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Expanding Care for Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Pediatric gastroenterologist Maria Oliva-Hemker, vice dean for faculty and director of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, knows that financial support that comes at key moments can be crucial for launching ...

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Taming the Fire

The future is looking brighter for a 3-year-old with very early onset inflammatory bowel disease.

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Improving Management of Liver Disease in Children

Over the past several years, clinicians have made use of a free genetic test to help properly diagnose infants presenting with signs of liver disease.

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Meet Our New Pediatric Gastroenterologists

Meet Our New Pediatric Gastroenterologists

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Averting Crisis During the Infant Formula Shortage

By tapping into the power of data and taking a team-driven approach, leaders at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have provided critical intervention to keep fragile patients safe.

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Living Testament

Transplant recipient Sara Kathryn Smith — the new medical director of pediatric liver transplantation — has a hard-won perspective on what it means to live with advanced liver disease.

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Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Named Center of Excellence for Pediatric Pancreas Care

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has been nationally recognized as an approved National Pancreas Foundation (NPF) Center of Excellence for the care and treatment of pancreatitis. The Children’s Center is one of 16 pediatric medical centers ...

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Tony Guerrerio on Early Onset IBD

The director of the Very Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic discusses the increasing prevalence of IBD among young children and genetic approaches to diagnose and treat it.

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A Surgical Solution for Children with Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis or Chronic Pancreatitis

Removal of the pancreas followed by transplantation of the insulin producing islet cells into the liver are shown to avoid lifelong pain and diabetes.

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Was It Crohn’s or Something Else?

When pediatric gastroenterologists could not determine the underlying cause of their patient’s intractable Crohn’s disease, they turned to a hematologist for answers.

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A Novel Approach for a Rare Esophageal Disorder

A collaboration between a pediatric surgeon and an endoscopic specialist results in an optimal outcome for a teen with severe achalasia.

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Therapeutic Endoscopy for Children with GI Conditions

Endoscopic devices are being used to treat gastrointestinal disorders in adults but not as much in pediatric patients—a practice Johns Hopkins Children’s Center aims to change.