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Bowel Sounds: The Pediatric GI Podcast

NASPGHAN

Health & Fitness

Science

Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 169

Bowel Sounds is a podcast on all things related to pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. This podcast is brought to you by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN).

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Naylor Brownell - Lymphatic Conditions and the GI Tract

Season 7 · Episode 5

Monday, December 29, 2025 • Duration 43:11

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Jordan Whatley and Dr. Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Naylor Brownell, Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Co-Director of the Pancreatic Disorders Program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, who provides care in the Jill and Mark Fishman Center for Lymphatic Disorders. We talk about lymphatic conditions and their effect on the GI tract, as well as the diagnosis and management of primary intestinal lymphangiectasia.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the structure and function of the lymphatic system

2. Describe the causes of protein losing enteropathy (PLE) and how they are diagnosed

3. Understand the management of children with primary intestinal lymphangiectasia

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https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/jill-and-mark-fishman-center-lymphatic-disorders

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This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.

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Tom Wallach - Training the Trainee in Research

Season 7 · Episode 4

Monday, December 15, 2025 • Duration 57:15

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Amber Hildreth and Dr. Peter Lu talk to Dr. Tom Wallach, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at SUNY Downstate, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric GI Fellowship director, and Research Director of Pediatrics. We talk about experience based research and how to implement these tools into medical education.

Learning objectives

Define experience based research
Understand how to incorporate experience based research into medical education
Explore the variety of tools available to scientists at all levels of training to conduct research

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Support the show

This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.

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Bowel Sounds Summer School - Endoscopy

Season 6 · Episode 22

Monday, August 11, 2025 • Duration 38:29

In our last episode of the Bowel Sounds Summer School series (at least for this year), hosts Dr. Jason Silverman and Dr. Jennifer Lee have gathered highlights from past episodes on endoscopy to create an episode filled with clinical and teaching pearls. Former expert guests Dr. Jenifer Lightdale, Dr. Catharine Walsh, and Dr. Looi Ee explain the elements of quality endoscopy, how to teach endoscopy, perform difficult colonoscopies, and even how to keep endoscopists healthy throughout their career.

Be sure to also check out the great hands-on, colonoscopy skills and train the trainer workshops held during the NASPGHAN Annual Meeting each year!

Our Bowel Sounds Summer School series includes four episodes on big topics in our field, artisanally crafted for the ears of learners of all stages from the young student to the seasoned attending.

Learning Objectives:

Review the technical and non-technical components of quality endoscopic procedures.
Understand communication strategies that help preceptors effectively teach endoscopy skills to trainees.
Review the relevant elements of ergonomics and systemic factors that can help prevent endoscopy-related injuries.

Featured Episodes:

Jenifer Lightdale - PEnQuINs and Making Pediatric Endoscopy Safer (November 2020)
Catharine Walsh - Education in Endoscopy (November 2022)
Looi Ee - The Challenging Colonoscopy: Down Under Edition (August 2023)

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Maria Mascarenhas - Culinary Medicine

Season 3 · Episode 10

Monday, April 25, 2022 • Duration 52:35

Drs. Jennifer Lee and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Maria Mascarenhas, a pediatric gastroenterologist and the director of the integrative health program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. We discuss how extra training in integrative medicine has helped Dr. Mascarenhas take her clinical practice to the next level. We ask how training in culinary medicine can help pediatric gastroenterologists in their day-to-day lives and practice.

Learning Objectives
1) To describe how additional training in integrative medicine can take clinical practice to a different level
2) To examine practical aspects of culinary medicine for personal and professional lives
3) To explain how culinary medicine is different than nutrition

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.

Produced by: Jennifer Lee

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This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.Check out our !Follow us on , , and for all the latest news and upcoming episodes.Click here to .

Jim Squires - Pediatric Acute Liver Failure (Special JPGN Episode)

Season 3 · Episode 9

Monday, April 11, 2022 • Duration 55:50

In this collaborative episode with JPGN, Drs. Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Jim Squires, the first author of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Position Paper on the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Acute Liver Failure published recently in JPGN. Although this is a complex syndrome and topic, the discussion highlights important principles to consider and an initial approach to patients with this condition. Dr. Squires is Associate Director of Hepatology and Fellowship Director for Pediatric Transplant Hepatology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Want to learn more about Pediatric Acute Liver Failure (PALF)? Join us on April 14 at 7 pm EST for the FIRST #PedsGIChat! Follow the hashtag and @PedsGIChat for a great discussion with Dr. Mohit Kehar on this topic, and keep following for news about future chats as well! Our thanks to the NASPGHAN Technology Committee for setting this up!

This episode is eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

Learning Objectives:

Understand the initial assessment and triage of a patient with suspected PALF.
Understand the diagnostic evaluation of infants and children with PALF.
Review the ongoing monitoring of patients with PALF to assess for complications.

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Hayat Mousa - Pediatric Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction

Season 3 · Episode 8

Monday, March 28, 2022 • Duration 49:11

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Jennifer Lee and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Hayat Mousa about the most severe of gastrointestinal motility disorders -- pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction or PIPO. Although PIPO is a rare disorder, it is one that is important for all pediatric gastroenterologists to recognize. Dr. Mousa is Director of the GI Motility Center and a pediatric gastroenterologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

This is also our FIRST episode eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

Learning Objectives:
1) Recognize the presentation of pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction.
2) Understand the diagnostic evaluation of children with symptoms suggestive of this disorder.
3) Review the medical and surgical management of children with this disorder, including several promising, novel treatment modalities.

Links:
Thapar N, et al. Paediatric Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: Evidence and Consensus-Based Recommendations From an ESPGHAN-Led Expert Group. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Jun; 66(6): 991-1019.

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.

Produced by: Peter Lu

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Judith Kelsen - Very Early Onset IBD

Season 3 · Episode 7

Monday, March 14, 2022 • Duration 57:29

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Judith Kelsen about the presentation, evaluation, and management of children with very early onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD).

Learning Objectives
1) To define and describe the clinical presentation of very early onset IBD
2) To examine diagnostic strategies for patients with very early onset IBD
3) To manage patients with very early onset IBD
4) When to send genetic testing for patients who present with very early onset IBD

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.

Produced by: Temara Hajjat

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Support the show

This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.

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Carol Durno and Melyssa Aronson - Polyps Part 2: Lynch Syndrome and CMMRD

Season 3 · Episode 6

Monday, February 28, 2022 • Duration 52:46

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Jennifer Lee and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Carol Durno and Melyssa Aronson about Lynch Syndrome and Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency (CMMRD). This is a rare disorder that all gastroenterologists should consider when a polyp is found. Early diagnosis, early screening is critical to the survival of these children.

Learning Objectives
1) To define and describe the clinical presentation of Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency (CMMRD) and how it differs from Lynch Syndrome
2) To examine diagnostic strategies for patients with CMMRD and their families
3) To explain key components of detailed family history and provide strategies to ask sensitive questions such as consanguinity
4) To outline the screening recommendations for GI and non-GI cancers in CMMRD

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.

Produced by: Jennifer Lee

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Support the show

This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.Check out our !Follow us on , , and for all the latest news and upcoming episodes.Click here to .

Diana Lerner - Management of Foreign Body Ingestions

Season 3 · Episode 5

Monday, February 14, 2022 • Duration 57:37

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Diana Lerner about the management of foreign body ingestions, with a particular focus on button battery ingestions including their rising incidence as well as risk mitigation strategies and public education approaches to reducing harm.

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.

Produced by: Jason Silverman

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John Barnard - How to Succeed in Pediatric GI Research

Season 3 · Episode 4

Monday, January 31, 2022 • Duration 52:20

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to former NASPGHAN President Dr. John Barnard about the past, current, and future of pediatric GI research. We ask him to reflect upon his career as a leader in the field of pediatric GI and specifically in advancing pediatric GI research for the past several decades. We ask him how research interest and funding is changing over time, how researchers can best position themselves in today's research landscape, and what he feels are the most important factors for success as a medical researcher. We also discuss how our community can better support women and underrepresented minorities in academic medicine. Finally, he talks to us about the advice that has guided him throughout his career.

As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.

Produced by: Peter Lu

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Thank you to everyone for listening to our podcast. If you enjoyed this content and thought it was useful, we ask you to consider doing any or all of the following three things:

Tell one person who you think would like this type of content about the podcast. We want to reach more GI doctors and trainees and general pediatricians, pediatric residents, and medical students.
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts -- this helps more people discover our podcast.
You can also support the show by making a donation to the NASPGHAN Foundation

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