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Pediatric Pulmonology

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About Us

Our Pediatric Pulmonology care team at NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital provides diagnosis and comprehensive care for the full range of lung and respiratory disorders. Your child will benefit from our leading-edge technologies such as flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy and pulmonary function testing (PFT), and collaboration with behavioral sleep specialists.

Learn more about our location and how to prepare and facilitate the check-in process for your child's visit.

Services & Programs

Our Pediatric Pulmonology specialists treat common and complex respiratory and lung disorders including:

  • Asthma
  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • Chronic aspiration
  • Chronic cough
  • Chronic lung disease
  • Difficult to treat asthma
  • Noisy breathing
  • Recurrent persistent wheeze
  • Recurrent pneumonias
  • Respiratory disease
  • Sleep disorders
  • Tracheomalacia

Pediatric Sleep and Breathing Disorders Center

Sleep disorders and breathing disorders during sleep are among the most common issues parents deal with in childhood. These disorders may result in learning and behavioral disabilities, as well as long-term pulmonary, endocrine, and heart disease. At the Pediatric Sleep and Breathing Disorders Center, we perform the full range of studies required to diagnose sleep disorders, including daytime and overnight studies. Our center is dedicated exclusively to children and adolescents of all ages, including infants.

Pediatric Aerodigestive Program

Our Pediatric Pulmonology team is part of Weill Cornell Medicine's Pediatric Aerodigestive Program -- a multidisciplinary program bringing Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT) specialists together to provide coordinated, single-location care for children with conditions related to the aerodigestive tract.

Diagnosis & Treatment

Pulmonary Function Test

To diagnose and manage a child's respiratory disease, doctors often rely on respiratory function testing: painless and noninvasive tests that assess various aspects of lung function including the size of the lungs; the speed and force with which air leaves the lungs; and how well oxygen crosses from the lungs into the blood vessels. Doctors can also measure changes in a child's lung function over time or during ongoing therapy, or his or her immediate response to medications for asthma.

Our pediatric pulmonologists use the latest technologies and equipment to diagnosis and treat lung diseases and disorders in children and adolescents, including:

  • Spirometry
  • Lung volumes
  • Exhaled nitric oxide
  • Diffusion testing
  • Methacholine challenge
  • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Bronchoscopy

Our staff is experienced in examining the smaller airways of infants and children of any age using flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Our approach has a high level of diagnostic accuracy while allowing your child to breathe spontaneously during the test. Our flexible bronchoscopy offers:

  • Upper and lower airway anatomy assessment for the presence of increased secretions and infections
  • Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
  • Brush biopsies

Research

Our faculty are engaged in research to better understand chronic lung diseases, particularly asthma and cystic fibrosis, and to develop new strategies to prevent and treat these disorders.

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Our Locations

505 East 70th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10021
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501 6th Street, Wesley House, Suite 1J
Brooklyn, NY 11215
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505 East 70th Street, 5th Floor (HT-5)
New York, NY 10021
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56-45 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
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Events

Mar 19 2024

Drukier Seminar Series

Time: 11:00am to 12:00pm
Mar 19 2024

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Mar 20 2024
Mar 21 2024

Brain Metastasis Tumor Board

Time: 8:00am to 9:00am

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Hilary Carlson, N.P. Profile Photo
Hilary Carlson, N.P.
Pediatric Pulmonology
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Katharina Graw-Panzer, M.D. Profile Photo
Katharina Graw-Panzer, M.D.
Pediatric Pulmonology
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Andrea Heras, M.D. Profile Photo
Andrea Heras, M.D.
Pediatric Pulmonology
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Ryan Kahanowitch, M.D. Profile Photo
Ryan Kahanowitch, M.D.
Pediatric Pulmonology
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Rashi Kochhar, M.D. Profile Photo
Rashi Kochhar, M.D.
Pediatric Pulmonology
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Perdita Permaul, M.D. Profile Photo
Perdita Permaul, M.D.
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
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Kalliope Tsirilakis, M.D. Profile Photo
Kalliope Tsirilakis, M.D.
Pediatric Pulmonology
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Stefan Worgall, M.D., PhD. Profile Photo
Stefan Worgall, M.D., PhD.
Pediatric Pulmonology
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