Dr. Riad M. Rahhal M.D.
Gastroenterologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Gastroenterology
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Riad Rahhal is a pediatric gastroenterologist practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Rahhal specializes in digestive system, liver or nutritional problems in children from the newborn period to their teens. Conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, chronic constipation or obesity can all be treated by a pediatric gastroenterologist.
Education and Training
Govt. Dental College, Bangalore University, India 2000
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pediatric Crohn disease presenting as an esophageal stricture.
- Differential effects of Francisella tularensis lipopolysaccharide on B lymphocytes.
- Safety techniques for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in Pierre Robin Sequence.
- Prospective randomized comparative study of low-profile balloon gastrostomy tubes in children.
- Gastrojejunal feeding tube use by gastroenterologists in a pediatric academic center.
- Effects of 70% ethanol locks on rates of central line infection, thrombosis, breakage, and replacement in pediatric intestinal failure.
- Difficulty Achieving Vitamin D Sufficiency With High-Dose Oral Repletion Therapy in Infants With Cholestasis.
- Differences in Durability, Dislodgement, and Other Complications With Use of Low-Profile Nonballoon Gastrostomy Tubes in Children.
- Identifying small bowel intussusception related to a gastroenteric feeding tube.
Treatments
- Crohn's Disease
- Acid Reflux
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Gastroenteritis
- Malnutrition
- Pain
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