Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

The Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Center at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital offers advanced care for children suffering from acute or chronic breathing problems, including asthma, bronchiolitis, bronchiolitis dysplasia and Interstitial lung disease. We also provide outstanding care to adults with cystic fibrosis. The comprehensive range of services we offer includes:

• Consultation and ongoing care
• Inpatient consultation
• Performance and interpretation of pulmonary function testing
• Evaluation of special chest imaging studies (CT scan, MRI)
• Sleep studies (Polysomnograms)
• Allergy testing
• Vaccination for RSV and influenza prevention
• Assistance with management of technology-dependent pediatric patients, including home cardiorespiratory monitoring, oxygen dependence, permanent tracheostomy, and chronic assisted ventilation (non-invasive and ventilator-dependent care).
• Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy

The following is a listing of the respiratory disorders we treat:

• Acute pneumonia/complicated pneumonia with pleural effusion (fluid in the chest)
• Acute respiratory distress
• Allergies
• Apnea of prematurity or infancy
• Asthma (or difficult-to-treat asthma)
• Atelectasis
• Breathing disorders secondary to gastroesophageal reflux
• Breathing disorders secondary to neurological disorders
• Bronchitis (acute and chronic)
• Bronchiolitis
• Bronchomalacia
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
• Bronchiectasis
• Cardiopulmonary disorders related to congenital heart disease
• Chest wall abnormalities
• Chronic lung disease of prematurity
• Chronic respiratory insufficiency due to chronic lung diseases or neuromuscular diseases
• Circadian rhythm disorders (sleep-wake schedule disorders)
• Congenital airway and lung abnormalities
• Croup – recurring
• Cystic fibrosis
• Exercise intolerance/limitation and shortness of breath
• Exercise-induced asthma
• Habit cough
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease affecting the respiratory system
• Hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
• Hypoventilation disorders
• Immunodeficiency diseases affecting the respiratory system
• Insomnia
• Interstitial lung disease (pulmonary fibrosis)
• Laryngomalacia
• Mechanical ventilation and management
• Narcolepsy and other disorders of excessive sleepiness
• Neuromuscular disease affecting the lung
• Nasal and sinus problems, such as sinusitis, allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps
• Noninvasive mechanical ventilation, such as CPAP and APAP
• Obstructive sleep apnea and sleep disordered breathing
• Parasomnias, e.g., night terrors, sleepwalking disorder, etc.
• Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)
• Pneumothorax
• Pulmonary aspiration syndromes (sicknesses caused by the inhalation of toxins or irritants), such as gastroesophageal reflux
• Pulmonary complications of neurodevelopmental delay
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Recurrent pneumonia
• Respiratory disorder due to collagen vascular disease
• Respiratory rhythm disorders (central sleep apnea, infantile central apnea, CCHS)
• Sickle Cell-related pulmonary complications
• Sleep disorders
• Stridor
• Suspected foreign body aspiration
• Swallowing disorders (dysphagia)
• Tracheomalacia
• Tracheostomy care and management
• Upper airway obstruction
• Vocal cord dysfunction