CHOP’s new Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition shares her vision for the department’s future.

Recently Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) hosted its annual Walk for Hope benefiting the Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at CHOP, raising more than $247,000 and sparking hope for a cure to IBD.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has appointed Binita M. Kamath, MB BChir as Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Dr. Kamath has served for the last fifteen years as an attending physician in the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Ontario, Canada. She has been the interim Division Head at SickKids for the last 2 years.

The Esophageal and Airway Treatment Program at CHOP specializes in treating children with airway and esophageal conditions.  

The Martha Escoll Lubeck Feeding and Swallowing Center provides interdisciplinary care for children with a host of feeding and swallowing disorders. 

Amit A. Shah, MD, MSHP, shares why he choose to work with children with liver disease and what makes CHOP’s Pediatric Liver Center stand out. 

Gastroenterologists at CHOP are on a mission to unravel the mysteries of the microbiome and harness its potential to treat diseases. 

This case study describes a 10-year-old boy with acute, then chronic, pancreatitis and what CHOP did to treat his condition and improve his quality of life. 

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has seen many positive benefits using unsedated transnasal endoscopy for school-age children who require repeated tests. 

The study also found that increased fat and protein intake may improve muscle strength and quality of life in patients with mitochondrial disease.