Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Pediatrician & Gi Specialist In Greater La Area?

sewwbennion

By sewwbennion
in Doctors

Recommended Posts

sewwbennion Newbie
sewwbennion
Posted

Hi everyone. We just moved from Utah to LA County - and need to find some new Doctors. Our 3 year-old son was diagnosed with celiac disease two weeks ago, shortly before our move. Our pediatrician in Utah was INCREDIBLE and given that we will be meeting with a new pediatrician a lot, we would like someone spectacular!

TIA for any help and suggestions!

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Karen B. Explorer
Karen B.
Posted
Hi everyone. We just moved from Utah to LA County - and need to find some new Doctors. Our 3 year-old son was diagnosed with celiac disease two weeks ago, shortly before our move. Our pediatrician in Utah was INCREDIBLE and given that we will be meeting with a new pediatrician a lot, we would like someone spectacular!

TIA for any help and suggestions!

I'm not in the LA area but a pediatric gastroenterologist from Children's Hospital Las Angeles came to speak to our Celiac group and she was awesome! Below is the link to her page and the hospital website. Open Original Shared Link

Or you might want to contact the local Celiacs and ask them for suggestions..

Open Original Shared Link

Hope this helps some!

  • 2 weeks later...
sewwbennion Newbie
sewwbennion
Posted
  • Author
I'm not in the LA area but a pediatric gastroenterologist from Children's Hospital Las Angeles came to speak to our Celiac group and she was awesome! Below is the link to her page and the hospital website. Open Original Shared Link

Or you might want to contact the local Celiacs and ask them for suggestions..

Open Original Shared Link

Hope this helps some!

Karen - THANK YOU! I will look up the information about the Ped GI...but the contact information for a CDF group was incredible. We have been in need of some support as both my DH and I are so overwhelmed with information...and fear!

Thanks!

confusedks Enthusiast
confusedks
Posted
Karen - THANK YOU! I will look up the information about the Ped GI...but the contact information for a CDF group was incredible. We have been in need of some support as both my DH and I are so overwhelmed with information...and fear!

Thanks!

Michelle Pietzak I believe is the name of the Dr. that Karen was referring to. She is truly amazing, but I tried to get in there (I'm 16 and live in LA)and she has a REALLY long waiting list. She is amazing though and very active in the Celiac Community. We talked to her receptionist who said that they want to see you last 3 visits to your Pediatrician with any labs, tests, etc. Then Dr. Pietzak will look it over and get you an appointment according to the severity of your case. So, by all means try to get in to see her. I got her name from Elaine at the Celiac Disease Foundation here in Los Angeles. She also has another name of a pediatric GI Dr. but I can't find her name. Good luck!

Juliet Newbie
Juliet
Posted

Dr. Edward P. Laurance out of Pasadena, California is our pediatric g.i. for our now 3 1/2 year old son. He, along with the nice people over at the pediatric ward of Huntington Memorial Hospital, helped to diagnose our son when he was 2. He may be a little easier to get to than Dr. Pietzak who is practically a "rock star" in the pediatric Celiac circle here in southern California. Heck, she even produced a DVD you can purchase to find out more on the disease. I also found the CDF support group (I go to the one here in Pasadena that's also for Glendale/Los Feliz/Covina/San Gabriel area, too) a bit more helpful than the ROCK group because of my son's age. He doesn't really need to go to gluten free events for kids who mostly are older than him; instead I need to know how to feed him, where to shop, latest research, etc. This one meets every other month and you can get loaded with tons of information on the disease and food. We've been gluten free for a year and a half, and if you're anywhere near the Pasadena area, let me know and I can "hook you up" with where to go shopping, eat, etc. ;)

Karen B. Explorer
Karen B.
Posted
Michelle Pietzak I believe is the name of the Dr. that Karen was referring to. She is truly amazing, but I tried to get in there (I'm 16 and live in LA)and she has a REALLY long waiting list. She is amazing though and very active in the Celiac Community. We talked to her receptionist who said that they want to see you last 3 visits to your Pediatrician with any labs, tests, etc. Then Dr. Pietzak will look it over and get you an appointment according to the severity of your case. So, by all means try to get in to see her. I got her name from Elaine at the Celiac Disease Foundation here in Los Angeles. She also has another name of a pediatric GI Dr. but I can't find her name. Good luck!

Yes, she's the one that came to speak to our local Celiac group when I was first diagnosed and she is great. Very good communicator and really explains things well. But I thought they would surely have other docs that could help you too.

Local Celiac groups are full of valuable info about the best docs, the best places to get stuff and just getting together with people that have common issues. I'm not a "joiner" and I first started going to our local group for my Mom but it's been a great source of help, support and info.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      131,169
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Lisa Crowley
    Newest Member
    Lisa Crowley
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.4k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • DAR girl
      Celiac and allergic to common subs and adds in prepared foods

      By DAR girl · Posted

      Looking for help sourcing gluten-free products that do not contain potato or corn derived ingredients. I have other autoimmune conditions (Psoriatic Arthritis and Sjogrens) so I’m looking for prepared foods as I have fatigue and cannot devote a lot of time to baking my own treats. 
    • Scott Adams
      Disregarded

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      I am so sorry you're going through this. It's completely understandable to feel frustrated, stressed, and disregarded after such a long and difficult health journey. It's exhausting to constantly advocate for yourself, especially when you're dealing with so many symptoms and positive diagnoses like SIBO, while still feeling unwell. The fact that you have been diligently following the diet without relief is a clear sign that something else is going on, and your doctors should be investigating other causes or complications, not dismissing your very real suffering. 
    • Oldturdle
      Paying for my own Celiac screening at WalkInLab so a positive result doesn’t become part of my medical history

      By Oldturdle · Posted

      It is just so sad that health care in the United States has come to this.  Health insurance should be available to everyone, not just the healthy or the rich.  My heart goes out to you.  I would not hesitate to have the test and pay for it myself.  My big concern would be how you could keep the results truly private.  I am sure that ultimately, you could not.  A.I. is getting more and more pervasive, and all data is available somewhere.  I don't know if you could give a fake name, or pay for your test with cash.  I certainly would not disclose any positive results on a private insurance application.  As I understand it, for an official diagnosis, an MD needs to review your labs and make the call.  If you end up in the ER, or some other situation, just request a gluten free diet, and say it is because you feel better when you don't eat gluten.      Hang in there, though.  Medicare is not that far away for you, and it will remove a lot of stress from your health care concerns.  You will even be able to "come out of the closet" about being Celiac!
    • plumbago
      Paying for my own Celiac screening at WalkInLab so a positive result doesn’t become part of my medical history

      By plumbago · Posted

      Yes, I've posted a few times about two companies: Request a Test and Ulta Labs. Also, pretty much we can all request any test we want (with the possible exception of the N protein Covid test and I'm sure a couple of others) with Lab Corp (or Pixel by Lab Corp) and Quest. I much prefer Lab Corp for their professionalism, ease of service and having it together administratively, at least in DC. And just so you know, Request a Test uses Lab Corp and Quest anyway, while Ulta Labs uses only Quest. Ulta Labs is cheaper than Request a Test, but I am tired of dealing with Quest, so I don't use them so much.
    • Scott Adams
      Does Dailymed.nlm.nih.gov site have filters for gluten?

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      PS - I think you meant this site, but I don't believe it has been updated in years: http://glutenfreedrugs.com/ so it is best to use: You can search this site for prescriptions medications, but will need to know the manufacturer/maker if there is more than one, especially if you use a generic version of the medication: To see the ingredients you will need to click on the correct version of the medication and maker in the results, then scroll down to "Ingredients and Appearance" and click it, and then look at "Inactive Ingredients," as any gluten ingredients would likely appear there, rather than in the Active Ingredients area. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/   
×
×
  • Create New...