Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Center for GI Motility News

Gastroenterologists with special expertise in motility diseases will evaluate and direct your child's care. They work with the assistance of nurses, nutritionists and physicians from other divisions of the hospital.

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Motility Case Study

Feb 9, 2023
When rumination and gastroparesis collide in patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a personalized treatment plan is developed.

Q&A with Joshua Eisenberg, MD

Aug 9, 2022
Get to know Dr. Joshua Eisenberg, our newest attending physician in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Q&A with Hayat Mousa, MD

Mar 9, 2021
Meet Hayat Mousa, MD, the Director of the Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Center for GI Motility. Dr. Mousa recently sat down for an informal Q&A to talk about her vision, what areas she’d like to expand, why she enjoys working with children with motility conditions, and much more.

Gastroparesis: Getting Things Moving

Feb 16, 2021
Gastroparesis is a complex gastrointestinal motility disorder characterized by delayed emptying of gastric contents in the absence of mechanical obstruction.

Understanding the Differences, Similarities of IBD and IBS

Feb 16, 2021
While the presentation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be very similar, there are clinical clues and diagnostic tools that can help make the crucial distinction between these two conditions.