What medical centers focus exclusively on celiac disease?

Question

I want to help refer people with tough cases to celiac disease centers where there are experienced physicians.  I know U. Chicago has one, and i think there is one at Columbia in NYC - any where else?

Comments

is the celiac disease the same thing as not being able to gluten?  i've heard a lot about this stuff.
i'm not sure what is what

Answer 1

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has a celiac center - docs there are very nice

Answer 2

I think one in most major cities, may be more this list may not be upto date but a place to start - good luck!!!

Arizona

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Ariz.
(800) 446-2279

California

University of California, San Diego
Wm. K. Warren Medical Research Center for Celiac Disease
La Jolla, Calif.
(858) 822-1022

Stanford University Hospital
Celiac Sprue Clinic
Stanford, Calif.
(650) 723-6961

Florida

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Fla.
(904) 953-0853

Illinois

The University of Chicago
Celiac Disease Center
Chicago
(773) 702-7593

Rush University Medical Center
Adult Celiac Disease Program
Chicago
(312) 942-5861

Iowa

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Celiac Disease Clinic
Iowa City, Iowa
(319) 356-3792

Maryland

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Center for Celiac Research
Baltimore
(410) 328-6749 or (800) 492-5538

Massachusetts

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Celiac Center
Boston
(617) 667-2135

Minnesota

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn.
(507) 538-3270

New Jersey

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Pediatric Celiac Center
Englewood, N.J.
(201) 894-3690

Saint Barnabas Health Care System
The Kogan Celiac Center
West Orange, N.J.
(973) 322-7272

New York

New York Presbyterian Medical Center
Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University
New York
(212) 342-4529

Pennsylvania

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Center for Celiac Disease
Philadelphia
(215) 590-1000

Wisconsin

Medical College of Wisconsin
The Bonnie Lynn Mechanic Celiac Disease Clinic
Milwaukee
(414) 607-5280

http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/resourcesforceliacs/a/Centers.htm

Comments

if there is not a celiac disease center in your area, just ask around for a physician who gets all the tough celiac refferals.  H/she will have a lot of experience, and will understand the many enigmatic ways celiac disease can present.

Answer 3

this article is suggesting there is a difference (symptomatically and underlying disease both) between gluten senstivity and celiac disease.

Wall street journal commentary

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200393522456636.html

actual paper

http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1741-7015-9-23.pdf