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UPMC Center for Intestinal Health and Nutrition Support

The Center for Intestinal Health and Nutrition Support at UPMC specializes in the evaluation and treatment of medical conditions that disrupt nutrient processing. The center targets patients who are malnourished or at risk for malnutrition as a result of chronic medical illnesses or following surgery.

Nutrition specialists at the center consult with a variety of patients, including those with:

• major bowel resections
• intestinal transplants
• ulcerative colitis
• Crohn’s disease
• celiac disease
• prior radiation or chemotherapy
• liver or pancreatic diseases

Part of the center’s role is to monitor and manage patients receiving specialized nutrition by tube feeding or intravenous feeding. Emphasis is placed on improving the function of the gastrointestinal tract by providing specialized nutrients, nutritional support, training, and education.

Our physicians:

• Toby O. Graham, MD
• Refaat Hegazi, MD, PhD
• Hossam M. Kandil, MD, PhD
• Stephen J.D. O’Keefe, MD, MSc
• Amit Raina, MD

Locations and Directions
The Center for Intestinal Health and Nutrition Support is located at the Digestive Disorders Center, on the third floor of UPMC Presbyterian, 200 Lothrop St., in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh.

Contact Us
Patients are referred to the center by their physicians or they may self-refer to the center if they have been treated or referred for nutrition support services before and bring all past records with them.

To schedule an appointment with a physician at the center or for more information, call toll-free 866-4GASTRO (866-442-7876) or 412-647-8666 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST. To contact the center’s secretary directly, call 412-648-2344.

For information about any UPMC service or for help with a referral, call 800-533-UPMC (8762).