More than 60 million people in the United States suffer from a digestive disease. Many of these conditions can be difficult for adults to talk about, so imagine what it must be like for a child. The pediatric gastroenterology team at Ochsner Hospital for Children has the advanced education, experience and communication skills required to diagnose and treat your child. We know how to put kids at ease and on the road to recovery.

For the sixth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Ochsner Hospital for Children among the Top 50 Children's Hospitals in the country. This year, Ochsner Hospital for Children ranked in Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology and GI Surgery and Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report, which makes us the only children's hospital in Louisiana to rank in three specialties in one year.