Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Hepatology
Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy |
| Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas. |
| Palo Alto Mary L. Johnson Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center Medicine Specialties 730 Welch Road, 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5:00 pm |
Los Gatos Specialty Center South Bay 14777 Los Gatos Boulevard Los Gatos, CA 95032 Wednesdays |
| Phone: (650) 736-7642 Fax: (650) 725-1481 |
Services Overview
- Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux
- Recurrent abdominal pain
- Diarrheal disorders
- Failure-to-thrive
- Constipation / encopresis
- Malabsorptive conditions - food cannot pass properly from the small intestine to the rest of the body (e.g., celiac disease)
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Chronic active hepatitis
- Biliary tract disease
- Inherited metabolic and immunological defects involving the intestine and liver
- Diseases of the pancreas
- Provide training and follow-up support for use of home enteral or parenteral nutrition. A child on enteral nutrition receives a mixture of liquid food through a tube into the stomach or small bowel. A child on parenteral nutrition receives a mixture of liquid food through an intravenous (IV) needle.
- Evaluate candidates for pediatric liver transplantation
- Provide gastroenterology and hepatology outreach clinics throughout the western United States
Faculty
- Dorsey M. Bass, MD
- William E. Berquist, MD
- Ricardo O. Castillo, MD
- Kenneth L. Cox, MD (Service Chief)
- Manuel G. Garcia, MD
- Melissa Hurwitz, MD
- John A. Kerner, MD
- Eric Sibley, MD, PhD
- Claire Wilson, MD
Nurse Practitioners
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Kathleen Cox, RN, PNP
- Kathleen Griggs, RN
- Kaylie Nguyen, RN, PNP
- Kari Range, RN, PNP
- Debra Strichartz, RN
Liver Transplant Coordinators
- Marcia Castillo, RN
- Carmela Junio, RN
- Debra Strichartz, RN
GI Nurse Specialists
- Denise Lehman, RN
Fellows
- Judy Fuentebella, MD
- Muhammad Khan, MD
- James Lue, MD
- KT Park, MD
- Anup Patel, MD
- Anita Talisetti, MD
Social Workers
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Chris Dong, MSW
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Robin Newman, MSW