Look for us at NASPGHAN 2025!

Join us in congratulating Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD, chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. He will be honored with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Murray Davidson Award which recognizes an outstanding clinician, educator and scientist for their significant contribution to the field of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.

This year we welcome renowned pediatric colorectal surgeon Richard J. Wood, MBChB, FCPS(SA). Dr. Wood — chief of Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at Nationwide Children’s — is one of the most recognizable names in pediatric colorectal surgery. He leads a high-volume, multidisciplinary colorectal and pelvic reconstructive surgery center that attracts patients from across the U.S. and around the world. Dr. Wood will be part of the conference program and also available at our booth to talk about practical bowel management pathways, Hirschsprung decision-making, motility and colorectal patient co-management, tough re-operative cases and research partnerships.

Check out Dr. Wood’s recent appearance on the NASPGHAN podcast, Bowel Sounds, "What Every Pediatric GI Needs to Know About Anorectal Malformations."

Interested in speaking with Dr. Wood or any of our faculty when we’re in Chicago? Contact Jaelene Krug, Destination Medicine Liaison, by email or phone: Jaelene.Krug@NationwideChildrens.org, 614-753-8713.

Congratulations to Amy Donegan, CPNP-PC, who will receive the Sue Peck Excellence in Nursing Practice Award by the Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses (APGNN). This is an endowed award that acknowledges and honors an APGNN member who has excelled in the care of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition patients.

Tracy Ediger, MD, PhD, will present “Clinical Dilemmas: When Biopsies, Serologies and Symptoms Clash,” at 10:20 a.m. This session is part of the Single Topic Symposium — Module 2: The Art and Science of Diagnosing Celiac Disease.

Praveen S. Goday, MBBS, will co-lead Learning Lunch 7, “When Your Patient Refuses to Eat,” at noon. Dr. Goday will also present “Nutrition Considerations in Children with Special Needs” at 3:20 p.m. as part of Module 5: Nutrition/Potpourri.

Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD, will give a NED Talk, “PedsGI-Palooza in Action: Frontline Wisdom from Field Luminaries,” at 9:32 a.m. This takes place during the Plenary Session.

Lauren Storch, MS, RD, CSP, LD, will co-present “Optimizing Nutrition in Cholestatic Liver Disease: A Collaborative Approach,” at 11:07 a.m. This talk is part of Concurrent Session I — Advancing Care in Pediatric Liver Disease.

Richard J. Wood, MBChB, FCPS(SA), will serve as a panelist for “What to Do when You Get Stuck: An Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion of Challenging Constipation Cases,” at 2:30 p.m. This session is part of Concurrent Session II.

Eduardo Castillo Leon, MD, will present the flash abstract, “Children with Antral Hypomotility or Small Bowel Dysmotility Have a Greater Response to Gastric Electrical Stimulation,” at 3:40 p.m. This is part of the Advancing Pediatric GI Care: Research Abstracts Showcase.

Jennifer Smith, MS, Rd, CSP, LD, LMT, will speak during Meet the Professor Breakfast 11, "Nutritional Therapy in IBD: Selecting the Right Patient," at 7a.m.

Ethan Mezoff, MD, will present “Better Care Through Data: A Primer to Clinical Informatics and Population Health,” at 11:07 a.m. This talk is part of Concurrent Session IV — Riding the Tech Tide: AI, EHR and Emerging Technology in Pediatric GI.

Jennie G. David, PhD, will serve as a panelist for “One Patient, Many Perspectives: Multidisciplinary Insights — Medicine vs Surgery in IBD,” at 2:44 p.m. This session is part of Concurrent Session V — Cutting to the Core: Balancing Medicine vs Surgery in Pediatric IBD.

Sergio Cobos, MD, will present “Impact of Aprepitant Use on Length of Stay and Repeat Hospitalization for Children with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome,” at 3 p.m. This is part of the Advancing Pediatric GI Care: Research Abstracts Showcase.

Rajitha Venkatesh, MD, will present “Converging on the Diagnosis & Management of Non-EoE EGIDs: What Lies Ahead?” at 4:17 p.m. This talk is part of APGNN/NASPGHAN Concurrent Session — Current Approaches for Eosinophils in the Gut.

Jennifer Lee, MD, will present “Measuring Impact: Standardization of Data Metrics in NASPGHAN Guidelines,” at 4:42 p.m. This talk is part of Concurrent Session VI — Ensuring the Transparency, Quality and Impact of NASPGHAN Guidelines.