Gastroenterology
Pediatric Gastroenterology specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with disorders involving the gastrointestinal tract (GI), including the esophagus, stomach, intestine tract, liver, and pancreas. Our providers perform an extensive range of related diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, provide nutrition consultations, and care for children before and after liver transplants. Our clinician-scientists perform progressive, ground-breaking research into conditions, such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and are committed to training outstanding future pediatric gastroenterologists. A commitment to clinical care, research, and education allows our provider so offer increasingly state-of-the-art treatment for patients while looking to the future to advance our discipline.
GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS
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UNC Children’s Offering Sedation-Free Transnasal Endoscopy (TNE)
UNC Children’s is now offering Sedation-Free Transnasal Endoscopy (TNE) using the @EvoEndo Endoscopy System. Led by Dr. Sabina Mir and our team, this advanced option gives children a sedation-free experience, helping them spend less time in the hospital and more time at school, in sports, and enjoying time with family.
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Kappelman Named in TBJ Health Care Leadership Awards
UNC Children’s is proud to announce that Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH was honored by the Triangle Business Journal as recipients of 2026 Health Care Leadership Awards. Congratulations!
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UNC Pediatrician Honored with Prestigious Prize for Work to Improve Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children
Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at the UNC School of Medicine, received a $100,000 Sherman Prize for his groundbreaking work to optimize care and treatment for children with IBD and define the burden of these diseases.
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Welcome New Physician Faculty: Mimi Omede, MD
Dr. Omede joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor with the Division Pediatric Gastroenterology on September 2, 2025. In 2017, Dr. Omede earned her MD from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University in Ukraine. She completed her Pediatric Residency with SUNY Downstate Medical Center, in Brooklyn, NY, in 2022 and, most recently completed her Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology with Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, MA. Welcome Mimi!