Pediatric Gastroenterology
at Wellstar Children’s Hospital of Georgia

Expert Care for Children with Digestive Health Conditions

Families across Augusta and beyond count on the multidisciplinary team of pediatric gastroenterologists at Wellstar Children’s Hospital of Georgia to treat and manage both complex and common gastrointestinal conditions in children under 21 years of age.

What we provide

We provide the full spectrum of digestive health services for pediatric patients, including:

• Access to registered dietitians who specialize in pediatric care
• In-house diagnostic testing, including endoscopies and colonoscopies
• Support from nurse coordinators/educators and nurse case managers
• Child Life Specialists to help children understand and cope with treatments
• Pediatric sedation team to safely sedate children for procedures when needed

Conditions we treat

We care for pediatric patients with a range of gastrointestinal conditions, including:

• Abdominal pain
• Celiac disease
• Constipation
• Corrosive injury
• Crohn’s disease
• Cyclic vomiting syndrome
• Defecation disorders
• Diarrhea
• Eosinophilic esophagitis
• Excess weight gain
• Feeding intolerance
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Hirschsprung’s disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Jaundice
• Liver diseases
• Nutritional disorders
• Poor weight gain
• Swallowing disorders
• Ulcerative colitis
• Unintentional weight loss