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Welcome to NASPGHAN
Description
About The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
The mission of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition is to be a world leader in advancing the science and clinical practice of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition in health and disease.
The membership of NASPGHAN consists of more than 800 pediatric gastroenterologists, predominantly in 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 8 provinces in Canada.
NASPGHAN strives to improve the care of infants, children and adolescents with digestive disorders by promoting advances in clinical care, research and education. Pediatric gastroenterologists specialize in the care of children with chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, bleeding from the GI tract, inflammatory bowel disease, liver diseases, diseases of the pancreas, poor weight gain and nutritional problems. Pediatric gastroenterologists specialize in gastroesophageal reflux (GER), peptic ulcers, H. pylori, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, Hirschsprung’s disease, cyclic vomiting, polyps, gallstones, hepatitis, biliary atresia, jaundice, pancreatitis, lactose malabsorption, failure to thrive and other common and rare disorders. Most pediatric gastroenterologists perform endoscopy, colonoscopy, esophageal pH probe studies, esophageal and rectal manometry and liver biopsies.
Contact
- NASPGHAN
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- Flourtown PA
- United States 32256
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- +1.2152330808
