Northwest Pediatric Gastroenterology is here to provide children and their families with superb medical care. We evaluate and treat children with medical problems related to the gastrointestinal tract and liver as well as those with specialized nutritional needs. We also serve as a resource for pediatricians, family practitioners and other primary care providers throughout the Pacific Northwest. We are available for office consultations and for consultation for hospitalized children at Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital and Providence St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
Common issues we evaluate in our clinic include:
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Constipation and Stool Incontinence
- Infant Feeding Difficulties and Failure to Thrive
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Chronic Abdominal Pain
- Chronic Liver Disease (elevated liver tests)
- Acute and Recurrent Pancreatitis
- Congenital Anomalies of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Common diseases that we diagnose and manage include:
- Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Functional Constipation
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other Functional Disorders
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, including Crohn Disease
and Ulcerative Colitis - Gastrointestinal Food Allergies, including Eosinophilic Esophagitis
and Allergic Gastroenteropathy - Cyclic Vomiting and Abdominal Migraine
- Celiac Disease / Gluten Intolerance
- Lactose Intolerance and Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth
- Hirschsprung Disease
- Short Bowel Syndrome