Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit
Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit
The Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit at Sheba Medical Center offers comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for children and teenagers with diseases of the digestive system or liver. Inpatient and outpatient services are provided. The types of gastrointestinal conditions and symptoms that present in children can be dramatically different from those that occur in adults, and experienced specialists comprise the team of this specialized unit. Multidisciplinary experts, including surgeons, radiologists, and nutritionists collaborate with pediatric gastroenterologists to custom-design treatment programs for every patient. Our department is also actively involved in many clinical research trials in Israel and around the world.

The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital
The Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit is located within the modern outpatient wing of the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, a comprehensive facility at Sheba Medical Center dedicated entirely to children and their families. In this state-of-the-art hospital, we provide professional medical services within a cheerful, comfortable environment designed with kids in mind.
Other departments in the Safra Children’s Hospital include:
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Department >
- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinic
- Department of Pediatric Surgery
- The Edmond J. Safra International Congenital Heart Center >
- Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Department >
- The Claudio Cohen Department of Pediatric Intensive Care
- The Raphael Cohen Pediatric Emergency Department
- The Pediatric Psychosomatic Department
- The Albert Katz Department of Neonatology
- The Weinberg Child Development Center
- The Pediatric Pulmonary Unit >
- The Pediatric Metabolic Disease
- The Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit
- The Pediatric Nephrology Unit >
- The Pediatric Rheumatology Department >
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit
- The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit
- The Institute for Rare Diseases
- The Pediatric Neurology Unit >
- The Pediatric Stem Cell Research Institute
- The Institute of Pediatric Cardiology
- The Pediatric Community Medicine Unit
What conditions do we treat?
Our Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit treats children with a wide range of digestive conditions, including problems such as the following:
- Abdominal Pain
- Celiac Disease
- Crohn’s Disease
- Constipation
- Cow’s Milk Protein Intolerance
- Diarrhea
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Encopresis
- Failure to Thrive (FTT)
- Poor Weight Gain
- Feeding problems
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)/ Heartburn
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Hepatitis >
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Lactose Intolerance
- Pancreatitis
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Ulcerative Colitis
The Director

Batya Weiss, MD
Additional related doctors

Gideon Karplus

Yishay Salem

Uriel Katz

Tzipi Strauss

Irit Tirosh
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