Pediatric Gastroenterologists - Foxborough, MA

We found 2 pediatric gastroenterologists in Foxborough, MA.

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Dr. Tracey M. Dafonte, MD

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Pediatric Gastroenterology

22 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA 02035

inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease

Dr. Tracey Dafonte is a pediatric gastroenterology specialist in Boston, MA, Newton, MA, and Foxborough, MA. She studied at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
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Dr. Victoria Mackenzie Martin, MPH, MD

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Pediatric Gastroenterology

22 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA 02035

feeding disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), food allergy
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Dr. Victoria Martin, who practices in Boston, MA and Foxborough, MA, is a medical specialist in pediatric gastroenterology. She studied at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

What is Pediatric Gastroenterology?

The digestive system is how our bodies convert food into energy. It is made up of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Physicians who treat problems in a child's digestive system, especially diseases of the liver, are called pediatric gastroenterologists.

Children are not just smaller versions of adult patients. Their digestive systems are different, and they may not be as able to describe their symptoms and concerns to a doctor. More importantly, a disease that interferes with the ability to obtain adequate nutrition can be much more serious for children, with their growing bodies, than it is for adults.

Pediatric gastroenterologists use tools such as biopsy (taking a small sample of tissue to examine under a microscope), endoscopy (examining the inside of the digestive tract using a thin, flexible tube), or colonoscopy (examining the lower intestines using a thin, flexible tube). Some of the disorders they encounter include:

Bleeding in the digestive tract
Liver disease and transplants
Hepatitis, an infection of the liver
Irritable bowel disease
Severe heartburn, called GERD
Pancreatitis
Gallstones
Lactose intolerance and severe food allergies
Severe, chronic, or unexplained abdominal pain, vomiting, or diarrhea
Nutritional disorders, including failure to thrive (FTT) and malnutrition
Feeding disorders, including refusal of food, gagging, and trouble swallowing

With such a wide variety of disorders, treatments are also varied. Some include nutrition management plans, medications, or feeding tubes.

Pediatric gastroenterologists play an important role in helping kids comfortably eat and digest food so they can grow up healthy.

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Pediatric Gastroenterologists - Foxborough, MA

We found 2 pediatric gastroenterologists in Foxborough, MA.

Dr. Tracey M. Dafonte, MD

Dr. Victoria Mackenzie Martin, MPH, MD

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