speaker

Katja Karrento

MD

Medicine

Pediatrics

Dr. Katja Karrento is board-certified in Pediatrics and a subspecialized Pediatric Gastroenterologist. She has specific expertise and interest in managing patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction and GI motility disorders such as cyclic vomiting syndrome, chronic nausea, irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, and gastroparesis. She is trained to perform motility testing including esophageal, intraduodenal, colon, and anorectal manometry. Her research is focused on developing better diagnostic tools and therapies for complex disorders such as chronic nausea and gastroparesis. Her primary goal is to help children and families who suffer from chronic and debilitating GI disorders achieve the best possible care and quality of life.