Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition News & Announcements

The Esophageal and Airway Treatment Center, a new Frontier Program at CHOP, is transforming treatment for children with severe feeding, swallowing, and breathing problems.

A multi-institutional study results in improved machine learning predictive modeling for sepsis risk and more in this week’s research news.

Researchers reveal a new epithelial cell state found only in patients with Crohn’s disease.

Diagnosis of anaphylactic food allergy decreased after landmark LEAP study and expert guidelines encouraging early peanut introduction.

CHOP ranks among the best children’s hospitals in the nation; researchers honored for contributions to automotive and neonatal medicine.

CHOP has once again been named one of the Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

Stiffness of the esophagus could serve as a biomarker for disease progression and indicate who might benefit most from current therapies.

Many young patients with IBD have low bone mineral density, and therefore are at higher risk for fractures and long-term bone complications.

Many young patients with IBD have low bone mineral density, and therefore are at higher risk for fractures and long-term bone complications.

Research news highlights a science breakthrough in CRISPR gene editing, and stem cell transplants provide curative potential for monogenic inflammatory bowel disease.

Researchers found that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is effective for treating patients with monogenic inflammatory bowel disease.

Research news this week features the CORES pilot grant awardees and results from the longest follow-up study for gene therapy to treat hemophilia B.

In research news, CHOP researchers honored, investigators reveal molecular cause of allergic trigger for eosinophilic esophagitis, and more.

In this Q&A, Dr. Kamath shares her vision for the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, especially in the realm of research.

CHOP-based teams receive Penn Health-Tech support to bring healthcare innovations to the marketplace.

Sleep promotion, along with diet and exercise, may be another non-pharmacologic option to help reduce hypertension in pediatric patients.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has appointed Binita M. Kamath, MB BChir as Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

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

By studying lab-grown organoids derived from patients’ stem cells, the Hamilton Lab seeks to better understand and treat IBD.

A high school student in the lab of Dr. Kathryn Hamilton won two science fair awards for research he conducted at CHOP.

Learn what makes these faculty members excellent mentors to their postdocs and research fellows.

The Emerging Innovators in Collaborative Research Program highlights non-faculty researchers.

CHOP and its individual departments ranked high in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals for 2021-2022.

Our March featured faculty member, Kathryn Hamilton, PhD, studies gastrointestinal epithelial stem cells.

The findings could lead to the development of novel therapeutics for bowel motility disorders.

Hayat Mousa, MD, a world-renowned motility expert, joins CHOP as Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Center for GI Motility Director.

A novel 3-D imaging method allowed researchers to view the colon’s enteric nervous system, which is usually blocked by other colon cells