ABOUT
The rising cases of pediatric gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases as well as the persistent burden of nutritional problems among Filipino children fueled the need to establish the Philippine Children’s Medical Center’s Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition in 1995.
MISSION
To become the leading pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition center in the Philippines by providing exemplary patient care in a competent, cost-effective and compassionate manner while preserving the dignity and rights of the patients and their families.
VISION
The section envisions itself as a center of excellence in the delivery of total quality care and management for patients with digestive system, hepatic and nutritional disorders and those undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures through competent, committed and compassionate medical team.
SERVICES
- In-Patient
- Out-Patient/Telemedicine
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy (EGD, Colonoscopy, Foreign Body Removal, Variceal Band Ligation, Polypectomy)
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
- Paracentesis
- Nutritional Counselling and Management
TRAINING
To provide excellent quality care and management for patients with digestive, hepatobiliary and nutritional disorders, the section offers a 3-year fellowship program which opened in 2008 with its accreditation from the Philippine Pediatric Society and the Philippine Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and has produced 7 graduates as of 2020 under the guidance of 13 consultant staffs.
