
Digestion is the process of breaking down food into its smallest particles so your body can take in nutrients.
When children face intestinal failure, such as short bowel syndrome or nutrition absorption disorders, our Florida Intestinal Rehabilitation Support and Treatment (F.I.R.S.T.) program focuses on providing an alternative to an intestinal transplant.
Led by Debora Duro, M.D., M.S., the F.I.R.S.T. program combines highly specialized treatment and compassionate care to help your child on a path toward a healthy and full life. Our team combines multidisciplinary experience from specialists in all areas of pediatric and gastrointestinal care to help ensure your child receives high-quality treatment.
Intestinal rehabilitation combines medicine and dietary changes to train the intestine to gradually absorb nutrients and digest food. With the goal of giving your child a better quality of life, intestinal rehabilitation optimizes IV nutrition or, when possible, weans children off nutrition delivered through IVs all together. This helps avoid liver disease, also called parenteral nutrition.
The process involves several steps, including conducting an initial assessment after the child is diagnosed with intestinal failure, identifying a course of treatment, partnering with parents to provide home care, and scheduling regular checkups.
Learn more about how the intestinal rehabilitation program works
Dr. Duro is board certified in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. She and the interdisciplinary care teams at Broward Health and the F.I.R.S.T. program are dedicated to creating enhanced outcomes for your child.
Research has shown that intestinal rehabilitation provides improved outcomes and quality of life for patients with intestinal failure.
Duro, Debora, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatrics
1625 SE 3rd Avenue
Suite 635
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-712-6623
Mendez, Natasha, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
1625 SE 3rd Avenue
Suite 200
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-832-0332
Tucker, Neil T., MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
2300 N. Commerce Parkway
Suite 319
Weston, FL 333263257
954-217-3232
Brinez Giraldo, Maria del Pilar, MD
Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Gastroenterology
7755 NW 146th Street
Miami Lakes, FL 33016
305-823-3590
Delgado, Aymin, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
3800 Johnson St.
Ste J
Hollywood, FL 33021
954-967-9400
Diaz, Diego M., MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
3800 Johnson St.
Ste J
Hollywood, FL 33021
954-967-9400
Esharif, Dyadin M., MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
1212 S. Andrews Ave.
Suite 201
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-463-5437
Raghunath, Neeraj, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
3800 Johnson St.
Ste J
Hollywood, FL 33021
954-967-9400
Setya, Aniruddh, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
3800 Johnson St.
Ste J
Hollywood, FL 33021
954-967-9400
Tano, Mario, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
1150 N 35 Avenue
Suite 545
Hollywood, FL 33021
954-967-9400
Tano, Mario, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
3800 Johnson St.
Ste J
Hollywood, FL 33021
954-967-9400
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