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New pediatric gastroenterologist joins UnityPoint
GRINNELL — UnityPoint Health-Grinnell welcomed Catherine DeGeeter, Blank Children’s Gastroenterology, to the UnityPoint Health-Grinnell Multi-Specialty Clinic. She is accepting new patients for care on the second floor of the Ahrens Medical Arts Building at 202 Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, adjacent to Grinnell Regional Medical Center. DeGeeter completed her undergraduate education at the University of Iowa, followed by her medical degree at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, followed by a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at the University of Chicago. DeGeeter has 13 years of healthcare experience as a pediatric gastroenterologist. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Obesity Medicine. DeGeeter has training and experience in a full range of gastrointestinal conditions and provides a full spectrum of pediatric gastroenterology care for pediatric patients, from newborn to 18 years of age. She has a special interest in Celiac disease and pediatric obesity medicine. DeGeeter is providing care in Grinnell every Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call the Grinnell Multi-Specialty Clinic at 641-236-2925 for more information.
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