Gastroenterology Columbia
Kara Anne Kwiatkowski, DO, is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric gastroenterologist dedicated to providing specialized, compassionate care to infants, children, and teens with gastrointestinal conditions. She earned her medical degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed her pediatric residency at Akron Children’s Hospital, and pursued fellowship training in pediatric gastroenterology at the University of Michigan Health System. Dr. Kwiatkowski practices with Prisma Health Pediatric Gastroenterology in Columbia, Sumter, and Orangeburg, South Carolina. She is committed to patient- and family-centered care, emphasizing thorough evaluation, clear communication, and individualized treatment to support the digestive health and overall well-being of her young patients. Prisma Health lists her as accepting new patients, with a referral required.
Keywords small intestine disease, elevated lipase, epigastric pain, gastroenteritis, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, stomach pain, stomach cramps, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, odynophagia, melena, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastritis, feeding problems, fecal incontinence, steatotic liver disease, esophagitis, esophageal disease, duodenitis, choking sensation, childhood obesity, blood in stool, small bowel ulcer, small bowel fistula, small intestine bacterial overgrowth (sibo), gluten intolerance, gluten allergy, esophageal hypersensitivity, small bowel stricture, eosinophilic colitis, eosinophilic enteritis, eosinophilic gastritis, acute pancreatitis, abnormal liver function blood test, digestive disorders, chronic abdominal pain, intractable constipation, intractable abdominal pain, vomiting, upper gi series, ulcerative colitis, short bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, pancreas disease, malnutrition, lactose intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome, intussusception, intractable vomiting, intestinal obstruction, inflammatory bowel disease, ileoscopy, hepatitis, helicobacter pylori, growth failure, gastroparesis, gastroesophageal reflux disease in infancy, gastroesophageal reflux disease, feeding tube management, fecal impaction, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd), eosinophilic esophagitis, dysphagia, cyclic vomiting syndrome, crohn's disease, constipation, colonoscopy, chronic pancreatitis, chronic diarrhea, cholangitis, celiac disease, bright red blood per rectum, allergic gastroenteritis, allergic esophagitis, allergic colitis.