Kristen E. Cares, M.D.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Medical Director/Director Gastroenterology Fellowship/Assistant Director Aerodigestive Program
Gastroenterology
- Areas of Research/Scholarship Focus: Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Therapeutic Drug Monitoring/Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth/Rectal Prolapse
- Board Certification(s): Pediatrics/Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine 2009
- Internship: Children's Hospital of Michigan
- Residency: Children's Hospital of Michigan 2012
- Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan 2015
- Awards/Honors:
- Physician Difference Maker (2018)
- Top Doc (2017-present)
- Bonita Stanton Professionalism in Pediatrics (2012)
- Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation Grant for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Primary Practice Name: Children's Hospital of MI
- Primary Practice Address: 3901 Beaubien - 2nd Floor - Carl's Bldg
- Primary Practice City: Detroit
- Primary Practice State: MI
- Primary Practice Zip Code: 48201
- Practice Phone Number: (313)745-5585
- Practice Fax: (313)745-5155
- Accepted Insurance: We accept most types on insurance. Please call to confirm that your carrier is on our list.
- About the Provider:
Dr Cares is a board-certified pediatric gastroenterologist with over a decade of clinical experience, with a strong focus on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), where she serves as Medical Director. She is an active member of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Medical Advisory Board and a recipient of the Rosenthal Award in recognition of her dedication to patients with IBD, as well as being named among the most influential women in IBD in Michigan. Her professional interests include clinical research, with involvement in both investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored trials, and authorship in several peer-reviewed journals. She has also spent nearly a decade in fellowship leadership roles as a Program Director and Associate Program Director in Pediatric Gastroenterology, and remains actively engaged in multidisciplinary care through the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Aero digestive Program.
Selected Publications
1. Rectal Prolapse in Children: Significance and Management (2016)
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2. Influence of Family History on Children with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (2021)
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3. Rectal Prolapse in Children: An Update to Causes, Clinical Presentation, and Management (2020)
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4. Risk of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth with chronic use of proton pump inhibitors in children (2017)
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5. Significance of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width in Children with Celiac Disease (2021)
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Pediatric Medicine
Curriculum Vitae
