Children’s Hospital New Orleans offers an Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(IBD) multidisciplinary clinic to better serve the children of Louisiana
and the surrounding states. We treat children and adolescents with Crohn’s
disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and indeterminate colitis. Working in partnership
with the family, we manage each child with an individualized therapy plan
designed get them back to feeling like their best self!
Our IBD team is comprised of:
Pediatric Gastroenterologists
Gastroenterology Nurse Practitioner
Gastroenterology Fellows
Registered Dietitian
Child Psychologist
Registered Nurses
Social Workers (as needed)
Pediatric Surgeons (as needed)
Collaboration with pediatric pathology and radiology
Referrals as needed to pediatric rheumatology, ophthalmology, dermatology
among many other specialties as determined by your child’s case
Our team practices high quality, evidence-based care incorporating the
most recent research and therapies. Our facilities offer endoscopic procedures,
MRI and CT enterography, pill capsule endoscopy, pediatric laboratory
on-site, child-centric radiology suites, and pediatric infusion center
to name a few. We have expertise in managing biologic medications and
work with our dietitian to incorporate nutritional strategies such as
exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN).
Our program is actively involved in the international Improve Care Now
collaborative that seeks to promote optimal health outcomes for pediatric
IBD nationally, locally, and worldwide through extensive quality improvement
initiatives.
The IBD clinic accepts second opinions for pediatric patients diagnosed
with IBD, internal referrals from LCMC facilities, and referrals from
outside providers.
If you are interested in your child being evaluated in the Children’s
Hospital IBD Clinic, please contact our office at
504.896.9534.
