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The Stanford Children’s Health IBD Center is home to a group of leading gastroenterologists and health care specialists who provide expert care in the diagnosis and management of IBD. Equipped with the best available scientific evidence, we work with you and your family to determine if your child has IBD and then we develop a personalized therapy plan with shared decision making. Our ultimate goal is to achieve sustained remission and enable your child to live a full life without limitations. We care for children ages 0 to 22 and work closely with Stanford Health Care to ensure a smooth and timely transition of care.
IBD, an umbrella term for conditions that include Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and other inflammatory diseases affecting the bowel, is characterized by chronic inflammation of the intestines and/or colon. Common symptoms of IBD include bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stools, fatigue, weight loss, delayed puberty, and poor growth. Though there is no cure for IBD, our multidisciplinary team approaches IBD from every angle, customizing the right treatments and therapies to enhance your child’s long-term health and quality of life.
Thanks to our state-of-the-art facilities, specialized medical care team, highly advanced diagnostic tools, integrative approach, and successful outcomes, families come to us from throughout the United States for treatment. At the Stanford Children’s Health IBD Center, we do the following:
We recognize that IBD can impact the whole person and the whole family. Therefore, we take a multidisciplinary approach to develop and provide a holistic treatment plan exclusively for your child and specific to your family’s lifestyle. Our team of gastroenterologists, pediatric IBD surgeons, integrative medicine GI doctor, psychologist, social workers, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, nurses, child life experts, and educators are involved in a well-rounded approach to developing an effective plan that considers your needs, goals, and hopes.
We deliver the highest-quality care for children, adolescents, young adults, and families affected by pediatric IBD conditions. Our premier care is evidence-based, family-centered, individualized, interdisciplinary, and one of a kind. Our collaborative and innovative research empowers us to bring you the latest advances in treatments and therapies so that your child can achieve wellness and improved quality of life.
Allison Kosten, NP
Lisa Henegar, RN
Garret Forshee, LCSW
Kristen Wiley
Megan Christofferson
Nicole Neiman, MPH
Aditi Gupta, MS
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