Stanford Children’s Health has launched its new Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Celiac Disease to increase access to care and advance research to improve outcomes for children, thanks to a $70 million gift by an anonymous donor. Children with IBD and celiac disease require comprehensive and dedicated care to achieve the best outcome and control of their disease. The new center will bring together expert clinicians, researchers, IBD and celiac disease nurses, dietitians, psychologists, and social workers for state-of-the-art clinical care.
“We aim to build the nation’s destination center for innovation in pediatric IBD and celiac disease care, as well as a major research hub for these conditions,” said Michael J. Rosen, MD, director of the new center. Rosen is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Stanford Children’s Health.
The gastrointestinal disorders addressed by the center will include Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, indeterminate colitis, and very-early-onset IBD. “The joint services we offer will give children from birth to age 22 the best chance to live full and productive lives,” Rosen said. Read more.
