Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Meet Our Team

Our gastroenterologists are highly trained pediatric subspecialists who are skilled in treating the full range of digestive and liver diseases and disorders. Many have additional training and experience in unique focus areas. Surgeons, interventional radiologists and other related subspecialists are important members of the physician team.

Carlo Di Lorenzo

Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD, is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Nationwide Children's Hospital where he holds the Robert F. and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation Endowed Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Ivor D. Hill

Pediatric gastroenterologist Ivor Hill, MD, MB, ChB, DCH, FCP(SA), FAAP, is medical director of the Celiac Disease Center. One of the leading clinicians and researchers in childhood celiac disease, Dr. Hill has been instrumental in raising awareness of the disease in the United States. Notably, he was the chair of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) committee that developed the first evidence-based guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease in children.

Our Featured Programs

Motility Center

Families travel from across the country and around the world to receive care from our experts in pediatric gastrointestinal motility disorders. These physicians specialize in the evaluation and management of previously unexplained causes of pediatric gastrointestinal dysmotility.

Celiac Disease Center

Being gluten free is difficult. Our expert team helps patients with celiac disease and their families learn how to avoid gluten in their diets and to recover from the intestinal damage and related symptoms they have experienced.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic

Our nationally recognized center uses a specialized, multidisciplinary approach to provide expert, comprehensive care for children with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. We provide intensive support through clinical management, patient and family education, dietary guidance and counseling.

Liver Center (Hepatology)

Our center is an integral part of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s, caring for a wide range of liver diseases through medical management and surgery.

Pancreas Center

Our center provides comprehensive multidisciplinary care for patients suffering from diseases of the pancreas. Our multidisciplinary team focuses on treating the patient as a whole to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life.

GI Outpatient Clinics

Gastroenterology holds outpatient clinics on the main campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, as well as at other locations in the community. Please note the locations below and follow the links for maps and directions. For clinic questions, call the main GI clinic number at (614) 722-3450.

Main Campus

Dublin on Venture Dr.

• 5675 Venture Drive
  Dublin, OH 43017
• Call us at: (614) 355-8400

Lima Outpatient Specialty Clinics

• 730 West High Street
  7B Specialty Clinic
  Lima, OH 45801
• Call us at: (419) 226-9694

Mansfield

• 536 South Trimble Road
  Mansfield, OH 44906
• Call us at: (419) 528-3150

Westerville Surgery Center

• 455 Executive Campus Drive
  Westerville, OH 43082
• Call us at: (614) 355-6100

Meet Our Patients

At Nationwide Children's Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, we realize that emotional support is every bit as important as medical treatment. That’s why we want you to meet some of our patients, who, like you, are dealing with the daily challenges of gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional problems. Some will give you tips on successful methods for helping with the countless things you encounter on a day-to-day basis, while many also will give you their contact information, so you can get to know them even better!

Ready Taylor's Story

Name: Taylor N.
Condition(s): Encopresis
Age Today: 9 Years

Taylor was initially seen by her pediatrician due to having accidents in her clothes. A NCH, she was diagnosed with encopresis. She was given medicine. We had a plan for a clean out.

Read Izabella's Story

Name: Izabella S.
Condition(s): Small bowel atresia
Age Today: 3 Years

Izabella was born 6 weeks early on Good Friday 2015. They told us 3 weeks earlier that she would possibly need surgery on her intestines because they found a blockage on the ultrasound. The day after she was born she was rushed into emergency surgery.

Read Carrie's Story

Name: Carrie W.
Condition(s): Rumination Syndrome
Age Today: 26 Years

When Carrie was 9-years-old, she broke her ankle. This turned into Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, a nerve condition that causes severe pain. After years of being told she was faking her pain, she found relief at Nationwide Children's.

Learn More About Our Clinical Studies 

Many children and adolescents with GI disorders have painful and often embarrassing symptoms while others endure debilitating conditions that threaten their life and their way of living. Pediatric GI research is vital, as GI disorders are common among children, and have a tremendous impact on quality of life. 

Clinical researchers at Nationwide Children's are committed to identifying new approaches for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases, taking research discoveries from the lab to the patient's bedside.