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Cara Mack, MD

Provider's Specialties

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatric Transplant Hepatology

Provider's location(s)

Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora

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Digestive Health Institute

720-777-6669

Insurance plans accepted

We participate with most major health insurance plans and national transplant networks.

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My care philosophy

I strive to offer excellent comprehensive care in the treatment of children with intestinal, pancreas and liver diseases. I also make it a priority to update families as new, cutting edge therapies become available.

Get to know Cara Mack, MD

Departments and Programs

Conditions Treated

Therapeutic Endoscopy
Surgical Endoscopy
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Hepatology (Liver Disorders)

Gastroenterology (Stomach, Bowel, General GI Problems)

Languages spoken

English

Experience and background

I am interested in neonatal and childhood liver diseases, autoimmune-mediated intestinal and liver disease and pediatric liver transplantation.

Undergraduate 1986

University of Wisconsin–Madison (WI)

Medical School 1992

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Internship 1993

University of Chicago/Comer Children's Hospital Program

Residency 1996

University of Chicago/Comer Children's Hospital Program, Pediatrics

Fellowship 2001

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Children's Memorial Hospital Program, Pediatric Gastroenterology

Website: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term="Mack CL"[Author]

For Patients:
I am involved in many research projects with the overall theme of optimizing the lives of children with liver diseases. -I am investigating what causes the bile duct injury in biliary atresia. Furthermore, I am involved in a nationwide study to test different agents that may improve liver health in those with biliary atresia. -I am involved in a clinical research study investigating the use of a medicine to improve outcomes in sclerosing cholangitis.

For Referring Providers:
-I investigate biliary atresia in humans and utilizes a mouse model to study the theory that the cause of biliary atresia involves a viral-induced, progressive autoimmune-mediated injury of bile ducts. -I am involved in many clinical trials of children with biliary atresia and other neonatal cholestatic diseases. -I am involved in a clinical research study investigating the use of a medicine to improve outcomes in sclerosing cholangitis.