 The section of pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is vital in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of illnesses affecting abdominal organs.
We diagnose and treat common pediatric gastrointestinal disorders such as:
gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), colic, feeding difficulties, peptic ulcer disease,
constipation, chronic abdominal pain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), food
allergies, celiac disease, chronic diarrhea, blood in the stool, inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD), Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, and intestinal polyps.
We diagnose and treat pediatric liver disorders such as: jaundice, infectious
hepatitis (hepatitis A,B, and C), fatty liver, metabolic liver disease (such
as Wilson's, alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency), portal hypertension, and autoimmune
hepatitis.
The Nutritional disorders we diagnose and treat include failure to thrive (poor weight gain), lactose intolerance, feeding disabilities leading to the need for tube feedings, and pancreatic insufficiency.
 Among the procedures that are available to patients with gastrointestinal disorders are upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy (pillcam®), breath testing for sugar intolerance (lactose, fructose, sucrose), removal of polyps (polypectomy), opening of intestinal narrowings (stricture dilation), gastric tube placement (PEG), control of intestinal bleeding (cauterizing, variceal banding), pH probe monitoring (traditional and wireless), fecal disimpaction, infliximab (Remicade®) infusion, and liver biopsy.
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Our Team
Support Group
Our Team
Our department, lead by Deputy Department Chair Jonathan E. Teitelbaum, MD, is staffed by experienced nurses and secretarial staff. The office strives to provide quality care in a warm, friendly environment.
Jonathan E. Teitelbaum, MD, FAAP
Section Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Deputy Chair, Department of Pediatrics
 Dr Teitelbaum is board certified both in Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. He completed his medical training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and his residency in pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He then went on to complete his fellowship at Harvard University’s combined program in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at The Children’s Hospital, Boston and Massachusetts General Hospital. Currently he is Assistant Professor at Drexel University School of Medicine and the Director of the Pediatric Gastroenterology program at the Children’s Hospital of Monmouth Medical Center where he has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards. He has authored over 50 peer reviewed research articles, abstracts, topic reviews, and book chapters on various topics including: advanced endoscopic techniques, inflammatory bowel disease, probiotics, food allergies, celiac disease, and the use of fish oils for various diseases. Dr. Teitelbaum is also the editor of a medical reference book in pediatrics. His clinical interests include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, celiac disease, food allergy, chronic diarrhea, liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis). He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Gastroenterological Association, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and an active board member for the New Jersey chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.
Support Group
For parents and their children with inflammatory bowel disease Dr. Teitelbaum has organized a support group that meets every other month and includes a social worker, psychiatrist, as well as guest speakers. This was the first such support group for parents and children in the state of New Jersey.
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