Boston · United States
Boston Children's Hospital
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center
The IBD Center at Boston Children's Hospital diagnoses and treats children, teenagers and young adults with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis — about 1,500 patients a year, the page states, including early-onset IBD. The team includes paediatric gastroenterologists, surgeons, IBD nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, social workers and radiologists, and offers transitional care for young adults approaching 26.
What this unit is strong at
- MUSIC (Medicine United with Surgery in Caring for IBD Patients) clinic for children who have had or are considering IBD surgery
- Very early onset IBD (VEOIBD) clinic
- Transitional care for young adults approaching age 26
- Nurse practitioners and registered dietitians who specialise in IBD
- Clinical trials and research into the genetic causes of IBD
Services
The team
Scott B. Snapper, MD, PhD
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center; Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Athos Bousvaros, MD, MPH
Associate Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Lauren Collen, MD
Co-Director, VEOIBD Clinic; Gastroenterologist
Very early onset IBD
Where this came from
Everything on this page was read on the centre’s own published pages. Nothing here is inferred, and nothing is filled in where we could not find it.
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