Intestinal Rehabilitation Program

The Lurie Children's Difference

Approaches used by our multidisciplinary team to avoid transplantation include the serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP), a surgical technique used to increase bowel length and help increase absorption; nutritional strategies to help patients maintain normal growth; and isolated intestinal transplant before irreversible TPN-associated liver injury calls for a liver transplant.

The research managed by Valeria Cohran, MD, is an important part of our program. Learn about both clinical and laboratory research in the Transplantation Division.

Our Specialists

Appointments

If you'd like to schedule an appointment with one of our specialists, visit our Appointments page for more information.

Contact Our Team

To accommodate the demands of the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Program’s (IRP) growth, we have established a dedicated IRP phone line for all clinical needs. This will allow for prompt access to a clinical team member. Please call 312.227.0560 to speak directly with a nurse. As always, for emergent clinical needs after hours, please page our GI Fellow on call at 312.227.4000.

For easy, electronic communication with your child’s care team, we strongly encourage all families to sign up for MyChart. MyChart gives you direct online access to portions of your child’s electronic medical record, where your child’s health information is stored. To sign up for MyChart, please go to mychart.luriechildrens.org or call our Program Coordinator at 312.227.4576.