Kristal Anne Matlock, MD

MUSC Children's Health Specialty Care in Mount Pleasant provides pediatric expertise for: - After Hours Care - Cardiology - Dermatology - Endocrinology - Gastroenterology - Genetics - Infectious Diseases - Neurology - Pulmonology - Rheumatology - Surgery

Dr. Christian Streck graduated from Duke University in 1994 with a BS in biology and an AB in history. He received his medical degree from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1999. He completed general surgery residency in Memphis, Tennessee in 2006. This included a research fellowship studying children's cancer at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He completed pediatric surgery fellowship at LeBonhuer Children's Hospital in Memphis in 2008. He is currently board certified in general and pediatric surgery. Dr. Streck is a professor of surgery and pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is currently the pediatric trauma medical director and the general surgery residency program director. Dr. Streck's research interests include pediatric trauma and minimally invasive surgery. His clinical interests include minimally invasive surgery for a variety of conditions of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. His specific interests include cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, pectus excavatum, trauma, appendicitis, and ovarian masses.

Karen O'Brien is a pediatric nurse practitioner in the Gastroenterology and Nutrition department at MUSC. She earned her master's degree in nursing in pediatric acute and chronic care from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1993. She is board certified as a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Karen has many years of experience working as a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner and now specializes in pediatric gastroenterology. She is a member of the Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses. Karen takes care of patients with general gastrointestinal disorders including; celiac disease, failure to thrive, functional gastrointestinal disorders, constipation, encopresis, gastroesophageal reflux, eosinophilic esophagitis, and childhood obesity. She has a particular interest in pediatric nutrition.