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If your child has pancreatitis, painful symptoms can get in the way of daily life. It can leave you both feeling helpless and worried about their health.
The Pancreatic Disorders Center at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh can provide help and hope for better days. Our team of doctors knows what your family is going through.
Call us at 412-692-5180 to learn more.
As a National Pancreas Foundation Center of Excellence, we:
It also means you can spend less time traveling for your child's care. And your child can spend more time being a kid.
Madhura Phadke, MD, serves as the medical director for the Pancreatic Disorders Center.
It's common for children to get pancreatitis only once.
Sometimes it can come back again. In rare cases, it can become a chronic or ongoing health problem.
The Pancreatic Disorders Center treats kids with these three types:
Whatever type of pancreatitis your child has, we can help take care of it.
Our goal is to provide care that allows:
Pancreatitis treatment options include medicine, procedures, and surgery.
When your child is hurting, you want what's best for them.
We're a designated National Pancreas Foundation Center of Excellence. Only the top health systems in treating pancreatitis receive this title.
For your child, this means they'll have:
Yes.
At UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, we focus on the future of pancreas disorders care.
We are actively involved in research to find the causes of pediatric pancreatitis. Research is vital to finding better ways to test for and treat it.
You don't need a doctor's referral to the Pancreatic Disorders Center.
If you're enrolled in managed care insurance plans, like HMOs, you may need:
We suggest you send your child's records before you come to make the best use of their visit.
These may include:
The Pancreatic Center at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is here for your family.
We're in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood at:
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh 4401 Penn Ave., Floor 3 Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Children's Hospital's main campus is located in the Lawrenceville neighborhood. Our main hospital address is:
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh One Children’s Hospital Way 4401 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15224
In addition to the main hospital, Children's has many convenient locations in other neighborhoods throughout the greater Pittsburgh region.
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