Provider Name:
Kristen E. Cares, M.D.
Director IBD Program/Director Gastroenterology Fellowship/Assistant Director Aerodigestive Program
Academic Appointment: Associate Professor
Provider Specialty:
Gastroenterology
Areas of Clinical Focus:
Inflammatory Bowl Disease/Aerodigestive/GERD/Dysphagia/Abdominal Pain/IBS
Areas of Research/Scholarship Focus:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Therapeutic Drug Monitoring/Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth/Rectal Prolapse
Board Certification(s):
Pediatrics/Pediatric Gastroenterology
Primary Practice Name:
Children's Hospital of MI
Primary Practice Address:
3901 Beaubien - 2nd Floor - Carl's Bldg
City:
Detroit
State:
MI
ZIP Code:
48267
Practice Phone Number:
(313)745-5585
Practice Fax:
(313)745-5155
Other Practicing Locations:
Accepted Insurance:
We accept most types on insurance. Please call to confirm that your carrier is on our list.
Languages Spoken: English
Medical School:
Wayne State University
Internship:
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Residency:
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Fellowship:
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Selected Publications:
Cares K, El-Baba M. Rectal Prolapse in Children: Significance and Management. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2016; 18(5):22. PMID: 27086003 http://dx.doi: 10.1007/s11894-016-0496-y.
Fu Y, Thomas R, Cares K. Influence of Family History on Children with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. JPGN 2021 June 1;72(6):866-869. PMID: 335343632021. http://dx. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003059.
Cares, K, Klein M, Thomas R, El-Baba M. Rectal Prolapse in Children: An Update to Causes, Clinical Presentation, and Management. JPGN 2020 Feb;70(2):243-246. PMID: 31978025. http://dx.doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002546.
Cares K, Al-Ansari N, Macha S, Zoubi N, Zaghloul H, Thomas R, Lalinsky P, El-Baba M. Risk of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth with chronic use of proton pump inhibitors in children. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Apr;29(4):396-399. PMID: 28030512. http://dx.doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000000815
Cortes O, Rabbani T, Thomas R, Cares K. Significance of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width in Children with Celiac Disease. Pediatric Medicine 2021; 4:25. PMID: 27086003. doi: 10.21037/pm-21-24.
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
