Rinarani Monish Sanghavi, MD
- Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages spoken: English
- Locations (2)
Biography
Rinarani Sanghavi, M.D., is the director of the Neurogastroenterology and GI motility program and co-director of the Functional Abdominal Pain program at Children’s Health℠. She is a pediatric gastroenterologist who specializes in pediatric GI motility, neurogastroenterology, aerodigestive disorders, abdominal pain, anorectal malformations and bowel management. Additionally, she was the first to place a gastric stimulator in a pediatric patient in North Texas.
Dr. Sanghavi earned her medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College in Mumbai, India. She completed a pediatrics residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York City and a pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at Children's Medical Center Dallas. In addition, she has trained in GI motility at Boston Children’s, Nationwide Children’s and at Cincinnati Childrens.
Dr. Sanghavi was named a “Mom-Approved Doctor” by DFWChild in 2012, 2014 and 2016.
She enjoys spending her free time volunteering at school, dancing and with her 2 young children.
“I enjoy being able to make a difference in the lives of young children and then see that life blossom into an adult that makes a difference in society and our world.”
Rinarani Sanghavi, MDEducation and Training
- Medical School
- Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College (2000)
- Internship
- Seth Gorbandas Sunderdas Medical College (1999), Pediatrics
- Residency
- State University of NY Health Science Ctr/Brooklyn (2004), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2007), Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal migraines
- Achalasia
- Anorectal malformation (imperforate anus or ARM)
- Celiac disease
- Chronic abdominal pain (stomach ache)
- Cloacal anomaly
- Cloacal exstrophy
- Colic
- Colon polyps
- Colorectal cancer (CRC)
- Constipation
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS)
- Diarrhea
- Dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
- Encopresis
- Esophageal atresia (EA)
- Esophageal stricture
- Failure to thrive (FTT)
- Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
- Fecal incontinence
- Feeding disorder (PFD)
- Functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS)
- Gastroenteritis (stomache flu)
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding
- Gastroparesis
- Gastroschisis
- H. pylori infection
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Lactose intolerance
- Malabsorption
- Microbiome imbalance (dysbiosis)
- Microscopic colitis (lymphocytic colitis or collagenous colitis)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
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- Peptic ulcer
- Rumination syndrome (merycism)
