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Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinical Affairs

Dr. David M. Troendle in a room with medical equipment

The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology offers comprehensive services for the diagnosis and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents with gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and hepatic disorders. We provide inpatient and outpatient services at Children’s Health℠ Children's Medical Center Dallas, Children’s Medical Center Plano, Children's HealthSM Specialty Center Prosper, Children's Health℠ Primary Care Fairview, and Children's Health℠ Specialty Center Park Cities.

We have personnel and technology present on site for diagnostic and advanced endoscopy, liver biopsy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) balloon enteroscopy, capsule endoscopy, unsedated transnasal endoscopy, esophageal pH and impedance studies, breath testing, EndoFLIP (functional lumen imaging probe) and Esoflip, and the full array of motility testing.

Featured Programs

Advanced Endoscopy

As a premier global pediatric endoscopy program, the Division is a leader in procedural and scholarly work, and has recently added an advanced training program, accepting our first fellow in 2025.

Hepatology and Liver Transplant

Care of children with liver disorders is fundamental to our field, and the Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology team has grown to include seven core faculty members. The program offers advanced care using a multidisciplinary model, including transplant surgeons, dedicated pathologists, infectious disease specialists, interventional radiologists, pediatric ERCP specialists, and more.  We now perform over 20 pediatric liver transplants annually,

Cystic Fibrosis

The childhood Cystic Fibrosis Program, co-directed by Meghana Sathe, M.D. (pediatric gastroenterology), and Preeti Sharma, M.D. (pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine), provides a comprehensive team approach to this complex and chronic disease. Not only do they serve the 300 patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) cared for at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, but they also provide consultative services in the areas of gastroenterology, nutrition, and liver disease in CF to other centers in North Texas.

The Center is actively involved in many national multicenter trials, including clinical trials of new and innovative treatments. The CF team is dedicated to quality improvement, a mainstay in bettering the lives of people with CF, and all members participate in both local and national quality improvement projects.

Multiple members of the CF community participate annually in the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, presenting abstracts, making presentations, moderating, and participating in teaching sessions.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The Southwestern Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Children's Medical Center Dallas is the only center of its kind in North Texas to offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis, treatment, education, and research of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. The clinical team consists of five dedicated pediatric gastroenterologists with expertise in the ever-evoloving world of complex biologic therapy, working in conjunction with surgeons, psychologists and dietiticians to optimize care, growth, nutrition, and well-being.

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

The Pediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Program handles bowel and aerodigestive disorders, including severe intractable constipation, functional abdominal pain, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and swallowing difficulties.

Patient Care

In the patient-centered environment, our physicians are joined by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, child psychologists, dietitians, speech therapists, child life specialists, social workers, an enterostomal therapist/educator, and a care coordinator to provide multidisciplinary, comprehensive state-of-the-art care for children with virtually any gastrointestinal or liver problem. Together, the Division functions methodically in 18 distinct clinical programs:

  • Aerodigestive
  • Biliary Atresia and Neonatal Cholestasis
  • Celiac Disease
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Chronic Abdominal Pain
  • Cystic Fibrosis Center
  • Eosinophilic/Allergic Disorders
  • Feeding Disorders
  • General Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology/Liver Transplant
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Very Early Onset IBD
  • Intestinal Immunology
  • Intestinal Rehabilitation and Short Bowel Disease
  • Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
  • Neurogastroenterology
  • Pancreatic Disorders
  • Polyposis
  • Abvanced and Therapeutic Endoscopy

Learn more about the digestive and nutritional disorders we treat.

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