Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) program at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore is dedicated to providing excellent care and improving the health and quality of life of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. IBD are chronic relapsing inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases causing severe diarrhea abdominal pain and weight loss that can lead to life-threatening complications.
At Children’s Hospital at Montefiore we have a committed exceptional multidisciplinary team of physicians, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, dieticians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, and psychologists working together to provide state of the art quality care with the ultimate goal that all children with IBD should lead normal, productive lives.
Meet the Pediatric IBD Team
Clinical Team
| Gitit Tomer, MD
Director, IBD Program Inessa Normatov, MD John Thompson, MD Alexa Goldfarb, MD | Kathleen Shea, NP
Nurse Practitioner Jacqueline Ortega, RN
Nursing
Irina Strogach, MS, RD, CDN
Nutrition
Vivian Vallejo, LMSW
Clinical Social Worker |
Research Team
| Kayla Pryce
Research Specialist | Farah Romero
Administrator |
Quality and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore participates in a national Quality Improvement network, ImproveCareNow where clinicians, researchers, patients and families are working together to transform the health, care and cost of children and adolescents with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. A team-based approach to medical care is helping children and adolescents with Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis get well sooner and have better outcomes in terms of their disease and their quality of life. We have been involved in continuous quality improvement projects including pre-visit planning, improving visits within 200 days, screening of social determinants of health, and transition to adult GI.
- In 2023, Patients’ Remission rate was 83%.
- In 2023, Patients’ who are not taking Prednisone was 93%.
Preparing for second opinion visit
Please make sure that all required medical records are sent to the center before you come in for your appointment. Necessary information often includes:
- Clinic records and lab results
- Pathology reports and biopsy slides from previous endoscopic procedures
- Imaging – copy and reports from any radiology testing (MRI, CT, UGI, etc.)
- Growth chart from the primary care physician
- List of medications
Please send this information to:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Phone: 718-741-2332
Fax: 718-515-5426
Locations
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE – ROSENTHAL 3
3415 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
HUTCHINSON CAMPUS
Tower Two
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, New York 10461
WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL
33 Davis Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
MyChart
MyChart is an online tool for patients, offering an easy way to review your child’s medical records.
We encourage you to create a MyChart account.
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