Telehealth for Pediatric Gastroenterology in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
Corresponding Author
Daphne S. Say MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA
University of California, Davis Children’s Hospital, Sacramento, CA
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Daphne S. Say, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Ticon II, Sacramento, CA 95817 (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorSagar Pathak MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Search for more papers by this authorArvind Srinath MD, MS
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Search for more papers by this authorRajitha D. Venkatesh MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
Search for more papers by this authorSabina Ali MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Daphne S. Say MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA
University of California, Davis Children’s Hospital, Sacramento, CA
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Daphne S. Say, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Ticon II, Sacramento, CA 95817 (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorSagar Pathak MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Search for more papers by this authorArvind Srinath MD, MS
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Search for more papers by this authorRajitha D. Venkatesh MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
Search for more papers by this authorSabina Ali MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Search for more papers by this authorThe authors report no conflicts of interest.
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