Bowel Sounds: The Pediatric GI Podcast

In this special Bowel Sounds and Nutrition Pearls collaboration episode, hosts Dr. Jennifer Lee and clinical dietitian Nicole Misner talk to Lisa Richardson about the ins and outs of infant formula. This is a must listen episode for all pediatricians, pediatric gastroenterologists, dietitians and anyone who is using or recommending infant formulas. Learning Objectives Explain infant formula nutrition, components, and comparison to breast milkDifferentiate formula types, ingredients, and...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Temara Hajjat and Dr. Amber Hildreth and talk to Dr. William Balistreri, Dorothy M. M. Kersten Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati, Director Emeritus of the Pediatric Liver Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Medical Director Emeritus of Liver Transplantation, and Program Director Emeritus of Transplant Hepatology Fellowship. We talk about the history of the Hepatitis B virus and vaccine, and the new ACIP vaccination recomme...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Amber Hildreth and Dr. Peter Lu talk to Dr. Tom Wallach, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at SUNY Downstate, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric GI Fellowship director, and Research Director of Pediatrics. We talk about experience based research and how to implement these tools into medical education. Learning objectives Define experience based researchUnderstand how to incorporate experience based research into medical educationExplore t...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, host Dr. Temara Hajjat talks to Dr. Katja Karrento, an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin and pediatric gastroenterologist at Wisconsin Children's and an expert on DGBI. Dr. Karrento talks about the 2025 NASPGHAN guidelines for managing children with cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS). Learning objectives Understand the new recommendations on managing CVSReviewing the guidelines on managing CVS and what has been added to the guidelines.Recogn...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Kevin Watson, pediatric gastroenterologist and Assistant Director of Clinical Informatics at Akron Children's Hospital and Associate Professor at Northeastern Ohio Medical University. We talk about the use of AI-powered ambient listening technology for clinical documentation and his experience introducing AI scribes to his hospital. Learning objectives Understand the advantages and limitations of the current stat...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Amber Hildreth, pediatric gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist at Rady Children's Hospital and Assistant Professor at the University of California San Diego. She is also a clinician scientist at the Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine. We discuss how genetic testing is transforming the way we care for children with rare GI and liver diseases. Learning objectives Recognize key differenc...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Jenn Lee and Dr. Peter Lu talk to Dr. Richard Wood, Chief of the Department of Pediatric Colorectal & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Professor of Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. We discuss identifying and caring for the child with an anorectal malformation. Learning objectives Recognize the various types of anorectal malformations and the VACTERL association.Discuss the diagnosis of a...

In this episode of Bowel Sounds Summer School, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jason Silverman have taken highlights from past episodes on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and put them into a special episode jam-packed with clinical pearls. Former expert guests explain how to manage patients with IBD. Our Bowel Sounds Summer School series will include 4 episodes each summer on big topics in our field, artisanally crafted for the ears of listeners of all stages, from the young student to th...