UChicago Faculty Physician
Timothy A. S. Sentongo, MD
Timothy A. S. Sentongo, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Director, Pediatric Nutrition Support Service
Specialties
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Pediatric Hepatology (Liver Diseases)
Locations
- Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital
- Naperville
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- About
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Hello. My name is Dr. Timothy Sentongo. I'm a pediatric gastroenterologist. I had an uncle who was a physician. And my family and his used to carpool. And he periodically went by the hospital to finish his rounds before taking us home. And I admired the way he cared for people and the difference he seemed to make in people's lives. And also, he just was a very good thinker. And he had very good ways and perspectives of looking at things. And I wanted to be like that.
My interest is really in taking care of children who have growth problems that are related to a gastrointestinal problem. And also, I use growth as an outcome of how well the treatment is responding-- how somebody is responding to a treatment. When I see a child, they're cute, but I really am looking at the big picture. I know that a child will one day be an adult. And I feel this is an opportunity to create a successful adult. Therefore, whatever I do, I have this time period to do it and help a child become successful.
I'm very, very gratified when I engage a child without them getting very frightened and I'm able to connect with the children. I also am very gratified when parents are empowered, because of what I do, medical stuff is not necessarily-- you have to think through and solve problems, but you also have to educate families. And many times, it's not very, very complicated problems, but if the family understands what they need to do, then they're taught how to take care of their child. So I think that's a great satisfying thing to be.
My interest is really in taking care of children who have growth problems that are related to a gastrointestinal problem. And also, I use growth as an outcome of how well the treatment is responding-- how somebody is responding to a treatment. When I see a child, they're cute, but I really am looking at the big picture. I know that a child will one day be an adult. And I feel this is an opportunity to create a successful adult. Therefore, whatever I do, I have this time period to do it and help a child become successful.
I'm very, very gratified when I engage a child without them getting very frightened and I'm able to connect with the children. I also am very gratified when parents are empowered, because of what I do, medical stuff is not necessarily-- you have to think through and solve problems, but you also have to educate families. And many times, it's not very, very complicated problems, but if the family understands what they need to do, then they're taught how to take care of their child. So I think that's a great satisfying thing to be.
Timothy A. S. Sentongo, MD, specializes in gastrointestinal problems impacting growth and nutrition in infants, children and adolescents. He has a particular interest in children with chronic illnesses such as short bowel syndrome, food intolerances, feeding problems and cystic fibrosis, which can lead to impaired growth and require specialized nutrition support and gastrointestinal care.
Dr. Sentongo’s research focuses on improving treatment and therapies for children and adolescents with short bowel syndrome, parenteral nutrition (TPN), eosinophilic esophagitis, growth problems and nutritional deficiencies.
Areas of Expertise
- Abdominal Pain
- Allergic Intestinal Disorders
- Celiac Disease in Children
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children
- Pediatric Feeding Problems
- Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Comer Children's at Edward Hospital - Naperville120 Spalding Dr. Suite 407, Naperville IL 60540844-826-5437
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
Practicing Since
- 2000
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Makerere University
Internship
- Mulago National Specialised Hospital
Residency
- Metrohealth Medical Center
Fellowship
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society for Nutrition
- American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.