The Pediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine program offers comprehensive contemporary care for a wide variety of complex respiratory conditions across the pediatric age range, including asthma, lung disease of prematurity, chronic respiratory failure, technology dependence, neuro-muscular and chest wall disorders, rare lung diseases, bronchiectasis, congenital lung anomalies, airway anomalies as well as a range a sleep disorders. Our evaluation, when necessary, includes detailed diagnostic imaging, including airway evaluation with pulmonary function testing, exercise stress testing, flexible bronchoscopy, and sleep studies.
We have a State-of-the-Art multidisciplinary Pediatric Asthma Center which is one of the first in the country, developed 15 years ago. It serves children with high levels of asthma burden, with success rates of decreasing disease burden by up to 90% among those receiving care in this program.
We offer specialized services at our Sleep Center for a variety of sleep disordered breathing, including sleep apnea, movement disorders of sleep, and need for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation.
The Technology Dependent Center offers care and support for patients with tracheostomy who may or may not be dependent on a ventilator.
We are also part of the Aerodigestive Center of Children’s Hospital Montefiore and provide unique multidisciplinary services to patients with a wide range of complex airway problems.
In addition, we provide multidisciplinary care for children with respiratory complications due to prematurity, neuromuscular diseases, sickle cell disease, cancers and rheumatology conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma
We have several Board certified physicians and qualified nurse practitioners whose primary aim is to provide excellent comprehensive contemporary clinical care and service to our patients.