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3 Year Old Need Maryland Doctor

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swchach Newbie
swchach
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I have a 3 year old that was diagnosed last week. We have been dealing with a pediatric hospital who have disappointed too many times.

Does anyone know a good Pediatric Doctor with Celiac experience in the Baltimore area that can help manage his care? Seems like most doctors immediately send you to a GI specialist who is part of a large hospital system and the fact that it is a child gets lost in the mix.

Thanks!

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I have a 3 year old that was diagnosed last week. We have been dealing with a pediatric hospital who have disappointed too many times.

Does anyone know a good Pediatric Doctor with Celiac experience in the Baltimore area that can help manage his care? Seems like most doctors immediately send you to a GI specialist who is part of a large hospital system and the fact that it is a child gets lost in the mix.

Thanks!

If you're close to Montgomery County, we see Benjamin Enav who is with Lynn Duffy's pediatric GI group. We go their VA office. He sees quite a number of Celiac kids. He did our son's scope and was very nice. We've also met with their nutritionist.

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Dr Anca Safta is the pediatric GI with the Celiac Research Center in Baltimore. They are affiliated with the U of MD hospital downtown. The office is within the hospital - but the office is only for pediatric specialists and the surgical procedures are done in a children's hospital-within-a-hospital. The waiting room has toys and murals, the exam room has child-sized chairs. Dr Safta is very nice and is great with kids.

enolah Rookie
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It does sound like you are looking for a private practice doctor. Do you want a gastroenterologist or a general pediatrician? Perhaps one of the best well known celiac experts is at University of Maryland, Alessio Fasano, and he works with the GI doctor the pp mentioned. I'm guessing you are already are aware of him since you are in Baltimore.

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If you're close to Montgomery County, we see Benjamin Enav who is with Lynn Duffy's pediatric GI group. We go their VA office. He sees quite a number of Celiac kids. He did our son's scope and was very nice. We've also met with their nutritionist.

When we lived in Virginia, my oldest was a patient of Lynn Duffy and then, Peter Lee. She doesn't have celiac though, we were there for other reasons. That is a great group. Now that we have a positive blood test for my 4 year old for celiac, I would definitely take her to them, if we still lived in the area. I highly recommend them.

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