Dr. Barbara S. Kirschner M.D.
Gastroenterologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Gastroenterology
University Of Chicago, Peds Gastro 5839 South Maryland Chicago IL, 60637Rating
4/5
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Dr. Barbara Kirschner is a pediatric gastroenterologist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Kirschner 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
Med Coll of Pa, Philadelphia Pa 1967
Drexel University College of Medicine
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV (FORMERLY ALLEGHENY UNIV) 1967
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Gastroenterology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Research agenda for pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition: chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Report of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition for the Children's Digestive Health and Nutrit
- Transition of care between paediatric and adult gastroenterology. Assessment of growth and nutrition.
- Workshop report: prevention of postoperative recurrence in Crohn's disease.
- Massive intestinal bleeding in a child with superior mesenteric artery aneurysm and gastrointestinal tuberculosis.
- Challenges in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.
- Timing infliximab therapy in pediatric Crohn's disease.
- Effect of long-term low-dose prednisone on height velocity and disease activity in pediatric and adolescent patients with Crohn disease.
- Thalidomide use and outcomes in pediatric patients with Crohn disease refractory to infliximab and adalimumab.
- Whole-exome Sequence Analysis Implicates Rare Il17REL Variants in Familial and Sporadic Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
- Genetic and Metabolic Signals during Acute Enteric Bacterial Infection Alter the Microbiota and Drive Progression to Chronic Inflammatory Disease.
Treatments
- Crohn's Disease
- Pain
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500 E 51ST ST CHICAGO IL 60615