Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Care
Supporting Children with Digestive and Nutritional Challenges across New Jersey
If your child is experiencing ongoing stomach pain, trouble eating, weight loss, or growth concerns, you’re not alone. Our pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition specialists in New Jersey are here to provide expert care in a way that’s supportive, family-centered, and designed around your child’s unique needs.
We know that digestive and nutritional concerns can affect every part of your child’s life. That’s why we work closely with your family, your child’s pediatrician or family doctor, and a team of experts, including nutritionists, social workers, and child life specialists, to develop a care plan that puts your child’s comfort and well-being first.
A Whole-Child Approach to Care
Our team works closely with your child’s care providers and your family to understand the full picture before recommending a plan. We provide both medical care and everyday support to help manage your child’s condition, with services such as:
- Nutrition counseling tailored to your child’s needs
- Support groups for conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), and celiac disease
- Community education and outreach programs focused on digestive and nutritional health
- Family-centered treatment planning with input from your child’s full care team
Conditions We Treat
Our team has experience managing a wide range of digestive and nutritional concerns, from the common to the complex. Conditions we care for include:
- Abdominal pain
- Allergic gastrointestinal disorders
- Celiac disease
- Chronic constipation
- Crohn's disease
- Diarrhea and malabsorption
- Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
- Failure to thrive and unexplained weight loss
- Feeding and swallowing disorders
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Liver and biliary disorders
- Obesity and fatty liver disease
- Pancreatic disease
- Peptic ulcers
- Pediatric nutrition support (including tube feeding and total parenteral nutrition)
- Ulcerative colitis
- Chronic vomiting
Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center
155 Polifly Rd. Suite 102, Hackensack, NJ 07601
551-996-8840
K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
19 Davis Avenue, HOPE Tower, 5th Floor, Neptune, NJ 07753
732-776-4860
Pediatric Multispecialty Practice at Old Bridge Medical Center
3 Hospital Plaza, 4th Floor, Suite 407,
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
848-308-4120
Advanced Services and Diagnostic Testing
We offer a full range of diagnostic tools and procedures designed for children, with child life specialists available to help ease anxiety before and during testing. Services include:
- Capsule endoscopy
- DEXA bone density scans (in collaboration with Pediatric Radiology and Rheumatology)
- Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy (upper endoscopy and colonoscopy)
- Esophageal pH probe study
- Lactose intolerance breath testing
- Liver biopsy (in partnership with Interventional Radiology)
- Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE)
- Small bowel bacterial overgrowth testing
- Suction rectal biopsy
Procedural Sedation: Making Testing Less Stressful
Many diagnostic procedures can feel overwhelming for children. That’s why we prioritize comfort and safety with sedation services led by board-certified pediatric anesthesiologists.
Each child receives a personalized sedation plan, and we keep familiar staff with them throughout the experience because continuity matters when it comes to trust, comfort, and reducing anxiety.
