Intestinal Transplant
At Children's Medical CenterReferral Directory
Physician Contact:
John Andersen, M.D. – Intestinal Transplant Medical DirectorSrinath Chinnakotla, M.D. - Intestinal Transplant Surgical Director
Dev M. Desai, M.D., Ph.D. - Chief of Pediatric Transplantation
Goran B. Klintmalm, M.D. - Intestinal Transplant Program Director
Hospital Contact:
John Dickerson, RN – Clinical ManagerDean Henderson, MHA – Administrative Director
Ashley Sadlon, MHA - Program Manager
Key Contact:
Sarah Sullivan-Purnell, RN – Intestinal Transplant CoordinatorPhone numbers:
214-456-8412
800-846-6768
Fax 214-456-8405
Description of services:
The intestinal and multi-visceral transplant program is committed to providing comprehensive and responsive care for pediatric patients requiring intestinal and multi-visceral transplantation.
Intestine Transplant
Common diagnoses we treat:
- Short gut syndrome
- Midgut
- Volvulus
- Gastroschisis
- Nectrotizing Enterocolitis
- Intestinal Atresia
- Motility Disorders/Others
- Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- Microvillous Inclusion Disease
- Congential Diarrhea
Information for referral sources:
- Pre-authorization is required by some insurance plans.
- To avoid unnecessary testing, have the family bring relevant medical records, test results and X-rays to the appointment.
- Services are provided in close cooperation with the patient's referring physician.
- Diagnosis, evaluation and recommended treatment information is provided promptly to the referring physician.
Please provide the following when calling to schedule a patient for a diagnostic evaluation:
- Patient name and date of birth
- Probable diagnosis
- Insurance/referral information
- Physician clinical findings or symptoms that caused the patient to visit physician
Why Children's Medical Center?
- One of the few global centers with all treatment modalities needed for the care of children with intestinal transplant.
- Fully contained center within a children’s facility.
- Experienced staff and physicians in all major organ transplants in children work as a team under Solid Organ Transplant.
- Continuum of care as the child grows from Children’s to Baylor University Medical Center or other adult facility of the patient’s choice.
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