Dr. Shaheen I. Idries, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Shaheen Idries, MD
is on staff at
CHOC Hospital Orange | CHOC Mission Hospital
Appointments:
Specialty:
Board Certified:
Gastroenterology Referrals
Physicians can refer patients to CHOC through our eCeptionist Referral Portal.
For more than 15 years, Dr. Idries has specialized in pediatric gastroenterology and treating constipation, GER, inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal motility disorders. She is one of the only researchers in southern California performing long-term motility studies. Dr. Idries is conducting research involving the effect of erythromycin and octreotide on antroduodenal manometry. Dr. Idries is working on starting a program at CHOC for children with structural bowel defects.
Dedicated to clinical excellence, Dr. Idries is board certified in pediatrics. Prior to joining CHOC, she attended medical school at Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed pediatric residencies at University of California, Irvine, Miller Children’s in Long Beach California, and Winthrop University Hospital in Long Island, New York. Dr. Idries conducted a pediatric gastrointestinal clinical fellow and pediatric gastrointestinal research and motility fellow at Miller’s Children.
Locations
CHOC Health Center in Corona
854 Magnolia Ave. 101
Corona, CA 92879
11100 Warner Ave. 368
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
CHOC Health Center – Mission Viejo
26691 Plaza Suite 130
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Batavia Woods Medical Center
725 W. La Veta Ave. 100
Orange, CA 92868
CHOC Specialists, Otolaryngology
1010 W. La Veta Ave. 640
Orange, CA 92868
Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
2500 Red Hill Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
phone: (949) 267-0400
fax: (949) 221-0004
CHOC at Mission Hospital
27700 Medical Center Rd
92691, CA
St Joseph Hospital
1100 W Stewart Dr
Orange, CA 92868
CHOC Clinic
1201 W. La Veta Ave. Building: CHOC Clinic
Orange, CA 92868
phone: 888-770-2462
fax: 855-246-2329
CHOC Specialty Center – Newport Beach
500 Superior Ave 140
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Education
- St. Joseph College for Women, Karachi Pakistan
- Dow Medical College, Karachi Pakistan
Administrative Appointments
- Gastroenterology, CHOC Specialists
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of California, Irvine
Our gastroenterologists commonly treat:
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Celiac disease
- Constipation
- Growth failure
- Pancreatic disorders
- Nutritional problems
- Feeding problems and dysphagia
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Parenteral nutrition and enteral nutrition support
- Gastrointestinal motility disorders
- Liver/biliary abnormalities
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Upper GI Tract Conditions
- Difficulty swallowing / dysphagia
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Esophageal varicies
- Esophagitis
- Esophageal achalasia
- Heartburn
- Feeding disorders
- Peptic ulcers
- Pyloric stenosis
- Intestinal malrotation and volvulus
- Meckel's diverticulum
- Celiac disease
- Gastroparesis
- Gastroschisis
- Gastritis
- Intestinal dysmotility
- Gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Anorectal malformation
- Constipation
- Encopresis
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Anal fissures
- Ascites
- Rectal bleeding
- Hemorrhoids
- Intestinal polyps
- Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO)
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
- Gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Viruses, bacteria and parasites in the digestive tract.
Lower GI Tract Conditions
Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases
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Liver Disorders
- Biliary atresia
- Hepatitis
- Autoimmune liver disease
- Liver disease
- Liver enlargement
- Liver failure
- Metabolic liver disease
- Fatty liver disease
- Cirrhosis
- Jaundice
- Cholestasis
- Portal hypertension
- Gall bladder disease
- Wilson’s disease.
- Colic
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Food allergies
- Lactose intolerance
- Nausea and vomiting
- Fecal incontinence
- Excessive burping or passing gas
- Unexplained functional abdominal pain.
- Failure to thrive
- Growth failure
- Unexplained weight loss
- Parenteral nutrition (TPN)
- Enteral nutrition
- Disaccharide intolerance
- Short bowel syndrome
- Malnutrition and other nutrition problems
- Malabsorption.
- Pancreatic insufficiency
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pancreatitis.
Common Childhood GI Problems
Nutritional Problems and Deficiencies
Pancreatic Diseases