Nicholas Paul Norris, MD
- Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages spoken: English
- Locations (1)
Biography
Nicholas Norris, M.D., is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and advanced endoscopist at Children’s Health℠. He specializes in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-guided interventions. Dr. Norris focuses on caring for children and adolescents with complex pancreatic, biliary and gastrointestinal disorders.
“My goal is to provide minimally invasive, multidisciplinary care that bridges adult and pediatric endoscopic expertise – to offer the best possible outcomes for my patients,” Norris says.
Dr. Norris completed his pediatric gastroenterology fellowship and medical training at UT Southwestern Medical Center, followed by an advanced endoscopy fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
His research focuses on improving outcomes in pediatric pancreatic disease, optimizing endoscopic techniques, and advancing minimally invasive approaches for complex gastrointestinal disease. Norris also serves as a co-investigator for national studies aimed at understanding the clinical course and treatment of pediatric chronic pancreatitis.
Outside of his clinical and academic work, Dr. Norris enjoys reading philosophy, photography and spending time with his family.
“My goal is to provide minimally invasive, multidisciplinary care that bridges adult and pediatric endoscopic expertise – to offer the best possible outcomes for my patients.”
Dr. NorrisEducation and Training
- Medical School
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2018)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (2021), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- The Cedars Hospital (2025), Advanced Endoscopy
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2024), Pediatric Gastroenterology
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal migraines
- Achalasia
- Calcaneal apophysitis (Sever's disease)
- Celiac disease
- Chronic abdominal pain (stomach ache)
- Colic
- Colon polyps
- Colorectal cancer (CRC)
- Constipation
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS)
- Diarrhea
- Dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
- Ear deformities
- Elbow instability
- Encopresis
- Esophageal stricture
- Esophageal varices
- Failure to thrive (FTT)
- Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
- Feeding disorder (PFD)
- Functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS)
- Gallbladder disease
- Gastroenteritis (stomache flu)
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding
- H. pylori infection
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Lactose intolerance
- Malabsorption
- Microscopic colitis (lymphocytic colitis or collagenous colitis)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
- Pancreas disease
- Pancreatic fluid collections
- Pancreatic malignancy/trauma
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic ulcer
- Rumination syndrome (merycism)
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)