Tag: Gastroenterology
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Bowels Sounds Ep. 19: Tanaz Danialifar – Carbs Causing Chaos: Disaccharidase Deficiencies
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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Bowels Sounds Ep. 18: Arun Singh – Clinical Conundrums in Celiac Disease
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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Bowels Sounds Ep. 17: Maria Oliva-Hemker – Clostridioides Difficile Infection and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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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Bowels Sounds Ep. 15: Jason Silverman – Why Pediatric GI Needs Social Media (Special JPGN Episode)
In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Temara Hajjat talk to Dr. Jason Silverman about how social media can be used in pediatric gastroenterology for patient care, research, medical education, and professional development. Dr. Silverman is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Stollery Children's Hospital, where he is…
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Bowels Sounds Ep. 14: Mike Wilsey – Esophageal Strictures in Children
In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Michael Wilsey about the evaluation and management of esophageal strictures in children, including congenital strictures and those arising from eosinophilic esophagitis and caustic ingestions. Dr. Wilsey is an advanced endoscopist at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL and is…
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Bowels Sounds Ep. 13: Matthew Giefer and Brad Pasternak – Tackling Prior Authorizations and Medication Approval
In this episode, Temara Hajjat and Jenn Lee interview Dr. Matthew Giefer and Dr. Brad Pasternak. Drs. Giefer and Pasternak share their experience advocating for the approval of medications for their patients. The discussion also covers the challenges involved in medication approval, how to approach your local and state representatives, and lobbying in Washington, D.C.…
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Bowels Sounds Ep. 11: Samuel Nurko – Using Neuromodulator Medications for Functional Abdominal Pain
In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Samuel Nurko about using neuromodulator medications like tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for children with functional abdominal pain disorders, now known as pain-predominant disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs). We discuss the rationale behind using these types of medications and…
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Bowels Sounds Ep. 10: Praveen Goday – The Picky Eater
In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Praveen Goday about evaluating and treating the child who is a picky eater or who has developed a pediatric feeding disorder. Dr. Goday is Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Director of the Nutrition and Feeding…
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Bowels Sounds Ep. 9: Neha Santucci – Functional Abdominal Pain in “Organic” GI Diseases
In the this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Neha Santucci, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and the Director of the Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Program at Cincinnati Children's. They discuss how to identify and manage functional abdominal pain in children with pre-existing organic GI disorders. Learning Objectives: Learning how…
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Bowels Sounds Ep. 8: Lisa McMahon and Michael Rosen – Surgery in Ulcerative Colitis
In the this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Lisa McMahon, Chair of Surgery at Phoenix Children's, and Dr. Michael Rosen, Director of the Stanford Medicine Children's Health Center for IBD and Celiac Disease. They discuss managing and counseling a pediatric patient with ulcerative colitis and their family who may…