Bowel Sounds: The Pediatric GI Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Jordan Whatley and Dr. Temara Hajjat talk to Dr. Katie Larson-Nath , Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Division Director at the University of Minnesota M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital, who specializes in pediatric nutrition and leads the Intestinal Rehabilitation Program. We talk about the recently published joint AAP/NASPGHAN Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagn...

In this special Bowel Sounds and Nutrition Pearls collaboration episode, hosts Dr. Jennifer Lee and clinical dietitian Nicole Misner talk to Lisa Richardson about the ins and outs of infant formula. This is a must listen episode for all pediatricians, pediatric gastroenterologists, dietitians and anyone who is using or recommending infant formulas.  Learning Objectives Explain infant formula nutri...

In this episode, Drs. Jason Silverman and Amber Hildreth talk to Dr. Valeria Cohran about the advances in intestinal rehabilitation care for infants and children with short bowel syndrome including changes nutrition management, line care and use of GLP-2 analogues that have led to decreases in intestinal failure associated liver disease and transplantation.  Learning objectives To understand the c...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Dr. Temara Hajjat and Dr. Peter Lu talk to Dr. Maureen Leonard , a pediatric gastroenterologist and Associate Professor at Massachusetts General Hospital.  Dr. Leonard discusses the latest research on early life factors that can increase celiac disease risk for susceptible children, including potentially modifiable risk factors.  Dr. Leonard's disclosur...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Drs. Amber Hildreth and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Elizabeth Rand , a pediatric gastroenterologist in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Medical Director of CHOP's Liver Transplant Program, Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program and Director of the Advanced Transplant...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Leonel Rodriguez , Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Professor of Pediatrics at Yale Medicine. We discuss the rising number of children presenting to us with the inability to belch and the relatively new diagnosis of retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (R-CPD). Learning objectives Recognize the presen...

In this episode, Dr. Jordan Whatley and Dr. Amber Hildreth talk to Dr. Pete Duncan , Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Boston Children's Hospital who specializes in Aerodigestive Medicine and leads the NASPGHAN Aerodigestive Special Interest Group. We talk about the evaluation and management of oropharyngeal dysphagia and aspiration in children and how the approach to these issues has changed o...

In this episode, Drs. Jason Silverman and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Douglas Fishman about mitigating risk of endoscopy.  This episode reviews the 2019 NASPGHAN guidelines on high-risk pediatric endoscopy, with a practical focus on risk mitigation and safety. A must-listen for clinicians performing diagnostic endoscopy, offering real-world strategies for managing complex cases.  Learning objectives...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Drs. Amber Hildreth and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Saul Karpen , the inaugural chief scientific officer for the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va., where he is a professor of internal medicine and adjunct professor in pediatric medicine at the VCU School of Medicine. We talk ab...

In this episode, Drs. Jason Silverman and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Paul Wales all about the surgical management of short bowel syndrome, including decision-making based on initial presentation and important considerations for any autologous reconstruction procedure. Learning objectives To define intestinal failure, short bowel syndrome and ultrashort bowel syndrome as well as surgical subtypes of...

In our second Spanish episode, guest hosts Dr. Jose Garza and Dr. Rosalyn Diaz talk to Dr. Rodrigo Vázquez Frías about the microbiome and its role in child health! Bienvenidos al segundo episodio de Bowel Sounds en español. En este episodio, los anfitriones, Dr. José Garza y Dra. Rosalyn Díaz se adentran en uno de los temas más fascinantes y polémicos de la gastroenterología pediátrica: “La microb...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Dr. Temara Hajjat and Dr. Peter Lu talk to Dr. Cynthia Akagbosu , a pediatric gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, who is board-certified in pediatrics, pediatric gastroenterology, and obesity medicine.  Dr. Akagbosu discusses indications, side effects, and types of endoscopic bariatric procedures in pediat...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Ross Maltz , pediatric gastroenterologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Associate Professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.  He is Director of the Very Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease (VEOIBD) Program and Research Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Nationwide Ch...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Dr. Temara Hajjat and Dr. Amber Hildreth and talk to Dr. William Balistreri , Dorothy M. M. Kersten Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati, Director Emeritus of the Pediatric Liver Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Medical Director Emeritus of Liver Transplantation, and Program Director Emeritus of Transplant Hepatology Fellowsh...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Dr. Jordan Whatley and Dr. Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Naylor Brownell , Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Co-Director of the Pancreatic Disorders Program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, who provides care in the Jill and Mark Fishman Center for Lymphatic Disorders. We talk about lymphatic conditions and their effect on the GI tract, as well as the d...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Dr. Amber Hildreth and Dr. Peter Lu talk to Dr. Tom Wallach , Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at SUNY Downstate, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric GI Fellowship director, and Research Director of Pediatrics. We talk about experience based research and how to implement these tools into medical education. Learning objectives Define experience ba...

In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Paul Tran about attracting and educating a new generation of learners. Learning Objectives: Discuss an approach to attracting learners to pediatric gastroenterology while addressing perceived barriers Review approaches to capturing and maintaining interest in educational content Outline approaches to incorporate digital cont...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , host Dr. Temara Hajjat talks to Dr. Katja Karrento, an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin and pediatric gastroenterologist at Wisconsin Children's and an expert on DGBI. Dr. Karrento talks about the 2025 NASPGHAN guidelines for managing children with cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS).  Learning objectives Understand the new recommendations on man...

We are kicking off Season 7 with a HUGE announcement -- we have TWO new podcast cohosts! Hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat, Jennifer Lee, Peter Lu, and Jason Silverman take a look back at Season 6 and introduce our new podcast hosts, Drs. Amber Hildreth and Jordan Whatley! We get to know them a little better and also talk about ways we focus on wellness despite the craziness of our work (and non-work) live...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Kevin Watson , pediatric gastroenterologist and Assistant Director of Clinical Informatics at Akron Children's Hospital and Associate Professor at Northeastern Ohio Medical University. We talk about the use of AI-powered ambient listening technology for clinical documentation and his experience introducing AI sc...

In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Jordan Whatley , Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina and pediatric gastroenterologist at Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. We discuss how multi-specialty clinics focusing on children with tracheostomy and ventilator dependence can improve clinical care. L...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Amber Hildreth , pediatric gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist at Rady Children's Hospital and Assistant Professor at the University of California San Diego. She is also a clinician scientist at the Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine. We discuss how genetic testing is transform...

In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Justine Turner about a non-biopsy approach to diagnosis for celiac disease in children. Dr. Turner is a Professor of Pediatrics and Divisional Director for the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition at the University of Alberta and also the medical lead for the Multidisciplinary Pediatric Celiac Disease Clinic at Stollery Chi...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds , hosts Dr. Jenn Lee and Dr. Peter Lu talk to Dr. Richard Wood , Chief of the Department of Pediatric Colorectal & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Professor of Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. We discuss identifying and caring for the child with an anorectal malformation. Learning objectives Recog...

In our last episode of the Bowel Sounds Summer School series (at least for this year), hosts Dr. Jason Silverman and Dr. Jennifer Lee have gathered highlights from past episodes on endoscopy to create an episode filled with clinical and teaching pearls.  Former expert guests Dr. Jenifer Lightdale, Dr. Catharine Walsh, and Dr. Looi Ee explain the elements of quality endoscopy, how to teach endoscop...