Pediatric IBD Update: What Primary Care Doctors Need to Know

Name: Pediatric IBD Update: What Primary Care Doctors Need to Know
Uploaded: 2020-08-25T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Sabina Ali, MD, an expert in pediatric IBD, provides a short yet thorough rundown on this progressive disease, including very-early-onset IBD.

Sabina Ali, MD, an expert in pediatric IBD, provides a short yet thorough rundown on this progressive disease, including very-early-onset IBD. She covers risk factors, diagnostic tools, confirmatory tests, referral tips, and preventive care to protect patients’ overall physical and psychosocial health.

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August 25, 2020

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Sabina Ali, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Dr. Sabina Ali is a gastroenterologist who specializes in caring for children with either of the two main types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. She performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ...

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