CME Credits Available!
Friday, March 1 – Saturday, March 2, 2024
The Diplomat
Beach Resort
3555 S Ocean Drive
Hollywood, FL 33019
About the Conference
The Inaugural PEDS GI Connect Conference is a two-day event focused on promoting the collaboration and exchange of knowledge among pediatric gastrointestinal healthcare professionals. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in interactive sessions covering a wide range of topics within the field of pediatric gastroenterology.
Course Directors
Valeria C. Cohran, MD
The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Joel R. Rosh, MD
Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology,
Liver Disease and Nutrition
Cohen Children’s Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY
Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH
Miguel Saps, MD
University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Amanda Muir, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Faculty
Sabina A. Ali, MD
Clinical Professor
Co Director UCSF Pediatric Gastroenterology – Oakland
Director ,Pediatric IBD Program - Oakland
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospitals
Oakland, CA
Silvana Bonilla, MD
Attending Physician,
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Tanaz Farzan Danialifar, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics |USC Keck School of Medicine |
Divisional Director of Medical Student and Resident Education
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Marla Dubinsky, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Co- director, Susan and Leonard Feinstein IBD Clinical Center
Director, Marie and Barry Lipman IBD Preconception and Pregnancy Clinic
Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai New York
Chief, Division of Pediatric GI and Nutrition
Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital
New York, NY
Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH
Director, Center for NutritionMedical Director, Center for Advanced Intestinal RehabilitationBoston Children's HospitalProfessor of Pediatrics and Director, Division of NutritionHarvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA
Alessio Fasano, MD
W. Allan Walker Professor of Pediatrics MGB
Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Vice Chair of Research – MGfC
Director of The Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center and
The Center for Celiac Research and Treatment
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Professor of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Rima Fawaz, MD
Medical Director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
Yale Medicine
Greenwich, CT
Praveen Goday, MD
Director, Nutrition and Feeding Programs
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Clinical Professor of PediatricsThe Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Jeffrey Hyams, MD
Division Head, Gastroenterology
Director, The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Director, The Infusion Center
The Mandell-Braunstein Family Endowed Chair for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Conneticut Children's Hospital
Hartford, CT
Stacy A. Kahn, MD, NASPGHAN-F
Director, FMT and Microbial Therapeutics Program, Boston Children’s Hospital
Attending Physician, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Katja Karrento, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Director of Motility and Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Programs
Medical College of Wisconsin
Children's Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Ajay Kaul, MD
Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Center
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Peter L. Lu, MD, MS
Research Director, GI Motility Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio
Calies Menard-Katcher, MD
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
Veronique D. Morinville, MDCM, FRCPC, NASPGHAN-F, CAGF
Professor of Pediatrics, McGill University
Medical Director of Pancreas Care
Montreal Children's Hospital
Montreal, QC, Canada
John M. Rosen, MD
Section Chief General Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN, LDN
For A Digestive Peace of Mind, LLC
Medway, MA
Catharine Walsh, MD
Educational Researcher, SickKids Learning Institute
Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute
Staff Pediatrician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology Hospital for Sick Children
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
University of Totronto
Toronto, Canada