Shabina Walji-Virani, APRN, PNP-PC
- Nurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology
- Languages spoken: English
- Locations (1)
Biography
Shabina, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner at Children’s Health with more than 30 years of nursing experience. She specializes in caring for children with acute and chronic gastrointestinal and liver conditions.
Shabina received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of British Columbia and her Master of Science in Nursing from University of California Los Angeles. She is licensed and certified by the Board of Nurse Examiners and the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses.
Her professional affiliations include: National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners (NAPNAP), Greater Texas Chapter of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners and The Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses (APGNN).
Shabina has presented and lectured on chronic and complex gastrointestinal conditions such as constipation, chronic abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, liver related conditions and serologies. She is passionate about community service and volunteering. Shabina has traveled to and lectured at the Aga Khan University and Hospital in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya where she shares her expertise in the field of complex GI conditions. She also participated in the recovery efforts as a result of hurricane Harvey. She speaks multiple languages including Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati and English.
Education and Training
- Graduate and Post-Graduate Education
- University of California Los Angeles (2000)
- Board Certification
- Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
Conditions Treated
- Anorectal malformation (imperforate anus or ARM)
- Colic in babies
- Failure to thrive (FTT) in children
- Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
- Fecal incontinence in children
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Juvenile hemochromatosis
- Pediatric abdominal migraines
- Pediatric achalasia
- Pediatric Alagille syndrome (ALGS)
- Pediatric celiac disease
- Pediatric chronic abdominal pain (stomach ache)
- Pediatric cirrhosis
- Pediatric colon polyps
- Pediatric colorectal cancer (CRC)
- Pediatric constipation
- Pediatric Crigler-Najjar syndrome
- Pediatric cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS)
- Pediatric diarrhea
- Pediatric dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
- Pediatric encopresis
- Pediatric esophageal stricture
- Pediatric esophageal varices
- Pediatric feeding disorder (PFD)
- Pediatric functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS)
- Pediatric gallbladder disease
- Pediatric gastroenteritis (stomache flu)
- Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Pediatric gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding
- Pediatric gastroparesis
- Pediatric Gilbert’s syndrome
- Pediatric H. pylori infection
- Pediatric hepatitis A
- Pediatric hepatitis B
- Pediatric hepatitis C
- Pediatric intrahepatic cholestasis liver disease
- Pediatric irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Pediatric lactose intolerance
- Pediatric malabsorption
- Pediatric metabolic liver disease
- Pediatric nausea and vomiting
- Pediatric peptic ulcer
- Pediatric rumination syndrome (merycism)