Amy R DeFelice, MD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - 15 North Broadway
ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown
CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Insurances Accepted
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About Amy R DeFelice, MD
As a child, whenever I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always the same: a pediatrician. My love for gastroenterology developed later, during the first year of my pediatric residency. I was inspired by a very difficult case and the gastroenterologist who helped me solve it. I also developed a special interest in nutrition, which is so important for all children, especially when they are sick.
I treat children with a variety of GI problems, including inflammatory bowel disease, short bowel syndrome, esophageal reflux, and failure to thrive. I have special expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease—a disease treated solely with diet. I am one of the first pediatric gastroenterologists to become part of Columbia's Celiac Center, which brings together physicians and scientists to integrate patient care, education, and research involving this disease.
I played an integral part in developing the pediatric nutrition support service at Babies Hospital—now called NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. We provide specialized nutrition services, like parental nutrition, tochildren with acute or chronic illnesses that prevent them from using their gut for nutrition. This service has grown exponentially over the years.
I have also been involved in liver, celiac, and IBD research and I have served on the Data Safety Monitoring Board for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. I am a member of several national committees involved in celiac disease research and policy.
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Pediatrics
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
Specialties & Expertise
- Abdominal Pain
- Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Bowel Problems
- Celiac Disease
- Colonoscopy
- Congenital Anorectal Defect
- Congenital Anorectal Malformation
- Constipation
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Diarrhea
- Digestive Disorder
- Digestive System Disorder
- EGD
- Encopresis
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases (EGID)
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
- Esophageal Atresia
- Esophageal Disorders
- Esophagitis
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- Failure to Thrive
- Fatty Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic
- Feeding
- Feeding Problem In Child
- Feeding Problem In Infant
- Feeding Tubes
- Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Gastroesophogeal Reflux / GERD
- Gastrointestinal Disorder
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiatal Hernia
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Intestinal Atresia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Nutrition
- Pancreatic Disease
- Parasitic Infection
- Pediatric Crohn's Disease
- Pediatric Food Allergy
- Pediatric Gastrointestinal (GI) Endoscopy
- Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Pediatric Nutrition
- Pediatric Nutritional Disorders
- Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome
- Rectal Disorders
- Reflux
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Small Bowel Problem
- Swallowing Disorder
- Ulcer Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis in Children
- Upper Endoscopy
- Weight Management
Education
- Medical School: Universidad de Guadalajara
- Residency: Beth Israel Hospital
- Fellowship: Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC
- Director Nutrition Support Services, CHONY
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester