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Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Clinical Services
The GI Clinic at The Children's Hospital
The Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition offers a wide variety of clinical services to families both in our community and from out of state needing specialty services offered by The Children's Hospital. Please call the GI Office at (720) 777-6669 (Option 2) for more information on these services.
ON-CAMPUS SERVICES
Clinics:
Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic
Clinics are held on Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday and Friday mornings in the Outpatient Pavilion (2nd floor) at The Children's Hospital. Initial consultative services and follow-up care are available. Clinic services include two GI clinical nurses and one inflammatory bowel disease/nutrition support clinical nurse specialist, a registered dietitian and a social worker. Diagnostic services are coordinated through the GI Procedures Unit, Radiology and the Outpatient Laboratory.
Pediatric Liver Center Clinic
This multidisciplinary clinic is held on Monday and Thursday mornings in the Outpatient Pavilion (2nd floor) at The Children's Hospital. Physicians see patients with diseases of the liver and biliary tract, and provide care for pre- and post-liver transplantation patients. Care is provided by a coordinated team effort involving pediatric hepatologists, surgeons, transplant surgeons, clinical nurse specialists, transplant coordinators, social workers, a registered dietitian and other specialties as needed. The latest advances in diagnosis, treatment and management of pediatric liver diseases are available in this clinic. Opportunities exist for participation in clinical research studies and clinical trials.
Nutrition Services Clinic
Comprehensive, coordinated nutrition services are directed by board-certified pediatricians with subspecialty training and experience in pediatric nutrition. Registered dietitians, also trained and certified in pediatrics, contribute their expertise to children with routine nutritional needs and more complicated feeding problems secondary to chemotherapy, digestive disorders or other medical problems.
Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program
This multidisciplinary program is held at The Children’s Hospital and National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
Children with eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDS) are provided state-of-the-art care by a team composed of a pediatric gastroenterologist, allergists and nutritionists. Care is coordinated by a physician assistant and nurse. Patients are provided with opportunities to participate in clinical research studies.
ON-CAMPUS SERVICES
Diagnostic Procedures:
GI Procedures Unit
The Procedures Unit at The Children's Hospital has two fully equipped endoscopy rooms to handle a variety of procedures. This unit operates Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, and is available for emergency use after hours. Some of the procedures performed in this unit include:
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic gastrostomy tube
- Endoscopy
- ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
- Esophageal pH monitoring and impedance/pH monitoring
- Esophageal manometry
- Esophageal impedance monitoring
- Gastrostomy tube change
- Liver biopsy
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement
- Proctosigmoidoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy - flexible
- Small bowel biopsy
- Polypectomy
- Paracentesis
- Variceal management
- Hydrogen and urea breath-testing
- Video capsule endoscopy
OFF-CAMPUS SERVICES
In Colorado:
The Children's Hospital at Parker Adventist Hospital
This is an outreach clinic in Parker on selected Thursday mornings. Please call the GI office at (720) 777-6669 (Option 2) for clinic availability.
Children's Care Center - Broomfield
This satellite clinic is available on the first and third Wednesday mornings of the month. Please call the GI office at (720) 777-6669 (Option 2) for times and availability or the Broomfield Clinic directly at (720) 777-1340 for times and availability.
Children's Care Center - Littleton
This clinic is available on Monday afternoons. Please call the GI office at (720) 777-6669 (Option 2) for times and availability.
North Specialty Care Center - Greeley
This clinic is held at the Medical Center East Building (2010 16th St, Ste D, Greeley, 80631–across from Northern Colorado Medical Center) on the third Thursday of each month. Initial consultative services in pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology and follow-up care are available. Scheduling is coordinated through the Greeley clinical staff, call (970) 392-2154; referrals can be faxed to (970) 350-6552. This is staffed by Dr. Jason Soden and Darcy Solanyk, PA-C, from The Children’s Hospital in Aurora.
Colorado Springs Pediatric Specialty GI Clinic
This clinic is located at the Memorial Hospital subspecialty clinic and held the third Tuesday of each month. Initial consultations and follow up of pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology patients are available. Schedule appointments by calling (719) 365-2244.
OFF-CAMPUS SERVICES
Outside Colorado:
Billings, Montana
Regional outreach services are provided every two months in Billings, Montana at the Eastern Region Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic. Initial consultative services and follow-up care in pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology are available. Limited diagnostic procedures (upper endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, rectal biopsy) are available on site. Scheduling is coordinated through the clinic staff at (406) 237-4280.
Pediatric GI TeleClinic with Billings, Montana
Regional telemedicine clinic for follow-up care and education is provided quarterly in conjunction with St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Montana.
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