Kennedy Outpatient Center
900 E. 3rd St.
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Erlanger East Hospital
Building, C, Suite 410
1635 Gunbarrel Rd.
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Dalton, GA
1329 W. Walnut Ave., Suite 1
Dalton, GA 37020
Cleveland, TN
101 Keith St., SW
Cleveland, TN 37311
What is Pediatric Gastroenterology?
Pediatric gastroenterology is the medical subspecialty focused on diagnosing, treating and managing digestive, liver and nutritional problems in children and adolescents.
A Compassionate, Committed Approach to Children’s Digestive Health
The region’s only Children’s Hospital stands apart with a compassionate, committed team of pediatric gastroenterologists who can expertly handle all pediatric GI issues, from more common conditions to the most complex and specialized cases. With academic subspecialists on our pediatric GI staff, our patients benefit from the latest research and technical innovations emerging from the region’s only teaching hospital. We perform the latest diagnostic and treatment procedures including
- Breath Test for lactose intolerance, bacterial overgrowth, and sucrose intolerance
- Catheter-free Bravo pH study
- Colonoscopy
- Esophageal impedence pH Monitoring
- Rectal manometry
- Upper endoscopy
Conditions we treat include:
- Acute/chronic abdominal pain
- Celiac and malabsorption disorders
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Eosinophilic disease
- Feeding disorders
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal disorders in special needs children
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Liver/gallbladder disease
- Peptic ulcers
- Swallowing dysfunction