Barry K. Wershil, MD
Division head, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- Academic title
- Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
- Specialties (click links to view descriptions)
- Gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition (digestive disorders)
Treats disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, gallbladder and pancreas including abdominal pain, diarrhea, intestinal bleeding, bowel disorders, infant gastroesophageal reflux, hepatitis, biliary tract disease, conditions requiring liver transplantation, complex nutritional problems, including cyclic vomiting syndrome, and short-gut syndrome.
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- Special interests
- Eosinophilic esophagitis, inflammatory bowel disease
- Sees patients at
- Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza (Lincoln and Fullerton)
Chicago, IL 60614
1.800.KIDS DOC
- Medical school
- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1979
- Postgraduate training
- Fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, Children's Hopsital Boston, 1983-1986; Residency in pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1979-1983
- Certifications
- Board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1990, recertified 1998, 2005; Pediatrics, 1984
- Professional organizations
- North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology; American Association of Immunologists; American Gastroenterological Association; Society for Pediatric Research
- Health care plans accepted (show)
- Physicians and staff
- Head
- In-house staff
- Estella M. Alonso, MD
- Lee M. Bass, MD
- Jeffrey R. Brown, MD
- Valeria C. Cohran, MD
- Udeme D. Ekong, MD
- Mark H. Fishbein, MD
- Miguel Saps, MD
- Ameesh A. Shah, MD
- Jennifer A. Strople, MD
- Maria Triantafyllopoulou, MD
- Peter F. Whitington, MD
- Members of Children's Community Physician's Association*
- Advanced practice nurses
*An independent association affiliated with Children's Memorial Hospital; physicians' offices are located throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area.