at Stanford University. Learning Objectives:
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In our first ever Spanish episode, guest hosts Dr. Jose Garza and Dr. Rosalyn Diaz talk to Dr. Marina Orsi about cow's milk protein intolerance — and the upcoming World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition in Buenos Aires, Argentina! Bienvenidos al primer episodio de Bowel Sounds en español. En este episodio, los anfitriones,
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In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Lusine Ambartsumyan about caring for children with refractory functional constipation. We discuss the evaluation and treatment of both children and infants with constipation that continues despite usual treatment with education, behavioral strategies, and stool softeners/laxatives. Dr. Ambartsumyan is a pediatric gastroenterologist and
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In a special bonus episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jason Silverman talk to the two candidates for the current election for NASPGHAN President-Elect, Dr. Jeannie Huang and Dr. Maria Oliva-Hemker. Instead of our usual format of reviewing a medical topic, we ask them to talk a little about themselves, the
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In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Temara Hajjat talk to Dr. Tanaz Danialifar about diagnosing and treating disaccharidase deficiencies in children, including lactase deficiency and congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID). Dr. Danialifar is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, where she is Associate Director of their Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, and an Assistant
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In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Arun Singh about some of the challenges we face when caring for children with celiac disease. Dr. Singh is Co-Director and Research Program Director of the Center for Celiac Disease at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and an Assistant Professor in the
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In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Maria Oliva-Hemker about diagnosing and managing Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) in children who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Dr. Oliva-Hemker is the Director of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and the Stermer Family Professor for Pediatric IBD at the
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