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Dr. Gong Sitang

Chinese name: 龚四堂
Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor . Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
Dr. Gong Sitang is a chief physician, professor and doctoral supervisor at Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center and academic leader of its national key clinical specialty in pediatric gastroenterology. He specialises in childhood gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional disorders and viral infections, and has led national guidelines on pediatric digestive disease.

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over 20 years
Clinical experience in paediatric gastroenterology
250+
Papers published
90+
SCI papers

  • The Physician

About Dr. Gong Sitang

Dr. Gong Sitang is a chief physician, professor and doctoral supervisor at Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, where he serves as Deputy Party Secretary and academic leader of the national key clinical specialty in pediatric gastroenterology. He has worked for more than thirty years on childhood nutrition, gastrointestinal and liver disease and viral infections, with particular expertise in cow's milk protein allergy, inflammatory bowel disease and Helicobacter pylori infection. He has published over 250 papers, including more than 90 SCI articles, and holds senior positions in national pediatric societies.
1、Chief Physician, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center
2、Deputy Party Secretary of Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center
3、Vice President of the Pediatrician Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association
4、Academic leader of the national key clinical specialty in pediatric gastroenterology
5、Standing member of the Chinese Medical Association Pediatrics Branch and honorary head of its gastroenterology group
6、Lead author of the national clinical practice guidelines for acute infectious diarrhea in children in China

Dr. Gong Sitang ’s Three Key Areas of Expertise

Three areas of focused expertise, each supported by a deep subspecialty team, high case volumes and an English-speaking care pathway coordinated by Orisene.

Cow's milk protein allergy

He diagnoses and manages cow's milk protein allergy in infants and young children, using elimination diets, nutritional assessment and follow-up to relieve gastrointestinal and allergic symptoms while ensuring adequate growth, and guides families through reintroduction and long-term dietary management and monitoring.

Inflammatory bowel disease

He treats children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis using nutritional therapy, immunomodulators and biologic agents, and coordinates endoscopy, imaging and multidisciplinary care to control inflammation, support growth and improve long-term quality of life in young patients with these chronic conditions.

Childhood nutrition and feeding disorders

He assesses and manages malnutrition, feeding difficulties and growth problems in children, designing individualized nutritional support for those with digestive, hepatic or chronic illness and for preterm and critically ill infants who require careful enteral and parenteral nutrition and long-term growth monitoring.

More： acute infectious diarrhea——diagnosis and treatment; Helicobacter pylori infection——management; gastro-oesophageal reflux——treatment; viral enteritis——care; childhood liver disease——evaluation

  • Clinical Practice & Publications

Selected cases, research & publications

Representative work drawn from documented clinical treatments, publicly indexed literature, and hospital project records, reflecting the depth of this physician's hands-on expertise and academic rigor.
1. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This single-centre study from Guangzhou followed children with inflammatory bowel disease through the COVID-19 pandemic, examining disease activity, continuation of immunosuppressive treatment and infection outcomes. Maintaining structured follow-up and therapy helped control gastrointestinal symptoms, informing management of paediatric Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis during public-health disruptions.
2. Diagnosis and Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children
A retrospective single-centre analysis of 560 children receiving Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment in Guangzhou reviewed diagnostic approaches and regimens. It found that three-drug fourteen-day triple therapy achieved the highest eradication rate, while repeated treatment raised success, highlighting the need for standardised management of childhood H. pylori infection and gastritis.
3. Peer-Reviewed Research on Paediatric Digestive and Liver Disease
A PubMed author listing of peer-reviewed papers on childhood gastrointestinal, nutritional and liver disorders, covering viral enteritis, food allergy, abdominal pain, recurrent vomiting, gastro-oesophageal reflux and acute or chronic pancreatitis, giving clinicians and families direct access to evidence on diagnosis and treatment of digestive disease in children.
4. Research Output on Childhood Gastrointestinal and Infectious Disease
This researcher profile collects publications on paediatric gastroenterology, including viral enteritis, Helicobacter pylori infection, food allergy and inflammatory bowel disease. It provides an overview of clinical and translational studies investigating the causes, diagnosis and treatment of common digestive and infectious diseases affecting infants and young children.
5. Specialist Care for Children with Digestive and Liver Disorders
An expert profile describing a senior paediatrician whose practice focuses on gastrointestinal, nutritional and liver diseases of childhood, including viral enteritis, Helicobacter pylori infection, food allergy, abdominal pain, recurrent vomiting, gastro-oesophageal reflux and acute or chronic pancreatitis, guiding parents seeking specialist consultation and long-term follow-up.
6. Applying International Paediatric Nutrition Research to Chinese Families
This report covers an academic nutrition meeting where a senior paediatric gastroenterologist interpreted major international research on infant and child nutrition and gastrointestinal health, including cow’s milk protein allergy, hydrolysed formula and probiotics, translating the latest evidence into practical feeding and management advice for Chinese families.
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Where Dr. Gong Sitang practices

Guangzhou

Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center

Chinese name: 广州医科大学附属妇女儿童医疗中心
Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, South China's largest public women's and children's tertiary hospital since its founding in 2006, is the national children's regional medical center holding 8 national key specialties, 2,400 beds, JCI accreditation and the top A national performance grade.
Since 2006
20 years of women & child care
2,400
Licensed beds
4.89 million (2025)
Annual outpatient visits
Since 2012
Licensed beds
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